Homeschool benefits and savings in Pike and Floyd counties
The East Kentucky Health Occupation Scholarship helps graduates of any Pike County high school or home school, and of Betsy Layne High School in Floyd County, who plan a healthcare career and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Award amounts vary, and the 2026 application closed on February 22, 2026, so watch for the next deadline.
Who qualifies
Graduates from an eligible school
Any Pike County high school or home school, or Betsy Layne High School in Floyd County.
Plans a healthcare career
The scholarship is for students studying toward health-related degrees.
Has a 2.5 GPA or higher
Your student's GPA must be 2.5 or greater.
What it is worth
The terms come from the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky's student scholarships page.
- Award amount
- Varies
- Minimum GPA
- 2.5
- Field of study
- Health-related degrees
- Graduate and professional students
- Eligible
- 2026 application deadline
- Feb. 22, 2026 (closed)
The page gives no dollar amounts and no date for the next cycle, so ask the foundation what recent awards were and when the next application opens.
From applying to keeping it
- Before you apply
Check the requirements
Confirm your student graduates from a Pike County home school or eligible high school, has a 2.5 GPA, and plans a health career.
- By the deadline
Submit on time
The 2026 deadline was February 22, 2026. Expect a similar winter deadline, and confirm the new date on the page.
What it pays for
Covered
- Students pursuing health-related degrees
- Graduate and professional health programs
Who to contact
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky in Hazard lists the scholarship and answers questions about its applications.
info@appalachianky.org 606-439-1357 Student scholarships
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Kentucky
You must notify the local district superintendent annually. Current KDE guidance says within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of public-school withdrawal, for a child of compulsory attendance age.
Kentucky sets these rules:
- Subjects: Parents choose the curriculum for a noncertified homeschool. Certified private schools must teach in English, offer public-school subjects, and provide at least 1,062 hours over 170 days annually; KDE recommends those hours and days for other homeschools.
- Testing: Kentucky does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: Keep attendance records and scholarship reports showing completed courses and grades, available for inspection by pupil-personnel and KDE officials. Work-sample portfolios are recommended, not mandatory.
- Teachers: No state teacher certification requirement for parents teaching their own children in a noncertified homeschool.
Read the Kentucky homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Kentucky
Questions parents ask
- How much is the East Kentucky Health Occupation Scholarship?
- The foundation does not say. Amounts vary each cycle, so ask the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky at 606-439-1357 what recent awards were.
- Can my student still apply for the health occupation scholarship this year?
- No. The 2026 deadline was February 22, 2026, and the next deadline has not been posted.
- Can a student already in college apply?
- Yes, if they are entering a graduate or professional health program, such as dentistry or pharmacy.
- Where do we apply?
- Online, through the Apply link for the East Kentucky Health Occupation Scholarship on the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky's page, once the next cycle opens.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Each grant limits the expenses it covers. Where curriculum is eligible, it can pay for the teaching and feedback your child receives in our courses.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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