Since 1988, the Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society (BIACS) has awarded more than $350,000 in scholarships to college-bound, graduating high school seniors from Commonwealth of Kentucky. The BIACS Scholarship program started with a single $1000 scholarship in 1988 and has grown to 26 scholarships awarded in 2023.

Cash awards ($1000-$1500) are presented to deserving students at the Annual BIACS Awards Banquet conducted in Lexington, KY. Both merit and need-based scholarships are awarded.

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2024 Scholarship applications are now open. Deadline for completion is February 29, 2024.

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2023 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2023 Scholarship recipients

Rianna Alyssa Pais

Model Laboratory School

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

James Bowden

duPont Manual High School

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Emerson Grace Kirtley

Henderson County High School

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Ariana Bailey

Letcher County Central High School

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

John Matthew Parrish

Russellville High School

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Ivy Scheeler

Letcher County Central High School

Mrs Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship

Katelyn Justice

Boyd County High School

Dr Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship

Kamryn Isabella Brock

Bell County High School

Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship

Eva Kate Probus

Woodford County High School

Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship

Tenghoit Kouch

Danville High School

Meena and Sidharth Scholarship

Elijah O'Quinn

Morgan County High School

Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship

Madison Sargent

Morgan County High School

Srinivasan Seshadri Scholarship

Puspa Shah

Campbellsville High School

Sidhu Family Scholarship

Elsie Jean Riley

Marshall County High School

Kadambi Scholarship

Zhiyu Zhang

Danville Christian Academy

Dr Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship

Hannah Blankenship

Prestonsburg High School

Mr G C Krishnamurthy Memorial Scholarship

Priscilla Riggs

Central Hardin High School

Dr Damodar and Mrs Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship

Chloe Hornback

Elizabethtown High School

Mrs Savithri and Mr Rajeshwara Sastry Memorial scholarship

Jamison Mikkale Smith Jr

Ballard Memorial High School

Mrs S Kausalya Devi Memorial Scholarship

Julia Marino

Lafayette Senior High School

The Warrier Thomas Scholarship

Lucas Cole

Morgan County High School

Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhai Patel Scholarship

Ella Kirlew

Henry Clay High school

Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan Scholarship

Luke Zhang Mo

duPont Manual High School

Sanskrit Grammarian Maharshi Panini Scholarship

CoraLynn Marcella Bertsch

Bishop Brossart High School

Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship

Matthew Todd Sanders

North Laurel High School

BIACS Members Scholarship

Maci Mae Farley

Henderson County High School

BIACS Members Scholarship

Wesley Cares

Wayne County High School

BIACS Members Scholarship

2022 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2023 Scholarship recipients

Chinmay Tope

Western Hills High School, Franklin Go.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Rodrick Craft

Letcher County Central High School, Letcher Co.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Gabe Driskill

Marshall County High School, Marshall Co.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Sophie Agbekepenou

Lafayette High School, Fayette Co.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Leah Vincek

Marshall County High School, Marshall Co.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Scholarship

Sarah Sargent

Phelps High School, Pike Co.

Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship

Erin Cain

Bourbon County High School, Bourbon Co.

Meena and Sidharth Scholarship

Hasha Diedonne

Bryan Station High School, Fayette Co.

Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship

Aleksei Shaverin

Marshall County High School, Marshall Co.

Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship

Rebecca Spradlin

Johnson Central High School, Johnson Co.

Mr. Sita Ramiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship

Spencer Howard

Magoffin County High School, Magoffin Co.

Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship

Meredith Drummond

Todd County Central High School, Todd Co.

Dr. Savithri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship

Sarah Ming

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Fayette Co.

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Scholarship

Macy Conley

Johnson Central High School, Johnson Co.

Drs. Mina and Gopal Majmundar Scholarship

Kailey Young

Boyle County High School, Boyle Co.

Dr. Sushma Swaraj Public Service Scholarship

Hanna Bosserman

Morgan County High School, Morgan Co.

Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship

Adyson Hooker

Clay County High School, Clay Co.

Mrs. Suwarna Pampati Memorial Scholarship

Magan Ruch

Paducah Tilghman High School, McCracken Co.

Triyam Future World Leaders Scholarship

McKenna Sun

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Fayette Co.

BIACS Members Scholarship

2021 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2021 Scholarship recipients

Nathan Sanders

North Laurel High School

Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship

Nathan Nguyen

Boone County High School

Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship

Richard Lohre

Covington Catholic High School

Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship

Keaton Martin

Woodford County High School

Toyota Manufacturing Scholarship

Caroline Forrester

Warren East High School

Lexmark International Scholarship

Chole Esteep

Johnson Central High School

Mr. Sita Ramaiah Polisetty Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Usha and Rayudu Polisetty)

Jacob Webb

Lawrence County High School

Dr. Radha Mohan Rao Manam Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Usha and Rayudu Polisetty)

Peyton Sergent

Johnson Central High School

Dr. Sudhir Polisetty Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs Usha & Rayudu Polisetty)

Madison Wilmoth

LaRue County High School

Sikh Association of Bluegrass Scholarship Award (donated by Sikh Association of Bluegrass)

Noah Brinker

Gallatin County High School

Sivagurunathan Meenambal Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sridevi & Mr. Ganesh Babu)

Austin Willis

Madison Central High School

Dr. Naresh K. Anjur Kapali Memorial Scholarship (donated by Friends and Family of Dr. Kapali)

Emily Ross

Boyd County High School

Dr. Naresh K. Anjur Kapali Memorial Scholarship (donated by Friends and Family of Dr. Kapali)

Karen Capellan

Tates Creek High School

Dr. Ravindra Kudrimoti Memorial Scholarship (donated by Drs. Archana & Mahesh Kudrimoti)

Rob Gilligan

Henry Clay High School

BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)

Mackenzie Caldwell

Madison Central High School

BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)

Kinsey Ballard

North Bullitt High School

BIACS Scholarship (donated by BIACS Members)

Sara Jones

Western Hills High School

Pothiraj Babu Memorial Scholarship (donated by Dr. Lakshmi & Mr. Mahendran Naidu)

Melissa Meade

Betsy Layne High School

Drs. Mina & Gopal Majmundar Scholarship (from the BIACS Endowment Fund)

Emily Buresh

Lexington Catholic High School

The Holla Family Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Reshma & Dr. Ananthkumar)

Ragan Welch

Anderson County High School

Savitri and Rajeswara Sastry Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sharmila & Dr. Uday Shankar)

Khalid Rashad

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Sarojamma Muniswamy Memorial Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sweta & Dr. Vinod Muniswamy)

Joshua Plain

Madisonville North Hopkins High School

The Kadambi Family Scholarship (donated by Mrs. Sangeeta and Dr. Arun Kadambi)

Jacob Martin

Prestonsburg High School

Mr. Damodar and Mrs. Uma Reddy Memorial Scholarship Award (donated by Mrs. Ananthlaskmi and Dr. Pramod Reddy

2020 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2023 Scholarship recipients

Sydney Sun

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ashley Su

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Garth Pais

Model Laboratory School

Nadia Flynn

Southwestern High School

Morgan McCoart

Johnson Central High School

Morgan Lewis

Morgan County High School

Kaleigh Oldham

Morgan County High School

Destiny Turner

Southwestern High School

Myra Martinez

Woodford Country High School

Abraham Alhamdani

Franklin County High School

Shria Holla

Model Laboratory School

Mary Grace Hemmingway

Owensboro High School

Sydney Bastin

Henry County High School

Kacie Howard

Magoffin County High School

Cameron Goble

Prestonsburg High School

Reka Gal

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Maxton Cantrell

Russell High School

Jessica Overbay

North Laurel High School

James Creech

Wolfe County High School

2020 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2020 Scholarship recipients

Sydney Sun

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ashley Su

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Garth Pais

Model Laboratory School

Nadia Flynn

Southwestern High School

Morgan McCoart

Johnson Central High School

Morgan Lewis

Morgan County High School

Kaleigh Oldham

Morgan County High School

Destiny Turner

Southwestern High School

Myra Martinez

Woodford Country High School

Abraham Alhamdani

Franklin County High School

Shria Holla

Model Laboratory School

Mary Grace Hemmingway

Owensboro High School

Sydney Bastin

Henry County High School

Kacie Howard

Magoffin County High School

Cameron Goble

Prestonsburg High School

Reka Gal

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Maxton Cantrell

Russell High School

Jessica Overbay

North Laurel High School

James Creech

Wolfe County High School

2019 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2019 Scholarship recipients

Kayli Bolton

South Laurel High School

Gracie Thompson

Floyd Central High School

Monique Williams

Glasgow High School

John Brandon Fairchild

Johnson Central High School

Anna Sweets

South Warren High School

Anna Kimmell

Owensboro High School

Freedom McMurray

Knox Central High School

Robert Mathew Tackett

Paintsville High School

Jaelyn Young

Boyle County High School

Makaylla Moore

Johnson Central High School

Chloe Istre

Portland Christian High School

Eleanor Liu

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Dubraska Ospino

Tates Creek High School

Betty Ngo

duPont Manual High School

Samuel Showalter

Scott County High School

Makayla Sloane

Prestonsburg High School

Z’Naja Talbott

Owensboro High School

2018 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2018 Scholarship recipients

Mr. Ethan Chenoweth

Barren County High School

Mr. Elijah Cooper

Daviess County High School

Ms. Mackenzie Florence

Henry Clay High School

Ms. Taryn Fields

North Laurel High School

Ms. Kasey Fields

Oak Academy

Mr. Zsombor Gal

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ms. Krina Patel

Apollo High School

Ms. Mahalakshmi Pattabiraman

DuPont Manual High School

Ms. Johnna Preston

Floyd Central High School

Ms. Rebekah Preston

Johnson Central High School

Mr. Shyen Shah

Lafayette High School

Ms. Madelin Shelton

Owen County High School

Ms. Tejaswini Sudhakar

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ms. Claire Telfer

Henry Clay High School

Mr. Angelo Ou

Madison Southern High School

Ms. Lucy Dever

Lexington Catholic High School

2017 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2017 Scholarship recipients

Mr. Aaron Kirtland

Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science

Mr. Kenneth Taylor Whitsell

Boyle County High School

Ms. Madison Faith Smith

Belfry High School

Ms. Priyanka Paul

University of Kentucky

Ms. Hailey Nicole Chappell

Owen County High School

Ms. McKenzie Gail Scott

Owen County High School

Mr. Andre R. Faria

Paintsville High School

Ms.Tress Anna Wigginton

Christian Educational Consortium

Mr. Kevin Samuel Young

John Hardin High School

Ms. Simran Khiani

duPont Manual High School

Ms. Mary Marchaterre

Bryan Station High School

Ms. Urvi A Patel

Madison Central High School

Ms. Caitlyn Dixon

Bryan Station High School

Ms. Autumn Chaney

Morgan County High School

Ms. Leah Elizabeth McDonald

Muhlenberg County High School

Ms. Ally June VanHook

Southwestern High School

Mr. Justin Wayne Chance Eads

Conner high school

2016 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2016 Scholarship recipients

Ms. Sanjana Rane

duPont Manual High School

Ms. Margaret Foster

North Oldham High School

Mr. Eric Zhang

Paul Laurence Dunbar High school

Mr. Alexander Cash Spragens

Rockcastle County High School

Ms. Julia Raimondi

Mercer County Senior High School

Ms. Kaylee Horn

Madison Central High School

Mr. Noah Thomas Ramsey

duPont Manual High School

Mr. Akshaykumar Kalose

Lafayette Senior High School

Ms. Caleigh Brianne Propes

McCracken County High School

Mr. Connor Douglas Krolak

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ms. Alexis Nichole Morris

Oldham County High School

Ms. Juanita Marie Bowen

Harrison County High School

Ms. Racheal Dakota Collins

Prestonsburg High School

Mr. Stephen Zapata Ramirez

Boone County High School

Ms. Kayla Marie Thomas

Russell County High School

Ms. Haley Nicole Rigsby

duPont Manual High School

Mr. Jared Tate Greene

Prestonsburg High School

2015 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2015 Scholarship recipients

Mr. Sahil Nair

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Mr. Nathan John Vranicar

Lafayette Senior High School

Ms. Sarah Jeoung

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ms. Anna Jeanne Farmer Mayo

Gatton Academy

Mr. Yue Zhang

duPont Manual High School

Ms. Skylar Dawn Hoskins

North Laurel High School

Ms. Victoria Nicole Carter

Mercer County Senior High School

Ms. Halie Rice

Montgomery County High School

Mr. Gregory Dalton Hopper

Johnson Central High School

Ms. Angel Thornsbury

Prestonsburg High School

Mr. Alex Benjamin Tackett

South Floyd High School

Ms. Jennifer Harney

Henry County High School

Ms. Faith Elizabeth Haley

Christian Fellowship School

Mr. Alex Christopher Simpson

Randall K. Cooper High School

Mr. Rajasimha Narasimha

Henry Clay High School

Ms. Siddhi Suhas Desai

University of Kentucky

2014 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2014 Scholarship recipients

Mr. Bharat Krishna Ammisetty

Pikevillle High School

Ms. Jiahui Hu

DuPont Manual Magnet High School

Mr. David Vaughn Pierce

Clinton County High School

Ms. Hellary Yu Zhang

Dupont Manual High School

Mr. Dylan Blake Baldridge

Prestonsburg High School

Ms. Alexis Leigh-Ann Croft

Logan County High School

Ms. Smruti Dattatraya Patil

Lafayette High School

Ms. Cassandra Geneva Almasri

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Ms. Joslyn Deeann Isaac

South Floyd High School

Ms. Erica Lindsey Fields

Southwestern High School

Ms. Tara Virginia Eling

Montgomery County High School

Mr. John Tyler Henderson

Boyle County High School

Ms. Lauren Michelle Eastman

Western Hill High School

Mr. Zachary Austin Bailey

Prestonsburg High School

Mr. Ryan James Melton

North Laurel High School

Ms. Ashley Brooke Crager

Allen Central High School

Ms. Mahala Amber Watts

South Lavrel High School

Ms. Shelby Savannah Maldonado

Russell County High School

Ms. Heather Nicole Keeton

Morgan County High School

Mr. Srivenu Seelam

University of Kentucky

2013 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2013 Scholarship recipients

Leia Wedlund

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Sravya Vishnubhatla

DuPont Manual High School

Joshua L. Wood

Muhlenberg County High School

Jessie Y. Li

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Felicia K. Perkins

Owen County High School

Courtney L. Wright

Casey County High School

Victoria L. Potter

Paducah Tilgman High School

Shelli P. Cierra Hurt

Clay County High School

LaTracia S. Burchett

Betsy Layne High School

Kasey J. Collins

Allen Central High School

Brent A. Richey

Logan County High School

Kaitlyn M. Jordan

North Hardin High School

Lacy E. Walker

Christian County High School

Tiffany M. Hudson

Breathitt High School

Ravinder K. Garlapalli

University of Kentucky

2012 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2012 Scholarship recipients

Ivy Cheng

University of Kentucky

Maria Wu

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Nadine F. Almasari

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Christopher Allen

DuPont Manual Youth Performing Arts School

Ankush Gupta

DuPont Manual High School

Tiffany M. Hughes

South Laurel High School

Gabrialla Pugh

Phelps High School

Seham Aldabbagh

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Meha A. Joshi

Henry Clay High School

Swati Gutti

The Piarist School

Emily L. Stromberg

Henry Clay High School

Orsolya R. Heggi

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

McKenziew Young

Logan County High School

Chintan M. Suthar

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School

Amrita M. Srinivasan

Mason County High School

2011 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2011 Scholarship recipients

Danielle Palmer

University of Kentucky

Shray Kapoor

duPont Manual High School

Savannah Tate

Russell High School

Laramie James Scott

Clinton County High School

Yixin Li

Ballard High School

Jenna Mae Rufer

Madison Southern High School

Lauren Taylor Mullins

AllenCentral High School

Sydney Nicole Branam

Menifee County High School

Caroline Paige Sabharwal

Sayre High School

Megan Lynn Clark

Montgomery County High School

Yihua Li

Ballard High School

Rebecca JoAnne Knauss

Lloyd Memorial High School

Austin Wade Smock

Logan County High School

2010 BIACS Scholarship Recipients

2010 Scholarship recipients

Tyler W. Fitzpatrick

Adam F. Knecht

Martha M. Carwile

Anna E. Stepp

Cody G. Mccoy

John Cybriwsky

Casey D. Newsome

Keyana Boka

John Cybriwsky

Dhiyanan Jayamohan

Grace J. Tsai

Alice L. Driver