Kansas State University

Student Financial Assistance

Putting money into the hands of students who cannot afford to attend, but have the talent to succeed and grow the state's workforce.

Comprehensive Grant Program

Restore federal cuts.  Funding is awarded to private and public institutions for need-based distribution to students.

KUMC Medical Student Scholarships

Maintain the ability to provide 120 loans per year to medical students at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Deferred Maintenance

Funding to address critical maintenance and repair issues on university, community, and technical college campuses, which ensures campuses remain safe learning environments for students.

State University Building Rehabilitation and Repair

Funding for projects on state university campuses to mitigate further deterioration of campus infrastructure and state property.

Deferred Maintenance Tax Credit

Amend tax credit statutes: 1) Extend sunset to 2015; 2) Reduce total state university credits; 3) Raise amount of taxpayer credit for all institution types; 4) Allow community and technical colleges to pool unused credits.  Proposed changes enable taxpayers to help address deferred maintenance on public higher education campuses.

Research & Program Enhancements

Targeted funding for improvements, expansion, and enhancements across the higher education system in programs and research.

Kansas Academy of Math and Science

Increase participants at the Academy housed at Fort Hays State University.  Program attracts the best and brightest Kansas high school students.

Veterinary Medicine Expansion

Improve the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University by expanding research and instructional capacity, adding faculty, upgrading facilities, and adding resources for graduate students.

Elite Professors at the University of Kansas

Attract and hire professors that will play a foundational role in helping the university achieve its strategic plan and assist in maintaining status as an Association of American Universities member.

Polymer Science Program

Expand graduate and undergraduate programs in the Polymer Science Program at Pittsburg State University.

Career Technical Education

New tiered approach for a career technical education funding.  The approach funds career technical education programs at the state's nineteen community colleges, six technical colleges, and the Washburn Institute of Technology.

Funding to Pay for Tuition of high school students taking career technical education courses on a part-time basis with the intent of earning a professional certificate.

Incentive payments to high schools for each student who graduates with a technical certification in a high-demand occupation.