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$1 million gift advances UK Invests, student financial success

A $1 million gift is expanding opportunities for University of Kentucky students to invest in their futures. The Board of Trustees has accepted a gift from James F. Hardymon, alumnus and former board chair, to support UK Invests — a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to help students build lifelong financial wellness.

‘Behind the Blue’: UK Invests transforming financial literacy, student success

As the cost of higher education continues to challenge students and families nationwide, the University of Kentucky is taking a different approach — one that goes beyond tuition and scholarships to equip students with long-term financial confidence. Since 2022, UK Invests has helped students earn up to $500 each year by participating in activities tied to wellness, engagement, employability skills and financial literacy, with funds deposited directly into individual Fidelity investment accounts.

‘Behind the Blue’: UK Invests helping students build financial futures

What if going to a financial literacy workshop, joining a study group or even working out could directly contribute to your future?

Kiplinger: New College Program Gives Students Seed Money To Invest A University of Kentucky program provides students with seed money to become better savers and investors.

In a first-of-its-kind effort to get college students saving and investing early, the University of Kentucky is offering to seed brokerage accounts for all of its 31,500 students.

‘UK at the Half’: How UK Invests is setting students up for life after college

How 'UK Invests' is setting students up for life after college

Have you ever thought about the power of an opportunity? We’re presented with numerous opportunities throughout our lifetime — some big, some small. But all it takes is one, the right one, to change your life.

Inside Higher Ed: Success Program Launch: Financial Investment in Student Well-Being

The University of Kentucky is incentivizing healthy habits among its student population, rewarding academic excellence and physical wellness with private donations to investment and savings accounts opened with assistance from the institution. The University of Kentucky is supporting students’ financial wellness after graduation by helping them create investment and savings accounts and offering financial incentives for healthy behaviors.

UK Invests: A first-of-its-kind initiative to enhance student financial wellness

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