Scholarships and Grants

Award Amount: $3,000 ($1,500 per year for two years)
Eligibility: Awarded to community college transfer students with a 3.0 overall transfer GPA or higher and 48 transferable community college credit hours. Students must be enrolled full-time to receive this award.
How to Apply: Students must complete the University of Mississippi admissions application. No additional application is required.

Award Amount: $4,000 ($2,000 per year for two years)
Eligibility: Awarded to community college transfer students with a 3.5 overall transfer GPA or higher and 48 transferable community college credit hours. Students must be enrolled full-time to receive this award.
How to Apply: Students must complete the University of Mississippi admissions application. No additional application is required.
*Non-residents receiving the Community College Academic Excellence 2 award may also receive an additional $3000 per year for two years toward the non-resident fee.

Award Amount: $5,000 ($2,500 per year for two years)
Eligibility: Transfer students with at least a 3.0 GPA and 48 transferable community college credit hours and an exemplary record of leadership and service. Selection is competitive.
How to Apply: Complete the Community College Transfer Scholarship Application.

Award Amount: Full resident tuition per year for two years (fall and spring semesters)
Eligibility: Transfer students with at least a 3.0 GPA and 48 transferable community college credit hours and an exemplary record of leadership and service.  Selection is competitive.
How to Apply: Complete the Community College Transfer Scholarship Application.

Award Amount: $9,200 (up to $4,600 per year)
Eligibility: Awarded to a select group of 25 community college transfer students with a 2.5 overall transfer GPA on at least 48 transferable community college credit hours. Students receiving this award must be Mississippi residents and must be transferring from a Mississippi community college. In addition, students selected must have remaining financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after other scholarships and grants have been awarded.
How to Apply: To be considered for this scholarship, transfer students must file the FAFSA by March 1 and should complete the Community College Transfer Scholarship Application by March 1.

Award Amount: Fifty percent of tuition per year for two years (fall and spring semesters only)
Eligibility: Awarded to a select group of 25 community college transfer students with a 2.5 overall transfer GPA or higher on at least 48 transferable community college credit hours. Students receiving this award must be Mississippi residents and must be transferring from a Mississippi community college. In addition, students selected must have remaining financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Studen Aid (FAFSA) after other scholarships/grants have been awarded and must be Pell eligible with a family adjusted gross income of $30,000 or less. Students are also required to enroll in the Edhe 305 course if awarded this scholarship.
How to Apply: To be considered for this scholarship, file the FAFSA and complete the Community College Transfer Scholarship Application no later than March 1.

Award Amount: Rates of scholarship are as follows (winter/spring, summer/fall):

	3.00 – 4.00 GPA	2.00 – 2.99 GPA
9-11 Hours	$750	$600
6-8 Hours	$500	$400
3-5 Hours	$250	$200

Eligibility: Awarded to regional campus students (in-state and out-of-state) attending Ole Miss-Booneville as their home campus. Students must be enrolled as part-time (3-11 hours each semester). Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need. The Next Step Scholarship can be awarded for an online course if a student enrolls in at least one traditional course (face-to-face) at Ole Miss-Booneville.
How to Apply: Students must complete the Next Step Scholarship Application. A 250-word essay explaining need and why you should be considered must be attached to your application. Complete a FAFSA if you have not already done so; the University of Mississippi financial aid school code is 002440.

Award Amount: Up to $2,500 per year ($1,250/semester) Awards are subject to availability of funds.
Eligibility: Students who are pursuing their first baccalaureate degree; have experienced a cumulative gap in their education of five or more years since high school graduation or attainment of GED; who are enrolled at least half-time; are US citizens between 25-50 years old; and have demonstrated financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
How to Apply: Complete the Osher Reentry Scholarship Application online beginning April 1, with a deadline of July 1.

Award Amount: $8,000 ($4,000 per year for two years)
Eligibility: Transfer students with a 3.5 GPA on at least 48 transferable community college credit hours and membership in Phi Theta Kappa. Members of the All Mississippi Team will receive an additional one-time-only $1,000 scholarship, and an additional $1,000 one-time-only scholarship will be awarded to those students who become members of the All American Team. Nonresident PTK members will receive an additional $3,000 per year for two years towards the nonresident fee.
How to Apply: No separate application required; PTK must be indicated on official transcript, or students may bring a copy of the PTK membership card to the Office of Financial Aid or fax a copy to 662-915-1164.

Award Amount: $1,000 ($500 per year for two years)
Eligibility: Community College Transfer Students who served as the president of Phi Theta Kappa at their community college. These scholarships are awarded to community college transfer students with a 3.50 overall transfer GPA and 48 transferable community college credit hours. Full-time enrollment is required.
How to Apply: Provide documentation of status to the financial aid advisor on your campus. Documentation can also be faxed to 662-915-1164.

Award Amount: Cost of portion of tuition charged to out-of-state students above the cost of Mississippi in-state tuition.
Eligibility: Out-of-state transfer students who have been admitted to an Ole Miss undergraduate degree program receive an out-of-state-fee scholarship; out-of-state graduate students admitted to a master's program at Ole Miss qualify for the scholarship.
How to Apply: Apply for admission to the University of Mississippi and complete the UM Regional Campus Scholarship Application online.

Award Amount: Rates of scholarship are as follows: A student with a 3.5 to 4.0 GPA receives $1,000 per semester for four consecutive fall/spring semesters. A student with a 2.5 to 3.499 GPA receives $400 per semester for four consecutive fall/spring semesters.
Eligibility: Students must be transferring to a regional campus; award is available to Mississippians only; applicants must have at least a 2.50 GPA based on the University’s method of calculating the transfer GPA, and must have a minimum of 48 transferable community college hours.
How to Apply: Apply for admission to the University of Mississippi and complete the UM Regional Campus Scholarship Application online by July 1 or by January 1 for spring admission.

Award Amount: $1,000 scholarship $500 per fall and spring semesters for one academic year)
Eligibility: First generation undergraduate transfer students who have been admitted to one of the UM regional campuses. Students must be incoming full-time (12 semester hours) undergraduate transfers pursuing their first four-year degree through one of the UM regional campuses. The scholarship will be cancelled if full-time enrollment is not maintained. Student must maintain a 2.00 resident GPA and fulfill contract requirements in order to continue to receive the scholarship.
How to Apply: Complete the University of Mississippi First Generation Scholarship Application (contact your regional campus financial aid advisor) for information about this application. Students should also file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1, and maintain involvement in the First Generation Program.

Award Amount: Up to $5,730 is available to qualifying students. Award amounts are prorated based on the number of hours for which you are enrolled.
Eligibility: Determined by the federal processor based on a formula approved by Congress. The formula uses the information that is supplied by the parent and/or student on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Only undergraduate students who have not previously received a bachelor’s degree are eligible. Students may receive up to the lifetime limit, which is the equivalent of 6 full-time years in college or 600%.
How to Apply: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.gov. Be sure to indicate our school code: 002440 on the application.

Award Amount: $1,000 per year ($500 per semester) This award is prorated for those students who receive a Federal Pell grant; therefore, students who receive the maximum Pell award will not be eligible for MTAG.
Eligibility: One-year Mississippi residency and full-time enrollment are required. A 2.50 minimum cumulative GPA is also required.
How to Apply: Applications are available online at: www.mississippi.edu/riseupms/financialaid.php. All requirements must be completed by September 15th of each year.

Students with no less than a 3.0 undergraduate GPA are eligible for a competitive award that covers up to half tuition for graduate-level classes taken at UM-Tupelo. In order to maintain the award, the student must receive a 3.0 resident GPA for each semester of coursework completed with UM. The application can be found online at olemiss.edu/regional_application (you must first apply for admission to UM in order to complete an application).

Participants selected for the MS Teacher Fellowship Program agree to employment as a licensed classroom teachers in a MS school district identified as a critical shortage area for three years. Tunica, Tate, Marshall, and North Panola counties are considered critical shortage areas. The program will provide a full-tuition scholarship for each graduate class, textbook costs, a laptop computer, and a classroom instructional enhancement grant.

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This scholarship is offered at UM regional campuses and covers the portion of tuition that is charged to out-of-state students above the cost of resident tuition. The scholarship is awarded to students who live in a county that borders the state of Mississippi and to international students interested in enrolling at UM-Tupelo. There is currently no stipulation on the number of hours the student must enroll in to receive the scholarship. Click here to apply by June 30.

The University of Mississippi School of Education offers "bank-hour" credit to those school districts that assist our internship/student teaching program. The term bank-hour is used to describe tuition credit assigned by Ole Miss to area-schools for serving as host sites for internship placement and student teaching. School districts receiving bank-hour credit can use those credits to offset the cost of UM tuition for their employees. The formula for bank hours is determined each year by the University based upon the number of reported student placements.

Please contact your individual district office to see if bank-hour funding is available.

The University of Mississippi Graduate School administers a waiver/scholarship program available to persons who are members of minority groups that have historically been underrepresented in various graduate education programs. Students who are eligible for this program will receive a 75 percent tuition scholarship.

Please contact the Graduate School for information on securing this funding

Graduate Assistantships may be available for students enrolled full-time (9 hours or more) in a graduate program offered on the UM-Tupelo campus. Students are required to work a specified number of hours each week in exchange for tuition scholarships. Please contact the UM-Tupelo office for more information.

Numerous grants are available each year through the Tri-State Educational Foundation to help Northeast Mississippians further their education. Applicants for this funding must reside in one of the following counties: Alcorn, Lee, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, or Union. The deadline to submit this application is April 15th. Requirements and information can be found online at: www.tristatescholarships.com Note: Typically, only Education students are awarded this scholarship at the graduate level.