The University of Mississippi- DeSoto in Southaven Scholarship Opportunities For Educators

For Out-of-State Students:

Robert Oesterling Academic Excellence Scholarship

This scholarship will cover the out-of-state portion of tuition at the UM-DeSoto campus only. Students are required to have a 3.0 transfer G.P.A.

Further requirements and additional information.

For Master’s level students (graduate courses):

Graduate Teacher Loan/Scholarship (GTS)

The GTS scholarships offered through the MS Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) are available to graduate students who are currently under contract as full-time classroom or specific subject-area teachers in accredited public schools (K-12) in Mississippi and are fully admitted in a graduate school of education at an approved MS university. The application deadline is March 31.

Further requirements and additional information.

Counseling and School Administration Loan/Scholarship (CSA)

The CSA scholarships offered through the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) are available to graduate students who are currently under contract as full-time classroom or specific subject-area teachers in accredited public schools (K-12) in Mississippi and are fully admitted into either a Counseling or an Educational Leadership: School Administration program in a graduate school of education at an approved MS university. The Application deadline is March 31.

Further requirements and additional information.

UM/ School District Bank Hours

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.

Mississippi Teacher Fellowship Program

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.

Further requirements and additional information.

Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program

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 your admissions or academic counselor for information on securing this funding.

UM-DeSoto Academic Excellence Scholarships for Masters and Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction

Scholarships are offered to area teachers who are beginning their masters or specialist- level coursework at The University of Mississippi- DeSoto campus. Scholarship award recipients will receive a half-tuition scholarship for each graduate level class taken at UM-DeSoto. The application deadline is April 1.

Further requirements and additional information.

UM-DeSoto Academic Excellence Scholarships for the Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language

Competitive Academic Excellence Scholarships will be offered to students who desire to complete the Master of Arts in TESL at the UM-DeSoto campus. Scholarship award recipients will receive a half-tuition scholarship for each graduate level class taken at UM-DeSoto. The application deadline is June 1.

Further requirements and additional information.

UM-DeSoto Academic Excellence Scholarships for Master’s of Counselor Education Program

Scholarships will be offered to students who are beginning their master’s-level coursework at The University of Mississippi- DeSoto campus. Scholarship award recipients will receive a half-tuition scholarship for each graduate level class taken at UM-DeSoto. The application deadline is April 1.

Further requirements and additional information.