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Mississippi Scholarships
Contact:
Mississippi Office of Student
Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
PH: (800) 327-2980
Scholarships:
Robert C. Byrd Honors
Scholarship Program
Mississippi Department of
Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
PH: (601) 359-4305
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For undergraduate, graduate or non-degree study at accredited postsecondary institution in the United States. Designated institutions: Eligible Mississippi institutions.
Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be U.S. citizen residing in Mississippi.
Application requirements: Transcript, State of Mississippi tax return.
Additional information: Applicant must be high school senior. Must be Mississippi resident for at least one year. Minimum 3,.5 GPA. Must have minimum ACT of 29 or SAT of 1280, or be recognized as a semifinalist or finalist by the National Merit Scholarship Program or the National Achievement Scholarship Program.
Amount of award: $2,500
Application deadline: September 15
Contact:
Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid
3832 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: 800-327-2980
Mississippi Scholarship
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For undergraduate or graduate study at accredited 4-year or graduate institution: Designated institutions: Eligible Mississippi institutions.
Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be U.S. citizen residing in Mississippi. Applicant must be no older than 30.
Application requirements: Transcript
Additional information: Applicant must hold amateur radio license. High school seniors eligible to apply.
Amount of award: $500
Application deadline: February 1
Contact:
The ARRL Foundation, Inc. Scholarship program
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: 860-594-0397
Fax: 860-594-0259
Horatio Alger Mississippi Scholarship Program
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For full-time undergraduate study at accredited 2-year or 4-year institution in the United States.
Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be high school senior. Applicant must be U.S. citizen residing in Mississippi.
Application requirements: Transcript, essay, Letter of support, income statement.
Additional information: Applicant must have minimum 2.0 GPA. Applicant must have plans to pursue bachelors degree.
Amount of award: $5,000
Application deadline: October 30
Contact:
90 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
PH: (703) 684-9444
Fax: (703) 684-9445
Leveraging Educational Assistance
Partnership Program (LEAP)
Mississippi Student Financial Aid
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For full-time undergraduate study at accredited 2-year or 4-year institution.
Eligibility Requirements:
Scholarship for full-time under-
graduate study at designated
accredited two or four year
colleges and universities in
Mississippi. Applicant must be
a U.S. Citizen and residing in Mississippi.
Additional information: Recommendations, proof of eligibility, FAFSA.
Amount of award: Varies
Contact: Mississippi Student Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6453
PH: (601) 432-6997
(800) 327-2980
Mississippi Law Enforcement
Officers and Firemen Scholarship
Program, Board of Trustees
Mississippi State Student Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
PH: (601) 432-6997
Eligibility Requirements:
Renewable scholarship for full time
undergraduate study at designated
two or four year public college or
university in Mississippi. Applicant
must be residing in Mississippi and
a parent must have been killed or
disabled in work related accident
as a police officer, Fire fighter, or public safety officer.
Critical Needs Teacher Loan/Scholarship
Mississippi State Student Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6453
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicant must be enrolled at a
college or university in Mississippi
with the intention of pursuing a
bachelor’s degree in teacher education. Applicants will agree
to employment immediately upon
completion of degree as a teacher in a public school located at a
critical teacher shortage area in
the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Southeast Asia POW/MIA Scholarship
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
PH: (601) 432-6997
Eligibility Requirements:
Intended use for full-time undergraduate study at a two-year or four-year university or college. Must be dependent of a POW/MIA who served in the Army, Air Force, Marines, or Navy during Vietnam.
Mississippi Police Corps Scholarship
PO BOX 5084
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5084
PH: (601) 266-6770
Eligibility Requirements: Scholarship for highly motivated quualified young people to serve as police officers and sheriffs deputies in counties that need them the most. Scholarship for use in senior, graduate, or postgraduate years.
American Legion Mississippi Auxiliary Scholarship
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For undergraduate study at accredited postsecondary institution in the United States.
Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be high school senior. Applicant must be U.S. citizen residing in Mississippi.
Application requirements: Transcript, essay, Letter of support, income statement.
Additional information: Applicant must be descendant of veteran; or dependent of veteran during Korean, War, Lebanon conflict, Panama conflict, Persian Gulf War, WWI, WWII or Vietnam.
Amount of award: $500
Application deadline: March 1
Contact:
American Legion Mississippi Auxiliary, Department Headquarters
P.O. Box 1382
Jackson, MS 39215-1382
Phone: 601-353-3681
Fax: 601-353-3682
Nissan Scholarship
Type of award: Sholarship
Intended use: For full-time undergraduate study at accredited 2-year or 4-year institution. Designated institutions: Mississippi public institutions.
Eligibility requirements: Applicant must be high school senior. Applicant must be residing in Mississippi.
Application requirements: Recommendations, transcript, FAFSA, 200 word essay, resume, SAT/ACT scores.
Additional information: Minimum 2.5 GPA and 20 ACT or 940 SAT.
Amount of award: $Full Tuition
Application deadline: March 1
Contact:
Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: 800-327-2980
For additional scholarships by state, click here.
For information about grants, click here.
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