Leadership and Service Scholarships

Scholarship amounts listed are for students entering 2024-2025.

Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team Scholarship

First Team $2,000 over one year

Award Criteria

  • Named a member of the All-Mississippi Academic Team
  • Official verification of team membership
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa All-MS Academic Team Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal
    • This includes official documentation of your participation/status with this organization

Disclosures

  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Second Team $1,000 over one year

Award Criteria

  • Named a member of the All-Mississippi Academic Team
  • Official verification of team membership
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa All-MS Academic Team Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal
    • This includes official documentation of your participation/status with this organization

Disclosures

  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team Scholarship

First Team $2,000 over one year

Award Criteria

  • Named a member of the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal
    • This includes official documentation of your participation/status with this organization

Disclosures

  • Must be classified as a Non-Resident
  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Second Team $1,000 over one year

Award Criteria

  • Named a member of the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal
    • This includes official documentation of your participation/status with this organization

Disclosures

  • Must be classified as a Non-Resident
  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Phi Theta Kappa Chapter President Scholarship

Priority Date: Mar 01, 2024

$2,000 over two years, $1,000 per year

Award Criteria

  • Meets Phi Theta Kappa scholarship criteria
  • President of Phi Theta Kappa at your community college
  • Submission of the General Scholarship Application
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa President Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal, which includes submission of your sponsor's official email address
  • Letter of verification by sponsor must be uploaded into the MSU scholarship portal by March 1

Disclosures

  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Phi Theta Kappa International Officer Scholarship

Priority Date: Mar 01, 2024

$8,000 over two years, $4,000 per year

GPA: 3.25+

Award Criteria

  • 3.25 cumulative GPA
  • Served as an International Officer for Phi Theta Kappa
  • Submission of the General Scholarship Application
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal, which includes documentation of your participation in this organization.
  • Notification from Phi Theta Kappa of your position as an International Phi Theta Kappa Officer.

Disclosures

  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Phi Theta Kappa Officer Scholarship

Priority Date: Mar 01, 2024

For entering Transfer Student

$1,000 for only one year

GPA: 3.25+

Award Information

  • 3.25 cumulative GPA
  • Served as an Officer for Phi Theta Kappa
  • Submission of the General Scholarship Application
  • Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal, which includes submission of your sponsor's official email address
  • Letter of verification by sponsor must be uploaded into the MSU scholarship portal by March 1

Disclosures

  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship. May not be stacked with the PTK President Scholarship or the Presidential Partnership Scholarship.

Transfer Alumni Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship

$8,000 over two years, $4,000 per year

GPA: 3.00+

Award Criteria

  • The Alumni Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship is available to non-resident children of MSU alumni. Qualifications for alumni status: receiving a degree from MSU or 48 hours toward a degree at MSU.
  • Minimum overall transfer GPA of 3.0
  • MSU offers an alumni non-resident tuition scholarship to help offset the non-resident portion of tuition. Students can receive up to $4,000 a year for 2 years. However, amounts will vary.
  • Students can stack the Transfer Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship with the Alumni Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship. However, these scholarships cannot exceed the non-resident portion of tuition.
  • Alumni Non-Resident Tuition Scholarships can be stacked with the Phi Theta Kappa and the Transfer Academic Scholarship. 
  • Alumni Non-Resident Tuition Scholarships cannot be stacked with the 100% Veteran, Service-Member, Dependent, Spouse Non-Resident Tuition Waiver or with the Academic Common Market.
  • Students must be assessed non-resident fees in order to receive the Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship or Alumni Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship.

Transfer Student Body President Scholarship

Priority Date: Mar 01, 2024

For president of the entire community college student body. $2,000 over two year, $1,000 per year

Award Criteria

  • Submission of the General Scholarship Application
  • Submission of Student Body President Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal
    • This includes submission of your community college sponsor or community college school official's email address.
  • Letter of verification by community college sponsor or community college school official must be uploaded into the MSU scholarship portal by March 1

All USA Community College Team Scholarship

$2,500 for one year only

Award Information
Submission of the Phi Theta Kappa All-MS Academic Team Scholarship application found in the "Recommended" list under the "Opportunities" tab in the MSU scholarship portal

  • This includes official documentation of your participation/status with this organization

Award Criteria   
 Named a member of the All USA Community College Team

  • Submission of the General Scholarship Application

Disclosures

  • May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Miss Mississippi Scholarship

First through fourth alternates receive $1,000 one-time award

Award Information

  • Miss MS receives one year of tuition to be used for the fall and spring semesters only
  • First through fourth alternates receive a one-time award of $1,000
  • Verified by the Miss Mississippi Corporation

Award Criteria

  • Must be a Mississippi resident to qualify for this scholarship

MS Miss Hospitality Scholarship

First through fourth alternates receive $1,000 one-time award

Award Information

  • Miss Hospitality for the State of MS receives one year of tuition to be used for the fall and spring semesters only
  • First through fourth alternates receive a one-time award of $1,000
  • Verified by the Mississippi Hospitality Corporation

Award Criteria

  • Must be a Mississippi resident to qualify for this scholarship