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