Scholarships

StatePride emphasizes three annual scholarships to help recruit new students to Mississippi State University.

Legacy Scholarships will compete for the best and brightest academic students. These scholarships are meant to attract entering full-time freshmen who possess high ACT scores and meet other academic benchmarks.

Loyalty Scholarships provide financial awards on the basis of merit. Students must have academic achievement as well as community leadership skills. These scholarships will benefit entering freshmen and community college transfer students.

A third opportunity, Promise Awards, benefit Mississippi residents who meet certain academic and other criteria, with a family income of $30,000 and below. The program covers tuition and required fees, while providing campus work opportunities to help offset other non-tuition costs. A Promise Student Support Program, through the Division of Student Affairs, provides intervention strategies to keep these students focused on their studies and enrolled in the university.