The following is a summary of scholarship programs for entering students who enroll full-time at the Springfield campus. Unless otherwise noted, scholarships cannot be combined and are only renewable for up to three additional years (eight semesters total.)

To qualify for scholarships, you must first apply and be accepted for admission. Application forms are available on-line at http://www.missouristate.edu/apply.htm and from the Missouri State Office of Admissions. Your application must be received by the deadline specified for each scholarship description for consideration. In general the application deadline for fall applicants is MARCH 1, the deadline for spring applicants is OCTOBER 1.

Aileen and Keith Ford Endowed Scholarship

Student must be a first-year graduate student who earned an undergraduate degree at Missouri State University. Consideration will be given to performance at the undergraduate level of study, academic potential to successfully complete the program in which the applicant is enrolled, leadership qualities, personal maturity, and motivation.  The scholarship recipient must be enrolled in at least 9 hours each semester. For more information, contact the Graduate College at 417-836-5355.

 

Basil and JoAnn Boritzki Scholarship

The Basil and JoAnn Boritzki Endowment annually awards scholarships to two full-time graduate students; one female and one male, in recognition of their academic excellence. To be eligible a student must have the intention of entering the teaching profession in publicly-supported educational institutions, either K-12 or college, have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or above, and be enrolled full-time during the academic year that the award is given.   For more information, contact the Graduate College at 417-836-5335.

 

Continue the Tradition Fee Waiver Program

Continue the Tradition is a program for out-of-state students who are the children and grandchildren of Missouri State graduates. To qualify, students must be classified as non-residents for fee purposes, must be enrolled full-time (9 hours for graduate students), and must have at least one parent (or stepparent) or grandparent who is a graduate of Missouri State (Associate, Bachelor, Masters, or Specialist degree). In addition, eligible students must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.25 and be formally admitted into a degree program. Students who qualify will receive a waiver covering the out-of-state portion of required student fees for the fall and spring semesters. The summer semester is not included. This waiver may be renewed for one year (4 semesters total) for graduate students who complete 18 hours per year with at least a 3.0 Missouri State grade point average.  Because this waiver covers all out-of-state fees, it cannot be combined with other out-of-state waivers or graduate assistant stipends. Apply online at www.missouristate.edu/continuethetraditionapp.

Department and College Scholarships
Discipline specific scholarships are listed in the Graduate Catalogue - see www.graduate.missouristate.edu/OnlineCatalog.htm for more information on these scholarship opportunities.

Fellowships
The Fellowships Office was created to help Missouri State University students become aware of and submit applications for the national and international fellowships, scholarships, and grants available to them for graduate studies.

Graduate Assistant Fee-waiver Scholarships

Students who are appointed as graduate assistants are also eligible for fee waiver scholarships to cover their graduate course fees. Fee waivers are intended to cover graduate courses required on the Advisor Approved Program of Study. The maximum cumulative graduate credits allowable with the fee waiver scholarship assistance will not exceed ten percent beyond the credit hour requirements of the degree program.  Upon review, courses which do not meet this guideline will result in loss of the fee waiver benefit for such courses.  With special permission of the Graduate Dean, undergraduate courses mandated by the advisor to complement a student’s program of study may also be covered by the fee waiver.  

Fee-waiver scholarships are for up to 15 hours of course work for each of the fall and spring semesters. Those receiving summer term fee-waiver scholarships have fee coverage for up to 6 hours of course work.  Students appointed a graduate assistantship during the spring semester are eligible for a fee waiver scholarship during the following summer term. This eligibility does not depend on having a summer graduate assistantship.

For fee-wavier purposes, credit hours taken in the intersession prior to the semester are part of the allowable fee-waiver limits of that semester (i.e., 15 hours limit in fall and spring; 6 hours in summer).

Please note that the GA fee waiver scholarship covers only tuition and student services fees and does not cover special course fees, internet course fees, student health insurance, books, or other miscellaneous expenses.

Missouri Outreach Graduate Opportunity (MOGO) Scholarship
The Missouri Outreach Graduate Opportunity (MOGO) Scholarship provides a partial remission of out-of-state fees for full-time graduate students who are not Missouri residents.  This scholarship is available to students admitted into an eligible graduate program for the first time beginning with the Fall 2006 semester or future semesters.

The MOGO Scholarship has a value of three-fourths of the non-resident graduate student fees for 9 credit hours (5 credits hours in the summer). For the 2007-2008 academic year is $1,323 per fall and spring semester and $735 in the summer. The scholarship amount will be adjusted annually when the Missouri State University Board of Governors approves changes to the student fee schedule.

No application is required.  Once a student meets the eligibility criteria, the scholarship will automatically be offered. 

The MOGO Scholarship cannot be combined with other forms of University aid, including scholarships, graduate assistantships, or fee waivers. View details.

Midwest Student Exchange Program

Missouri State University participates in the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP). This program provides an opportunity for Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Nebraska residents to attend Missouri State at less than the regular non-resident fees. All graduate degree programs are available to qualified MSEP students at Missouri State University.

Graduate students whose legal residence is Kansas, North Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan, or Minnesota may qualify if they also have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25 and are formally admitted to a graduate degree program. The value is a full waiver of out-of-state fees for the academic year (fall and spring) and may not be held in conjunction with the MOGO Scholarship. The Midwest Student Exchange Scholarship will be renewed for one year (4 semesters total) for graduate students who complete 18 hours per year with at least a 3.50 Missouri State grade point average. This award cannot be combined with other out-of-state waivers or graduate assistant stipends.  Application is automatic with application to the university, but the total amount of awards available is limited to the first 20 eligible students. This award is not available during the summer semester.