This scholarship will offer an annual scholarship to a Southern Miss student meeting certain eligibility requirements including admission to the College of Education and Psychology with a major in elementary education as the primary beneficiary of the scholarship, or to the College of Business as the secondary beneficiary if no education major is selected. Consideration will be given to applicants of Vietnamese descent. If no Vietnamese student meets the criteria on the Hattiesburg campus, then the scholarship will go to the Gulf Coast campus for awarding with the same criteria. Applicants must graduate from a Mississippi high school and be a citizen of the U.S. and must carry a minimum of 12 semester hours. Applicants must meet or exceed certain academic standards in addition to the usual admission policies established by Southern Miss, to wit: entering freshman must be in the top 25% of their high school graduating class; community or junior college transfer students must have a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and have completed a minimum of 27 semester hours of community and junior college studies; students transferring to Southern Miss from other universities or colleges, other than community and junior college studies, are not eligible for selection. Leadership qualities may be taken into consideration.
Amount
$17,000
Number of Awards
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Renewable
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Renewal Criteria
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Award Criteria Requirements:
Financial need
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GPA
3
SAT
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ACT
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Class Standing
Top 25% of their high school graduating class.
State
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Other
Awarded to student with a major in elementary education as the primary beneficiary of the scholarship, or to the College of Business as the secondary beneficiary if no education major is selected. Consideration will be given to applicants of Vietnamese descent. If no Vietnamese student meets the criteria on the Hattiesburg campus, then the scholarship will go to the Gulf Coast campus for awarding with the same criteria. Applicants must graduate from a Mississippi high school and be a citizen of the U.S. and must carry a minimum of 12 semester hours.