Promise Scholarship
Priority Date
Dec 01, 2025
Awarded by the MSU Promise Student Support Program to a select number of students. This program is designed to help fulfill MSU's traditional role as The People's University by offering tuition assistance and other opportunities to entering freshmen and community college transfers from economically challenging situations.
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2026 Fall Starkville Freshman MS Resident$10,000 over four years, $2,500 per year
ACT
19+
GPA
3.00+
Award Criteria
- Must be a Mississippi resident
- Must be an entering first-time freshman
- Must have a 9th-11th grade GPA of 3.0+
- Must have a 19+ on the ACT
- Must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Must submit the General Scholarship Application
- Must have a family income of $42,000 or less