Scholarships @ MSU

MSU's institutional scholarship program is designed to recognize and assist qualified students who have demonstrated scholastic excellence and leadership without regard to financial need and also to encourage diversity in the student body. Applications for these programs may be obtained from Enrollment Services - Admissions, Morehead State University, 100 Admissions Center, Morehead, KY, 40351-1689, or in the counselor's office of your school. For more information call toll-free: 1-800-585-6781. The priority application deadline is March 15. All scholarship applicants must submit a completed Undergraduate Admission and Scholarship Application. All scholarships are subject to the availability of funds.

                                  For a complete listing of MSU academic, diversity, departmental/program, alumni, and regionial scholarships, please view the  2008-09 Scholarship Guide (.pdf).

Scholarships require continuous full-time enrollment and residence in University housing for the fall and spring semesters unless otherwise noted. Recipients living at home and commuting to campus must request a waiver of the housing requirement. Students enrolled full-time at an MSU regional campus will be exempt from the on-campus housing requirement. Scholarships are divided equally between the fall and spring semesters. With few exceptions, scholarships are renewable through completion of undergraduate degree requirements or a maximum of eight semesters.

Notification letters include the duration and renewal criteria for each scholarship. Applicants are required to accept or reject the scholarship offer within 60 days of notification. Failure to notify MSU will be considered a rejection and the scholarship will be made available to other qualified applicants. General requirements for renewal include successful completion of a minimum of 12 semester hours and achievement of the required minimum GPA (grade point average) for each semester. Specific renewal criteria are indicated in each scholarship category.

In situations where the on-campus housing requirement is waived, the scholarship value will be adjusted accordingly.

With the exception of Alumni and Diversity Scholarships, a student may not receive more than one MSU scholarship. Students are awarded the highest scholarship for which they qualify and for which funds are available. If funds are exhausted in one category, applicants will be considered for scholarships in another qualifying category. Changes in eligibility criteria and value of scholarships reflected in this document are effective with the fall semester of 2008 and are not retroactive to scholarships awarded for previous school years or semesters.

A student's financial aid package - including federal, state, private, and/or institutional aid - cannot exceed MSU's established "cost of attendance" for any given year.