Scholarships and Financial Aid

Millsaps College grants scholarships and financial aid to students on two bases: financial need and academic excellence.

To apply for need-based assistance, information and applications may be obtained from the Office of Financial Aid. The first priority deadline is March 1.

Academic scholarships are provided by Millsaps to students who demonstrate outstanding academic and artistic talents or ability. These scholarships are awarded without regard to need and are offered to freshmen and entering transfer students only. Students must be admitted and submit the Application for Academic Scholarship by February 1. The application may be obtained from the Office of Admissions.

Institutional Scholarships

Dependents of United Methodist Ministers serving in an appointment by a Bishop of an annual conference receive scholarship aid from the College.

General Scholarship Funds are budgeted each year to help students requiring financial aid.

United Methodist Ministerial Students annually receive a $1,000 scholarship, contingent upon at least one year's reciprocal service in the ministry of the United Methodist Church.

United Methodist Scholarships provide $500 each for several Methodist students who have ranked in the upper 15 percent of their class and exhibit financial need.

Millsaps United Methodist Scholarships are a cooperative offer of the Methodist student's local church and Millsaps College. The local church provides $1,000 a year and Millsaps provides $2,000 a year for four years.

Second Century Scholarships are awarded to students with outstanding academic records and significant school, church, and community involvement or leadership.

Millsaps Awards are awarded to students with excellent academic records and outstanding leadership.

Performing and Fine Arts Scholarships (a component of the Second Century Scholarship) are available to students planning to major in art, music, or theatre. Audition or portfolio required.

Charles and Eloise Else Scholarships are awarded to students with excellent academic records who will major in accounting or business administration.

Jonathan Sweat Music Scholarships are available to students who audition and plan to major in music.

E. H. Sumners Grants are awarded to students who legally reside in Attala, Choctaw, Carroll, Montgomery, or Webster counties of Mississippi.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships are awarded to community college transfer students who hold membership in the honorary and have 56 hours of academic work.

Endowed and Sponsored Scholarship Funds

The generosity of many individuals, families, corporations, and foundations is directly responsible for the scholarship funds shown in the print catalog. If you desire information concerning the requirements of a particular scholarship, contact the Dean of Student Aid Financial Planning.

The Federal Work-Study Program has been established from funds contributed by the federal government and the College to provide financial assistance through employment.
State Student Incentive Grants are provided by Millsaps, the state of Mississippi and the federal government. These funds are to help qualified students with substantial financial need.
The Federal Pell Grant and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant are provided by the federal government. These funds are supplemental grants to other aid to assist in making available the benefits of higher education to qualified students of exceptional financial need who, for lack of financial means of their own or their families, would be unable to obtain an education without such aid.

Mississippi Grant Programs:
Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant is for full-time students who are residents of Mississippi. When fully funded the maximum grant is $500 for freshmen and sophomores and $1,000 for juniors and seniors.
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant is for residents of the state of Mississippi. When fully funded the maximum grant is $2,500 each year for four years.

There are application deadlines and academic requirements for each of these programs. Other state regulations may apply.

International Students International students may compete for all Millsaps scholarship and loan programs with the exception of those funded by the U.S. government. In addition, international students are eligible for on-campus employment opportunities.

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