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MWSU | Financial Aid | Non-Major Specific Scholarships |
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Deadline: March 1st Private Donor Criteria for the scholarship include: 1. employee or dependent of full-time employee at Affiliated Foods; 2. must be enrolled in at least half time (6 hours); 3. must complete scholarship application form and deadline for submission; 4. minimum GPA of 2.0. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Alma Pletcher Endowment Trust Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Alumni Association Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation The Arnholt Scholarship fund provides scholarships to needy and worthy students attending Missouri Western State University. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Baker Education Trust Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st The Bill Carter Memorial Scholarship is a $250.00 scholarship given out each fall and spring semester to a worthy gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (GLBT) student or the child of a GLBT person. Recipients may reapply if a GPA of 2.5 is maintained and they are a member in good standing of Pride Alliance. A student may receive the scholarship 3 times while at MWSU. The scholarship was started by the Midland Empire Taskforce and is based on community involvement, academic success, and financial need. An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Bob Berger Memorial Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Florence Smith / Association of College Women Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Hardman Scholarship Fund Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation The Hardman Scholarship fund provides scholarships to needy and worthy students attending Missouri Western State University. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Hausman Family Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation This scholarship is open to all majors with preference given to students majoring in Education, Business, Construction Engineering or Nursing. Recipients must have a GPA of 3.0 and be enrolled full-time. Over above, scholarship applications must contain evidence of community service and at least three letters of reference. Financial need shall be the determining factor among qualified candidates. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements and submit three letters of reference using the online reference request process. Hesnault Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st This scholarship is available to first-time or transfer international students from India who have been admitted into an undergraduate or graduate degree program at Missouri Western. All majors are eligible. Financial need will be the determining factor among qualified candidates. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Jack and Frieda Zurow Scholarship Deadline: March 1st John and Mary Veoski Scholarship Deadline: March 1st The John and Mary Veoski Scholarship fund offers awards to needy students coming from families at or below the federally established poverty level (family size considered). Recipients must maintain at least a 3.00 GPA at MWSU as a condition of receiving this award. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. John Sublett Logan Business Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Department Aid Program The John Sublett Logan Business Undergraduate Scholarship provides assistance to full-time, junior and senior students who intend to pursue graduate degrees in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Legal Studies. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 60 hours, have a minimum GPA of 3.20, earned a composite ACT of 23 or above, participate in community service, be a declared major in Business, Legal Studies, Accounting, or Economics, and reside in Buchanan, Platte, Andrew, Clay, or Clinton county in Missouri. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647 Karl V. Bell APA Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Kelly Patterson and Procter & Gamble Paper Division Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: March 1st Deadline: Priority March 1st Lt. Kent M. Kiepe Memorial Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Established in memory of Lt. Kent M. Kiepe, a graduate of Missouri Western State University. This endowed scholarship is available to a student who demonstrates citizenship and leadership, has a solid academic performance with a GPA of 3.0, and has financial need. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647. Marian Mitchell Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation The Marian Mitchell Scholarship is awarded annually to senior level students with a minimum GPA of 3.0. With the exception of Physical Education, all majors are eligible to apply. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647. Milton Litvak Memorial Scholarship-Government Deadline: March 31st Missouri Western Foundation For pre-law and/or political science and public affairs, 3.0 GPA to qualify and maintain. Must be a Sophomore or higher to apply. Must provide the contact information (name, address, and phone number) of 3 references. Financial need will be considered. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Department of Political Science, Social Work and Sociology, 816/271-4340. M.O. Looney Community Service Scholarship Deadline: Priority March 1st Missouri Western Foundation The M.O. Looney Scholarship is available to a sophomore, junior, or senior, full-time student with a record of community service. A GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale is required. Recipient must work a total of 125 hours per academic year doing community service (equivalent of $8.00 per hour). Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Teresa Crist, 816/271-4432. Missouri Savings for Tuition (MOST) Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western State University offers a $500 Scholarship to first time freshmen students whose families have established an account in the student's name in the Missouri Saving for Tuition (MOST) Program. Ten non-renewable scholarships will be provided. Families will be responsible for providing documentation of at least two years participation in the MOST Program by submitting a statement from MOST indicating an active account for the student. Recipient selection will be based on need, as determined by the results of the FAFSA. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application and other requirements as specified by the department. Opal LaValle Steward Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Established in memory of Opal LaValle Steward. This scholarship will be awarded to currently enrolled full-time students who demonstrate financial need. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647. Part-Time Employment Missouri Western Aid Program Each year there are opportunities for students to find part-time employment on the campus or in the community. Contact Information: Office of Student Employment, 816/271-4204 or www.missouriwestern.edu/studentemployment/ . Pete O. Reiplinger Memorial Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Pete O. Reiplinger, 1934 Alumnus of the St. Joseph Junior College, provided an estate gift to the Missouri Western State University Foundation. Pete and his wife Myrtle lived in St. Joseph and his father, Oliver Reiplinger, served as a member of the St. Joseph Fire Department. It was Mr. Reiplinger's wish that these funds be used for scholarships with special consideration given to children of the St. Joseph Fire Department. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647. Recreation Services Missouri Western Department Aid Program Scholarships are available to students for assisting in the operation of the university's intramural program. Students will be selected based upon previous intramural and recreational experience, previous leadership positions, ability to relate to philosophy in intramural programs, and participants and recommendations from references. Contact Information: Recreation Services Office, 816/271-4453. R.F.B. Acton Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Contact Information: Foundations Office, 816/271-5647.
Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Created to assist deserving students who want to continue their education but need financial assistance. Two letters of reference and transcript required. Students may renew the scholarship if they maintain a "C" average in all subjects and enroll in a minimum of 14 hours per semester. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements and submit two (2) letters of reference online. Contact Information: Foundations Office, 816/271-5647. Rotary Scholarship Private Donor One scholar granted opportunity for a full academic year's study abroad - all expenses paid. As "Ambassador of Goodwill", Rotary scholar is expected to speak in the host country as well as local clubs upon their return home. All disciplines, senior or recent graduate. GPA 3.0 or higher. Contact Information: Rotary Club, 816-279-1839. Sally Juden Reed Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation This endowed scholarship was established in memory of Sally Juden Reed, an active community volunteer with an interest in social welfare. Applicants must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student with an ACT of at least 19 or a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. Current students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. A current recipient of this scholarship must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to renew the scholarship. Preference will be given to current or past residents of the Noyes Home for Children in St. Joseph, Missouri. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647. Ted Walkowiak Memorial Scholarship Deadline: March 1st Missouri Western Foundation Student must be full time and have GPA 3.0 and financial need shall be a determining factor. Contact Information: Foundation Office, 816/271-5647. The Taco John's Scholarship Private Donor Taco John's has established a scholarship program for its employees with financial need desiring a degree from MWSU. Scholarship amounts will depend upon in-state fees and hours worked per week. A 2.0 GPA will be required for the scholarship. Contact Information: Taco John's. Thomas Farthing Graduate Scholarship Missouri Western Foundation The Thomas Farthing Graduate Scholarship is a merit-based graduate scholarship available to those students admitted into
Missouri Western's Graduate program. Contact Information: Office of Graduate Studies Western Frontier Scholarship Deadline: Priority March 1st Missouri Western Aid Program This scholarship is awarded to students that are not residents of Missouri who score a minimum composite of 23 on the ACT. The award cannot be combined with the Midwest Student Exchange Program or the Neighboring States Scholarship. The scholarship is worth an amount up to $1,500 per year. The student must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA for renewal. Priority Deadline: March 1st Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. Contact Information: Office of Financial Aid, 816/271-6361. Western Public Service Internship Award Deadline: Priority March 1st Missouri Western Aid Program These awards are granted to Missouri Western students participating in a public service internship. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The scholarship will pay up to 12 hours tuition (dependent upon the other institutional financial aid the student is receiving). If relocation is required, a stipend valued at up to $700 per month (maximum 5 months) is provided to assist with living expenses. Application Procedures: Complete the General Scholarship Application requirements. |
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