Scholarships
Diversity Scholarship
Minimum criteria for consideration:
- Be admitted to MSU as an entering freshman or a transfer student; and
- Have an ethnic background of African American, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian, or Pacific Islander.
- Be a legal resident of Kentucky; and
- Have a minimum ACT composite score of 18; and
- Agree to maintain continuous residency in campus housing.
Criteria for renewal:
Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.
NOTE: May be awarded in addition to other scholarships.
Additional scholarships are offered through the Office of Financial Aid.
Graduate Assistantships
African-American Graduate Assistantships
Students who are African-American Kentucky residents may qualify for the African-American GA. You must be unconditionally admitted to a graduate degree program, enroll as a full-time student in 500-600 level courses, and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. The assistantship will provide a stipend of $6,000 for the academic year, a full waiver of tuition, and free University housing. The housing rate is based on a double occupancy room in Fields Hall. Qualified students are eligible to receive a graduate assistantship for two years while completing a graduate degree. (Please refer to the guidelines for GAs in the Graduate Catalog.)
The Charles Rhodes Endowment for Science Fellowships
This endowment is available as a supplement to a graduate assistantship for an African-American student in the biological sciences. You must be unconditionally admitted to a graduate degree program, enroll as a full-time student in 500-600 level courses, and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. With the supplemental money the GA stipend will be $8,000 per academic year. Graduate Assistant applications are available in the Office of Graduate Programs, Ginger Hall 701. Further information is available from David Magrane, Biological & Environmental Sciences Chair, (606) 783-2944 (d.magrane@moreheadstate.edu) or Geoff Gearner, Biology Graduate Coordinator, (606) 783-2803 (g.gearner@moreheadstate.edu ). Awards will be made on a first come basis with a preferred deadline of April 1.
