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Academic Scholarships 2015-2016
Priority Deadline: December 1, 2014
Final Deadline: March 1, 2015
Note: Scholarship Application is attached. Please return scholarship application along with a 250 word or less essay and resume to: Delta State University ▪ Office of Admissions ▪ KWH 117 ▪ Cleveland, MS 38733
Delta State
University Scholarship Policy: Institutional, foundation, state, and
federally funded scholarships and grants are all subject to a maximum
yearly amount not to exceed the actual cost of tuition, average room and
board, and a $600 per year book allowance. Scholarships are applied to
student accounts to cover institutional costs of attendance.
First-time freshmen: year Total
National Merit Semi-Finalist $3,750 $16,875
National Merit Finalist $5,000 $22,500
Opportunity Award ACT 22-25 (SAT 1020-1160) $2,000 $ 9,000
Achievement Scholarship ACT 26-28 (SAT 1170-1270) $3,006 (Half Tuition) $13,527
Academic Excellence Scholarship ACT 29-36 (SAT 1280-1600) $6,012 (Full Tuition) $27,054
Scholarship Guidelines:
- A
complete scholarship application (including resume and essay) is
required for consideration: priority deadline is December 1, final
deadline is March 1.
- Scholarship
applications are reviewed for freshmen that have been admitted to Delta
State University with a minimum 22 ACT and 3.00 cumulative non-weighted
high school grade point average.
- The ACT/SAT composite score from a national test prior to enrollment is acceptable; super-scoring is not acceptable.
- Scholarships are awarded to current year high school graduates only.
- The FAFSA must be completed for privately-funded scholarship consideration.
- Scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time.
- Scholarships are available for undergraduate study only, up to the completion of 140 earned hours.
- Scholarship guarantees may be paid with institutional, foundation or privately funded monies.
- Dismissal from the University will result in forfeiture of all scholarships.
- Scholarships are not available for summer sessions.
- Scholarships are renewable each year based on continued eligibility (completion of 30 semester hours with a 3.0 DSU GPA).
- Scholarship awards are dependent upon available funds; a limited number may be offered.
Salutatorian Scholarship
Award: 1 time award only of $500
Initial
Eligibility: verification as indicated by official high school
transcript, awarded to current year high school graduates. May be
stacked with academic and privately funded scholarship.
Valedictorian Scholarship
Award: 1 time award only of $1,000
Initial
Eligibility: verification as indicated by official high school
transcript, awarded to current year high school graduates. May be
stacked with academic and privately funded scholarship.
Privately Funded Scholarship
Award: varies depending on scholarship
Initial
Eligibility: less than 140 earned cumulative hours, criteria as set
forth by the scholarship donor. May be stacked with first-time freshmen
academic scholarships.