Guidelines
- Two $250.00 scholarships will be awarded each semester.
- Previous recipients may reapply, but first priority will be to new applicants. For first-time enrolling students with no previous GPA, consideration will be based solely on the scholarship application.
- Applicants must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours and meet the following GPA requirements:
a. 2.5 Cumulative GPA – Undergraduate
b. 3.0 Cumulative GPA – Graduate - Only benefit-eligible staff members are eligible to apply.
- A selection committee will review applications. To ensure anonymity, applicants will be assigned a number by the Scholarship Chair before the selection process begins.
- The selection committee will consist of three elected members from the Staff Senate, with one member designated as the selection committee chair.
- Staff Senate members cannot serve on the selection committee if they are scholarship applicants.
- Depending upon funds availability, the selection committee will recommend the number of scholarships to be awarded in a given semester at a general Staff Senate meeting for majority approval. This decision will be made prior to the application deadline.
- Application deadlines will be announced via MSU Postmaster during each Fall and Spring semester. Based on the number of applications received, the Scholarship Committee will select and rank an appropriate number of finalists.
- Scholarship funds will be disbursed shortly after the selection of the recipients.