Award Details

For Spring 2025 and Fall 2025, incoming out-of-state master’s students may qualify for the Provost's Master's Merit-Based Scholarship, which provides $2,500 per semester for up to four semesters. The total scholarship value equals $10,000, distributed over two years.

See the full details and requirements below.

How to Apply

You are automatically considered for this scholarship when you are admitted to S&T, based on your eligibility and the requirements of this scholarship.

Funds Disbursement

The Provost's Master's Merit-Based Scholarship will be offered through your student financial aid account on Joe’SS and disbursed on your behalf each semester, upon meeting eligibility requirements. Funds from this scholarship will only apply to tuition and fees. In order to receive continued disbursements, students must meet the renewal criteria below.

Requirements

Eligible Students

  • New incoming out-of-state master’s students (starting Spring 2025 or Fall 2025)
  • Must not have received this scholarship for any other degree program

Non-Eligible Students

  • Doctoral or certificate students
  • Online or distance students
  • Students on a quarter-time GRA/GTA/GA appointment (25% FTE or higher)*
  • Students fully funded by any organization or agency

Actions Which Will Void This Scholarship

  • Being awarded a quarter-time GRA/GTA/GA appointment (25% FTE or higher), even if not maintained in future semesters*
  • Taking a semester off from courses
  • Not being enrolled in any courses during a semester
  • Combining this scholarship with other S&T funded benefits (e.g., employee educational benefit)

Deferment and Appeals

  • The scholarship is non-deferrable
  • Students participating in a study abroad or co-op semester are ineligible to receive the scholarship during or after those experiences
  • This is a non-appealable scholarship

Renewal Criteria

  • You must remain a non-Missouri resident, paying out-of-state tuition and fees
  • Out-of-state residents who become Missouri residents will be charged in-state tuition and forfeit this scholarship
  • You must not have a GRA/GTA/GA appointment of more than 24.9% FTE*
  • The scholarship is awarded during the fall and spring semesters and is not applicable to the summer session
  • Students who interrupt their enrollment at Missouri S&T are ineligible to receive the scholarship upon re-enrollment
  • The scholarship is guaranteed only for the first on-campus semester but may be renewed for up to three consecutive semesters (total of four semesters)

*Typically, if a student is awarded a GRA/GTA/GA appointment of 25% or greater, they would be eligible for tuition benefits that exceed the value of this scholarship.