Scholarships and Financial Aid
SAS students can apply for a number of scholarship opportunities.
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Eligibility Criteria: Full-time junior/senior undergraduate or graduate CSD; Mississippi resident; maintain 3.5 GPA.
Application Deadline: June 15
Eligibility: Graduate student enrolled in CSD.
Deadline: June 15
Eligibility: Exceptional academic achievement and professional development in CSD.
Deadline: June 15
Eligibility: Full-time CSD graduate student demonstrating exceptional achievement and professional development in Speech Language Pathology.
Deadline: June 15
Eligibility: Full-time first-year graduate student in CSD; preference to Mississippi residents.
Deadline: June 15
Eligibility: Full-time graduate student in CSD; academic achievement
Deadline: June 15
Eligibility: Full-time student with GPA 2.5-3.0; preference to junior college transfer CSD students
Deadline: April 15
Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
- Fill out the Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies Scholarship Application at this link: https://uofmississippi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2sGG9pk1pEYOFj8. Make sure that all sections are complete.
- If you have not already done so, submit the Free Application for Financial Student Aid(FAFSA). The FAFSA is used to determine financial need for Scholarships. We recommend you apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov for fastest results.
- Criteria: The recipient shall be a full time Criminal Justice/Law Studies, demonstrate financial need, and have a minimum GPA of 2.25.
- Selection Process: Committee comprised of the Dean, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department Chair, and Criminal Justice and Legal Studies faculty.
- Criteria: The recipient shall be a full time Junior or Senior Criminal Justice and Law Studies major.
- Selection Process: Recipients shall be selected based on academic excellence, community involvement, integrity, and commitment to the program. Selection shall be made by a committee which consists of the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies chair, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies professors and Joan Popernik or her designee in consultation with the Dean of the School of Applied Sciences.
- Criteria: The recipient shall be a full time Criminal Justice/Law Studies major, classified as a senior for the fall semester prior to applying. Minimum GPA of 3.75.
- Selection Process: Recipients will be selected by the department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies faculty scholarship committee and approved by the Department Chair.
- Deadline: Application must be submitted by February 1
- Criteria: The recipient shall be a Criminal Justice/Law Studies major.
- Selection Process: Recipient shall be selected based on academic excellence, integrity, and commitment to the program. Selections shall be made by a committee which consist of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies faculty.
- Criteria: The recipient shall be a Criminal Justice major.
- Selection Process: Recipient shall be selected based on being an incoming freshman enrolled full-time. Recipients must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 or higher, be pursuing a degree in criminal justice, and contribute to the diversity of the Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies.
- Criteria: The recipient shall be a Criminal Justice major, enrolled full-time, and who has taken or is enrolled in CJ450 (Criminal Justice Research Methods).
- Deadline: Application must be submitted by February 1.
- Criteria: The recipient shall be Law Studies major.
- Selection Process: Recipient shall be selected based on academic excellence, integrity, and commitment to the program. Selections shall be made by a committee, which consists of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies faculty.
Department of Kinesiology and Sport
Award Amount: $1,000 across the following academic year.
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by January 15.
Eligibility Criteria: Recipient will be a senior Exercise Science major who has shown an interest in pursuing a graduate degree in resistance training or strength and conditioning.
Selection Process: Recipients will be recommended by the Exercise Science Program Scholarship Committee and approved by the Department Chair.
To Apply: Complete the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Award and Scholarship Application Form.
Award Amount: $1,200 across the following academic year.
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by January 15.
Eligibility Criteria: The recipient will be a full-time student with demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. First preference will be given to recipients from Lawrence County, Mississippi who are majoring in a program within Kinesiology and Sport. Second preference will be given to any students who are majoring in a program within Kinesiology and Sport. Student must be returning to the department for the following academic year (i.e., graduating seniors not eligible).
Selection Process: Recipients will be recommended by the Department of Kinesiology & Sport Scholarship Committee and approved by the Department Chair.
To Apply: Complete the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Award and Scholarship Application Form. It is also recommended that you complete the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa) to determine financial need.
Award Amount: $500 across the following academic year.
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by January 15.
Eligibility Criteria: The recipient will be a full-time student with Junior or Senior standing in a Kinesiology & Sport major. Student must be returning to the department for the following academic year (i.e., graduating seniors not eligible).
Selection Process: Recipients will be recommended by the Department of Kinesiology & Sport Scholarship Committee and approved by the Department Chair.
To Apply: Complete the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Award and Scholarship Application Form.
Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
The Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management is committed to keeping our degrees as affordable as possible. To help, we offer several scholarships for students in Hospitality Management and in Nutrition and Dietetics. All departmental scholarships share a single application deadline of April 15, and recipients are selected each year by the departmental Scholarship Committee and approved by the Department Chair.
Required material for scholarship review (email them to hjoung@olemiss.edu)
• Unofficial transcripts of UM and non-UM academic courses
• One letter of recommendation
• An essay of up to 500 words. Include all of the following topics:
- What you believe in OR a person that has influenced you the most
- Your future career goals
- How your current education program in NHM will help you in achieving your goals
- Your personal attributes and skills that will help you achieve your goals
The Vallabhbhai G. Patel Endowment provides scholarships to high achieving and promising students majoring in Hospitality Management.
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Hospitality Management major
- Full-time enrollment status (minimum of 12hrs)
Note: First preference will be given to students who are employed with or are participants in an internship program with Charter Road Hospitality at one of their Oxford, Mississippi hotel properties.
The Ole Miss Hospitality Management program provides scholarships to high-achieving and promising students and/or students who strengthen diversity at the University of Mississippi.
Two scholarships are available each year. The selection criteria are based on the following:
L e v e l 1
- A first-generation college student
- Incoming freshman or upcoming sophomore
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Full-time enrollment status (min. 12 hrs)
L e v e l 2
- Financial need as determined by the free application by FAFSA
- Upcoming junior or senior
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Full-time enrollment status (min. 12 hrs)
The Susan C. Haskins Memorial Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to high achieving and promising students majoring in Hospitality Management
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Hospitality Management major
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Full-time enrollment status (minimum of 12hrs)
The Vasilyev Family Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to high achieving and promising students majoring in Hospitality Management.
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Upcoming junior or senior
- Hospitality Management major
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Full-time enrollment status (minimum of 12hrs)
- Preference will be given to students from Lafayette, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Panola, or Tate County.
The Sydney E. Pucheu Hospitality Management Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to motivated students majoring in Hospitality Management.
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Hospitality Management major
- Full-time enrollment status (minimum of 12hrs)
Note: Preference order for eligible applicants:
- First preference: Students from Harrison County
- Second preference: Students from Hancock or Jackson
- Third preference: Students from Mississippi
The Rodney Chamblee Memorial Scholarship is for high achieving and promising students majoring in Hospitality Management.
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Hospitality Management major
- Full-time student classified as juniors
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Mississippi resident
The Tommy Ramey Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to high achieving and promising students majoring in Culinary Arts (both HM and DN eligible).
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Full-time enrollment status (minimum of 12hrs)
- Evidence of participation in student activities and/or extracurricular activities
- Mississippi resident
The Louise Burnett Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to high achieving and promising students majoring in Dietetics and Nutrition.
Minimum Criteria for Selection:
- Dietetics and Nutrition major
- Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Full-time enrollment status (minimum of 12hrs)
- Outstanding academic and leadership record
Department of Social Work
- Contact Tess Lefmann for more information on BSW scholarships and Drew Lefmann for more information on MSW scholarships.
- If you have not already done so, submit the Free Application for Financial Student Aid(FAFSA). The FAFSA is used to determine financial need for Scholarships. We recommend you apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov for fastest results.
If students have any questions about the application process they can contact socialwork@olemiss.edu
- Application Deadline: September 30th
- Criteria: Recipients will be a full-time MSW student in Social Work. Recipient will be a licensed social worker focusing on their graduate level studies (and stated career interest) in the area of drug additions and/or treatment.
- Selection Process: Recipients shall be selected based on their application and essay. Selection shall be made by a committee which consists of MSW program committee.
- Application Deadline: September 30th
- Criteria: Funds to be used for the benefit of graduate social work students during their field practice.
- Selection Process: Recipients shall be selected based on their application and essay. Selection shall be made by a committee which consists of MSW program committee.
- Application Deadline: September 30th
- Criteria: Recipients will be students in the Department of Social Work master’s degree program who are enrolled in at least 9 hours per semester.
- Selection Process: Recipients shall be selected based on their application and essay. Selection shall be made by a committee which consists of MSW program committee.
- Students must submit a 200-word essay describing why they should be selected for the scholarship.
- Students must also include an unofficial transcript to their application (found on MyOleMiss.)
- All scholarship applications will be reviewed by a Social Work committee as noted above.
- If selected to receive a scholarship, the recipient must write a thank you letter for the scholarship donor before the scholarship can go into effect. Instructions will be sent by email.
- Recipient must be enrolled for the fall semester following application.