www.pin.ed.gov

 Magnolia Electric Power Association

Emmitt C. Taylor Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: May 1, 2008

http://www.magnoliaepa.com/scholarship.html

 Honors College Scholarship (JSU)

Deadline February 15

Deadline for applying to Honors College- August 15 

Alcorn State University

Army ROTC 4-Year Scholarship

Visit https://schlr4yr.usarmyrotc.com/rotc/Schlr4yr/index.htm

Cappex.com,

the Web site that tells you which colleges want you before you apply, is giving away $25,000.00 in scholarships

Log on to www.cappex.com/scholarships and apply today!!!!!!! 

ESF Scholarship Essay

www.esfweb.com

National Guard COLLEGE FIRST Enlistment Option

www.1-800-GO-GUARD.com

Mississippi State University

The Adkerson School of Accountancy offers scholarships to qualifying freshmen.  These four scholarships range from $1,000.00-$10,000.00 based on ACT score, G.P.A., and other activities.

The John C. Stennis Scholarships in Political Science are offered by Mississippi State University’s Department of Political Science.  They are provided to highly qualified entering freshman and community college graduates.  The scholarship includes an Educational Enhancement Fund stipend of $1,600.00 per student used  for internship in Washington D.C.

The University of Mississippi

Luckyday Scholarship - Each year, The University of Mississippi awards Luckyday Scholarships ranging from $2,000.00 to $7,000.00 per year.  http://www.olemiss.edu/student_life/luckyday/index.html

The Christine and Clarence Day Scholarship—one of the largest scholarships available at The University of Mississippi—will be awarded to the outstanding high school graduate interested in pursing a major in business at Ole Miss.  The Day Business Scholar will receive $40,000.00 ($10,000.00 per year) for four years of study at Ole Miss.

Junior Auxiliary of McComb Camp Sunshine Scholarship

Now Available

MTAG

Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)

In 1995, the Mississippi Legislature established the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG) which offers financial aid assistance to Mississippi residents attending state approved public and nonprofit two-year and four-year eligible colleges and universities.  The primary objective of the MTAG is to provide educational opportunities for students who wish to pursue post-secondary education in the state.

Application Deadline:  September 15th

Available to the student who:

• Meets all eligibility requirements by the designated deadline date
• Is a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior.  Students working on a second vocational certificate, second associate's degree, second bachelor's degree, graduate degree or professional degree are not eligible.
• Is a resident of Mississippi for one year prior to enrollment in college and provides MTAG supporting documents
• Is accepted and enrolled full-time in undergraduate course work at one eligible Mississippi college or university.  Full-time enrollment is defined as the completion of twelve semester credit hours or nine trimester credit hours of undergraduate course work.  Audits are not counted as enrolled or completed hours.
• Receives less than the full Federal Pell Grant as determined by the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Our office uses the latest version of the results of the process FAFSA to determine an applicant's Pell Grant eligibility.
• Does not receive any combination of student financial aid, including MTAG, in excess of cost of attendance or financial need as established by the institution.
• Completes the online web application and has all supporting documents on file with the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid by the deadline date of September 15th

High School senior applicants must meet the general requirements listed above and these academic requirements:

• Have achieved a cumulative 2.5 high school grade point average on a 4.00 scale after a minimum of seven semesters.
• Have scored a minimum of 15 on the ACT.  Scores resulting from the national testing of the ACT are the only accepted scores for state eligibility.  Residual test scores are not acceptable.
• A minimum score of 720 on the SAT I test may be substituted for the ACT test score.

Home School applicants with less than 12 college hours must meet the general requirements listed above and these academic requirements:

• Submit a home school transcript showing the course work that corresponds to that of a high school graduate for the ninth through twelfth grades
• Have scored a minimum of 15 on the ACT.  Scores resulting from the national testing of the ACT are the only accepted scores for state eligibility.  Residual test scores are not acceptable.
• A minimum score of 720 on the SAT I test may be substituted for the ACT test score.

Other first-time applicants:  Students that have completed 12 or more college hours must meet the general requirements listed above and this additional academic requirement:

• Have achieved a cumulative 2.5 grade point average (GPA) as reported by the institution you last attended or reflected on an official transcript from the last institution you attended.

Renewal:  All continuing participants must meet the general requirements listed above and the following additional requirements:

• Maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA evaluated after each semester based on grades received electronically from your institution
• Exhibit satisfactory academic progress as established by the institution.  No student may receive MTAG for longer then eight (8) semesters or twelve (12) trimesters or the normal time required to complete one certificate, one associate degree or one bachelors degree; whichever comes first.
• Renew the application by completing the online web application each year and submit any supporting documents requested by the deadline date
• Continue to maintain Mississippi residency.  At least one parent of a dependent student must continue to maintain Mississippi residency for student to remain eligible for the MTAG program
• Have maintained continuous full-time undergraduate enrollment each semester.  Full-time enrollment is defined as the completion of twelve semesters credit hours or nine trimester credit hours of undergraduate course work. Audits are not counted as enrolled or completed hours.  A student that enrolls for a minimum of 12 undergraduate semester hours or 9 undergraduate trimester hours and receives MTAG then later withdraws or drops one or more courses does not meet this continuous full-time enrollment requirement; even if, their college considered the student full-time for the semester.

Award Amount and Length of Eligibility:  MTAG awards may be up to $500.00 per academic year for freshman and sophomores and $1,000 per academic year for juniors and seniors.  Funds will be made available to eligible participants for eight (8) semesters or the normal time required to complete the degree program, whichever comes first.  MTAG awards are subject to proration which means that award amounts may be less than the amounts stated above.

Bumpers

January 18 – March 31, 2008

This year’s contest will kick off on Friday, January 18, 2008 and run through March 31, 2008. As always, the contest is open to all Mississippi high school juniors or seniors. To compete, students simply visit any Bumpers Drive-In location in Mississippi during the contest dates to pick up their passport entry form. They travel around Mississippi visiting 12 different Bumpers locations and turn in their entry by the March 31^st deadline. It’s that easy!  For the Bumpers locations download, click here.

On Saturday, April 19, 2008, we will hold our scholarship contest drawing at Bumpers Drive-In in Ridgeland on Lake Harbour Drive at 10 a.m. from all qualified entries received. The following scholarships will be awarded:

• TWO $10,000 scholarships – to be eligible for these two grand prize scholarships, the winners must be attendance at the April 19^th scholarship drawing

• One $5,000 scholarship

• One $2,500 scholarship

• One $1,000 scholarship

• SIX regional scholarships of $2,000 each. A winner will be chosen from each region of the state – North, Delta, Central, East, Southeast and Southwest

• FIVE additional $1,000 scholarships – to be eligible for these five scholarships, the winners must be in attendance at the April 19^th scholarship drawing

• One $2,500 scholarship for a Jackie’s International team member who meets the same criteria and contest requirements as all other participants. The team member must be actively employed with Jackie’s International at the time the scholarship is awarded

Please note that all participants attending the drawing on April 19^th and wishing to be eligible for the “on-site” scholarships must present their qualifying receipt at registration that morning. To be fair to all participants, the students themselves must be present. Parents and others will not be allowed to substitute for students.

All participants who complete the contest will receive a Bumpers Travelers Card for Free Meals for a Year from Bumpers by mail in late May 2008.

For the 2008 Official Contest rules, please click here. Please remember that all passports must be signed by the student accepting the official rules to be eligible. For students who will not be 18 years of age by the March 31^st contest deadline, a parent or legal guardian signature in the appropriate area of the passport entry form is also required to qualify.

For any questions or more information, please feel free to email us at info@bumpersdrivein.com.

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)

The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) is for first-year undergraduate students (eligible to receive up to $750) and second-year undergraduate students (eligible to receive up to $1,300).  The ACG eligibility criteria are listed below:

• To be eligible for an ACG, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen;

• Be Federal Pell Grant eligible;

• Be enrolled full-time in a degree program;

• Be enrolled in the first or second academic year of your program of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution;

• Have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study (after January 1, 2006, if a first-year student, and after January 1, 2005, if a second year student);

• Not have been previously enrolled in an undergraduate program (if you are a first-year student); and

• Have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the first academic year (if you are a second-year student).

• FAFSA on the Web will predetermine if you are eligible to answer the ACG questions.  If you have submitted a paper FAFSA and have received your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicating that you may be eligible to answer the ACG questions, call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4FED-AID.  You may also contact the financial aid office at your school for assistance regarding ACG.