Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)
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- Award
- Up to $2,500 per academic year, capped at tuition/mandatory fees; divided among fall/spring terms and paid to institution. Up to eight semesters/twelve trimesters or required degree/certificate completion, whichever first. Renewal normally requires 3.50 cumulative college GPA and continuous full-time completion.
- Deadline
- Mississippi State University official 2027-28 calendar confirms MAAPP application deadline September 15, 2027. State rules require supporting documents by October 15 following the application deadline; that stage is published as a recurring rule, without a 2027 year/time zone. Apply annually and monitor state requests.
- How to apply
- Submit annual MAAPP, verify account/email and monitor requests. New applicants and certain students returning after interruption supply two approved residency documents (e.g. Mississippi driver licence and FAFSA or approved state-tax/homestead/voter/vehicle records), plus official academic/test documentation and signed and notarized homeschool transcript including all courses and an unweighted seven-semester GPA on a 4.0 scale where applicable. Institution supplies enrolment/renewal grades; FAFSA alone does not apply for state aid.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Who can apply
- Mississippi legal resident, normally one year before high-school/homeschool completion. Standard school route: 3.50 cumulative school-policy GPA AND ACT 29/SAT equivalent 1330, or qualifying National Merit finalist/semifinalist designation. ACT superscores accepted. Linked current regulation provides a grades 9-12 homeschool route based on ACT/SAT without stated high-school GPA; overview instead says 3.50 and signed transcript for homeschool. Initial application within three school years after graduation; first-time college route and limited prior out-of-state credit route have separate college-GPA conditions. Cannot owe state/federal aid refund or be in default; institution general aid requirements apply.
- Good to know
- Eligible Mississippi nonprofit public/private institutions only; first certificate/associate/bachelor pathway. Continuous fall/spring full-time completion normally 12 credits each semester; summer not funded. Awards paid to institution, first toward tuition, contingent on appropriations and cost-of-attendance limits. Only one state undergraduate grant per term, choosing larger eligible award, and maximum combined eight semesters. GPA/enrolment loss has specified regain/appeal procedures; institution corrections have fall October 15 and spring March 15 verification deadlines.
- Details
- Score minimum