Foundation Scholarships Awarded by the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office

Foundation Scholarships Awarded by the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office

The MTSU Financial aid & Scholarship Office awards approximately 70 endowed Foundation Scholarships. Some of these scholarships require a scholarship application. Other scholarships do not require a scholarship application. Please note the Fine Print details listed below, which apply to all scholarships awarded by the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office.

For more information about each scholarship and its criteria, visit our scholarship search tool. Click on "Category Search", then choose Financial Aid as the awarding department. Click the "Search" button to see a list of all scholarships awarded by the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office.

Scholarship Application Required

To be considered for the following scholarships, a student must submit a "Consolidated Application for Scholarships through the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office" by February 15.

Application: Consolidated Application for Scholarships through Financial Aid & Scholarship Office

Alice Strickland Memorial Scholarship
C. Franklin Weakley Scholarship
Cliff Gillespie Scholarship
Cullum Family Scholarship
Dr. Mel and Caroline Scarlett Scholarship
Gale Jonelle Prince Centennial Scholarship
Gentry Moffitt Scholarship
James W. and Martha C. McClendon Memorial Scholarship
John S. Kleban Scholarship
Joshua Edgar Huffman Scholarship
Ken Shipp Scholarship
Kennon Centennial Scholars
L/P Bill and Rita Lynch Scholarship
L/P Blair and Minnie Russell Scholarship
L/P Bob Womack Scholarship
L/P Cecil J. Cates Memorial Scholarship
L/P Dorothy and Robert McLean Scholarship
L/P Drs. Creighton and Elizabeth Rhea Scholarship I
L/P Elizabeth and Creighton Rhea Scholarship III
L/P Ernest and Frances Smith Scholarship\
L/P Forrest Paschal Scholarship
L/P Frank and Mary Esther Crosslin Scholarship
L/P General Leadership Performance Scholarship
L/P George and Charlotte Gardner Scholarship
L/P Herman Jackson Memorial Scholarship
L/P Jack McFarland Memorial Scholarship
L/P Jerry and Veronica Wauford Scholarship
L/P Lois and Joe White Smith Scholarship
L/P Murfreesboro Charity Circle Memorial Scholarship
L/P Roy and Pearl Verble Scholarship
L/P Sarah Pinkleton Elrod Scholarship
L/P Sun Trust Scholarship
M.G. and Lillie Potts Thompson Scholarship
President's Ball Scholarship
Richard Paul Garvin Scholarship
Rotary Club Scholarship
Rotary Club Terry Weeks Scholarship
SouthEast Bank Scholarship
Tracy Strickland Memorial Scholarship
Waggoner Foundation Scholarship
Whitney Stegall Scholarship

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No Application Required

To be considered for the following scholarships, a student must meet the stated requirements by February 15. For freshmen and transfer students who will first enroll in the summer or fall term, the student must apply for admission and submit all required documents (application fee, transcripts, test scores for freshmen, etc.) by the deadline to be considered.

Alton Julian Endowed Scholarship
Aramark Scholarship
ASCE Scholarship
Belt Keathley Memorial Scholarship
Bennie R Jones Memorial Scholarship
Bertha and JW Orr Scholarship
Bob Abernathy Scholarship
Don and Hanna Witherspoon Endowed Scholarship
Drs. David and Lorraine Singer Scholarship
Emmett & Rose Kennon Scholarship
First Generation Endowment Scholarship
Harpeth Annual Scholarship
Howard Kirksey Memorial Scholarship
John Woodfin Scholarship
Katheryn Hay Scholarship
Leonard and Sylvia Anderson Annual Scholarship
Lester Carver Memorial Scholarship
Mary R. Hoover Endowed Scholarship
McLean Presidential Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Licker and Family Memorial Scholarship
Music City Mustang Club
R. Eugene and Anne Smith Scholarship
R. Fred and Cathryn P. Nance Scholarship
Steve Lannom Memorial Scholarship
Stones River Auto Club Scholarship
William and Albert Pallot Scholarship

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The Fine Print

The GPA and test scores used for scholarship determinations will vary, depending on the student type:
- Incoming freshmen and first-time freshmen who started at MTSU for the current spring semester: GPA and test scores on file with the Admission Office at the time of the scholarship review will be used. These typically include the 6th-semester GPA (after the junior year) and the highest ACT or SAT score through the December test date.
- Incoming transfer students: The GPA on file with the Admissions Office at the time of the scholarship review will be used. This typically includes grades through the most recent fall semester; the GPA will be calculated based on an MTSU institutional formula and therefore may vary slightly from the GPA at your prior institution.
- Current MTSU students (including students who transferred to MTSU for the current spring semester): The GPA listed on the transcript as "Overall Combined" will be used.
For scholarships which require a scholarship application, all applicants will receive a response in late spring regarding whether they were selected as a scholarship recipient. For scholarships which do not require an application, only students who receive scholarships will be notified.
Award letters will include an agreement form which must be signed and returned.
Recipients must meet GPA, enrollment and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements to maintain continuing eligibility. For more information about SAP requirements, please visit MTSU's Satisfactory Academic Progress webpage.
Recipients must be US citizens or permanent residents.
In the event that MTSU offers multiple scholarships to a student, only one scholarship from the MTSU Financial Aid & Scholarship Office (including the Buchanan Fellowship) can be accepted. A student may receive a university scholarship in addition to a Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship.
A student's total aid including scholarships cannot exceed his or her budgeted Cost of Attendance (COA). If you have questions about your COA budget, please contact your financial aid counselor.
Due to the nature of endowed scholarships, award amounts and the number of recipients will vary from year to year; a scholarship may not be awarded for a particular year, depending on available funding and other factors.
The awarding of scholarships is based on the availability of funds and the criteria set forth by the appropriate governing bodies, and is subject to change without notice.

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