Spring Incoming Freshman Academic Scholarships
(for first-time freshmen enrolling for the Spring 2013 or Spring 2014 semester)

Visit our Spring Enrollees homepage for information about other scholarship opportunities.

Do you plan to first enroll in college for the Spring semester? While competitive scholarships are not available to spring enrollees, we may be able to offer an academic scholarship to first-time freshmen who first enroll in the spring and who meet minimum academic requirements, if additional scholarship funding is available for the academic year.

Scholarships At a Glance (click on each heading for more details)

• Priority Deadline: October 1
• Application Requirements: Apply for admission by priority deadline (no scholarship application required)
• Academic Requirements: Minimum of 26 ACT and 3.5 GPA (23 ACT if ranked 1 or 2)
• Award Amounts: $2000-6000 per year, for 4 years
• The Fine Print
• Continuing Eligibility Requirements

Application Requirements and Deadlines

Scholarships for first-time freshmen for the Spring semester are listed below. (Enrolling in the summer or fall? Visit our regular Freshman Academic Scholarships page.) Students who are interested in the following scholarships must have an admission application, official ACT and/or SAT test scores, and an official transcript through the prior Spring semester on file in the Admissions Office. Consideration will be given to students who apply for admission and submit test scores and transcripts by October 1 prior to enrollment at MTSU. ACT and SAT scores (without writing sub-scores) which are no more than three years old by the first day of the semester and are received by October 31, will be considered for scholarship purposes.

 

Please Note:

• We cannot guarantee academic scholarships for students who first enroll for the spring semester; the number and amount of scholarships awarded will depend on the amount of scholarship funding remaining for the current academic year after all fall enrollees are awarded.
• Applying for admission includes submitting the $25 application fee, which is required for an admission application to be processed. Students who submit an application but not an application fee will not be considered for scholarships.
• GPA and test scores on file with the Admissions Office at the time of the scholarship review will be used for awarding purposes. Typically, the GPA through the spring semester and ACT/SAT scores (without writing sub-scores) through the September test date will be used for scholarship considerations. For best results, students taking an October SAT test should include MTSU as a score recipient to increase the chance that scores arrive in time for scholarship consideration.
• We will consider your highest test score on a single national or state test date; we are unable to "superscore" (that is, combine the highest subscores from different dates) or to accept residual scores (that is, scores for tests taken individually at a testing center rather than on a national test date).

 

Academic Requirements and Award Amounts

Students who apply by the priority deadline and meet minimum eligibility requirements for the following awards will be offered a scholarship as long as funding is available.

• National Merit/Achievement/Hispanic Scholarship
  • $6000 per year
  • National Merit, Achievement, or Hispanic Semi-Finalist (based on PSAT scores)
• Chancellor
  • $5000 per year
  • 3.5 GPA & 32 ACT (1410 SAT)
• Presidential
  • $4000 per year
  • 3.5 GPA & 29 ACT (1280 SAT)
• Academic Service
  • $3000 per year
  • 3.5 GPA & 27 ACT (1210 SAT)
• Valedictorian/Salutatorian
  • $3000 per year
  • 23 ACT (1060 SAT), Ranked 1 or 2 in high school class
• Provost
  • $2000 per year
  • 3.5 GPA & 26 ACT (1170 SAT)
  • No service requirement
• International Baccalaureate
  • $1000 per year
  • 3.5 gpa
  • Will Graduate with an Inernational Baccalaureate (IB) diploma (verification form required)
  • IB Scholarship can be combined with any award except Buchanan Fellowship
  • No service requirement, unless student is also receiving a higher scholarship which requires service hours

 

The Fine Print

• No scholarship application is required, except as otherwise noted; all incoming freshmen who apply for admission by the priority deadline and meet the minimum requirements will be considered for scholarships and may receive a scholarship offer if sufficient funding is available.
• Unless noted, scholarships are granted for a maximum of 8 semesters. Scholarships are not available during the summer term.
• Only students who receive scholarships will be notified. Award letters will be sent in December 2011 and will include an agreement form which must be signed and returned. (if you are considering whether to enroll in the spring or defer to the fall, we strongly recommend that you contact us by November 20 to ask about your spring scholarship status. This will allow you to switch your application to the fall semester by the December 1 priority deadline if we will not be able to offer a spring award.)
• Scholarship recipients are required to complete 75 hours of service to MTSU each semester for all scholarships other than Provost and International Baccalaureate. For more information, visit the Scholarship Service Program webpage.
• Recipients must meet GPA, enrollment, service (where applicable), 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 funded and/or awarded by the MTSU Financial Aid Office can be accepted (except as noted). 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. For more information, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (615) 898-2830.
• 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. (That is, if scholarship funding is reduced by the state or the institution in the future, we will be required to adjust our awarding process accordingly. Such changes may not be posted on the website, due to timing reasons.)

 

Competitive Scholarships

Competitive scholarships are awarded to students who will first enroll in the summer or fall semester. Unfortunately, funding is not available for competitive scholarships for students who will first enroll in the spring semester. If you believe you may qualify and wish to be considered for one or more competitive scholarships, you will need to wait until the summer or fall term to enroll; please visit the Incoming Freshman Scholarships homepage for links to information about these awards, so that you can determine whether to delay your enrollment.

 

Continuing Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship recipients will be notified of specific scholarship requirements in their award letter and agreement form. Students are strongly encouraged to retain a copy of the award letter and agreement form for future reference, and to refer to this document periodically to ensure that they are meeting scholarship requirements. The following renewal criteria will generally be required for the specified scholarship types:

• Scholarship recipients are required to complete 75 hours of service to MTSU each semester (except as noted). Five service hours per week will be completed in an academic or administrative department. Please visit the Scholarship Service Program webpage for information about the Scholarship Service Program at MTSU.
• Students must earn an MTSU GPA of 2.75 after the first semester and 3.0 cumulative GPA after each subsequent semester, except as noted.
• Students must enroll full-time every fall and spring semester and must meet federal Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements.

 

Appeal Options

If a student is unable to meet any of the continuing eligibility criteria due to extenuating circumstances, he or she may appeal to regain eligibility by submitting supporting documentation. A student may also appeal after losing eligibility for personal or academic reasons, in certain cases. Additionally, if a student is unable to meet the GPA requirement, he or she may appeal to regain eligibility when he or she is meeting GPA requirements again. Reinstatement of the scholarship is dependent on funding and is not guaranteed, regardless of circumstances or GPA. Information about the appeal process is available on our Institutional Scholarship Appeals webpage.

 

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Updated July 2012