Top 60 Missouri Scholarships in September 2024

Introducing the Bright Flight Program, a golden opportunity for Missouri residents who are high school seniors with exceptional ACT or SAT scores. This prestigious scholarship is exclusively for those who have achieved a composite score in the top 3 percent of all Missouri students or in the top 4th or 5th percentiles. If you're ready to embark on a full-time educational journey at a Missouri postsecondary institution, seize this chance to shine with the Bright Flight Program.Show Less

Are you a Black, college-bound high school senior or current college student who will be enrolled in an accredited university for this upcoming academic year? If so, you may be eligible for the Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest! Each quarter, the contest awards $8,000 to the top four (4) applicants who submit an essay (500 words or less) or a video (3 minutes or less) about how someone they know has (1) inspired them and (2) given them the confidence to achieve their goals. The scholarship is offered four times a year, with deadlines every March, June, September, and December. Bear in mind that applicants must also reside in a state with Regions Bank full-service branches to apply. To find out whether or not your state is eligible, keep on reading. If it is, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

The Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarship is available to students who exhibit academic excellence, leadership skills, and community involvement and have a demonstrated financial need. Residents of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia are welcome to apply. Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated employees, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to apply. Students who have or plan to participate in intercollegiate athletics through an athletic scholarship are not eligible to apply.Show Less

The Buck Rogers Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance for college to high school seniors and undergraduate residents of Missouri studying communications. Students interested in outdoor communication seeking a professional certificate, associate, or bachelor's degree are encouraged to apply.Show Less

Are you a Missouri college student and public safety officer who has been left disabled in the line of duty? Alternatively, are you the child or spouse of a public employee who was left killed or disabled in the line of duty? If so, consider applying for the Public Safety Officer or Employee's Child Survivor Grant Program. The program is open to college students under 24 years of age in Missouri who either have been left disabled themselves or have a relative who was left disabled or killed in the line of duty. Missouri's Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development provides this program to provide support to public employees and their families, especially those who have experienced hardships and challenges. Thus, every year, the Department awards multiple applicants with funding to partially cover their tuition at a Missouri college or university. If you or a family member has been killed or disabled in the line of duty, you may be eligible for this opportunity. Show Less

Are you a college student facing economic hardship? Further, are you residing in California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, or Texas? If so, consider applying for Macy's Emergency Scholarship Fund! The scholarship is open to full-time university students residing in the listed states/regions who are experiencing emergency financial need. Events that will qualify students for this scholarship include the following: change in family income, loss of job, death of an immediate family member, natural disaster, eviction or home foreclosure, burglary, and fire. Each year, the scholarship awards multiple recipients up to $500 to support them during their times of need. If you're a college student in California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, or Texas that has been impacted by an unexpected hardship affecting your education, we encourage you to apply! Show Less

Are you an aspiring K-12 educator from Missouri? If so, consider applying for the Teachers Test Prep "Pass the Torch" Scholarship! Each year, the scholarship awards two $5,000 awards: one to an aspiring elementary educator, and one to an aspiring secondary school educator. In addition, all finalists will receive a $100 Amazon gift card and one year of free access to any of Teachers Test Prep's Core Plus Online Prep Programs to help them pass the credentialing exams required by their state. Funds are awarded directly to the recipients to help pay for living expenses that financial aid typically doesn't cover so they can focus more time on preparing to become a credentialed teacher. To apply, interested individuals must submit an ~6-minute video in which they "tell their story." If you're an aspiring elementary or secondary school educator from Missouri, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

The Missouri Education and Training Voucher Scholarship provides financial assistance to residents of Missouri who have been in foster care. Graduating high school seniors or undergraduates between the ages of 18 - 21 studying for a professional certificate, associate, or bachelor's degree are encouraged to apply.Show Less

The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund is offered to students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate ornamental horticulture program or related discipline at a four-year institution, must be currently enrolled in good standing and must carry a full-time compliment of courses at time of application and during the semester the scholarship is granted. Also, student must be in a junior or senior standing at time of application in a four-year curriculum (having completed the first two years and at least two horticulture courses) or a graduate student standing in a horticultural masters or doctoral program. If this sounds like a good opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

Are you a Missouri student with a history of performing well on the Advanced Placement exams in math and science? If so, you may be eligible for the Advanced Placement Incentive Grant! This opportunity is open to Missouri public high school students who have scored three (3) or higher on two Advanced Placement exams in the fields of math and/or science. Subjects like Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics C, Physics 1, Physics 2, and Statistics are eligible. To qualify, applicants must have received an award under the Access Missouri Student Financial Assistance Program or the A+ Scholarship Program in the same academic year. Even if your award amount is zero, you can still be eligible for this grant. If you fit these criteria, don't miss out on this chance to excel and be rewarded for your hard work!Show Less

The Elaine Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund honors the legacy of Elaine Chapin by providing financial support to students impacted by multiple sclerosis, whether directly or as a family member. Applications are accepted from November 1st to April 30th, with scholarships up to $1,000 awarded to deserving students. To be eligible, applicants must be US citizens who are currently or will soon be enrolled in an accredited college, university, vocational, or technical school within 300 miles of Elaine Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund's St. Louis (Missouri) offices. Recipients will be chosen based on financial need, academic standing, and the impact of multiple sclerosis on their lives. If you're an eligible incoming or current post-secondary student whose life has been impacted by multiple sclerosis, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

The ISL Midwest Senior Scholarship awards ten $1,000 college scholarships to high school seniors residing in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wisconsin who will attend an eligible U.S. college in the Fall following their high school graduation. To be eligible, applicants must be legal United States residents and be set to attend college in the U.S., physically or virtually, following their high school graduation. There are no income, grade point average, or class rank requirements. If you're a college-bound high school senior residing in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wisconsin, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

The AISES Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors and current college students from states served by the BNSF Railway. Students who are American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, First Nation, or other indigenous peoples of North America and are seeking a bachelor's degree in designated fields of business or science, are welcome to apply.Show Less