Speaker Series: September 9th
A Message from MTSU Regarding Scholarship Deadlines
SCHOLARSHIPS:
Chancellor: 30 ACT (1320 SAT), 3.5 GPA, $5,000 a year
Presidential: 28 ACT or (1240 SAT), 3.5 GPA, $4,000 a year
True Blue: 26 ACT (1170 SAT), 3.5 GPA, $3,000 a year
Provost: 25 ACT (1130 SAT), 3.5 GPA, $2,000 a year
Middle Tennessee State University awards an array of guaranteed academic merit scholarship opportunities to first-time, incoming freshmen based on ACT scores and GPA. To be considered for a Freshman Guaranteed Scholarships, students must be a first-time incoming freshman who plans to enroll at MTSU in the Summer or Fall semester. And, we can’t stress this enough: You must have ALL of the following on file with the Admissions Office by Dec. 1 to be considered for a scholarship:
- Admission application to MTSU
- Application fee paid
- Qualifying official ACT and/or SAT test score (without the writing subscore / only ACT/SAT scores through the December test date are considered)
- Qualifying official sixth-semester high school transcript with cumulative GPA requirement
- Must be U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- No separate scholarship application is required for guaranteed academic scholarships. Student will receive notification of the scholarship award offer by February.
If you apply and submit materials Dec. 1 and meet the appropriate academic criteria of one of our awards (see above chart), you will get a scholarship. If you don’t, you likely will not get one of these scholarships – no matter how great your credentials might be.
“It’s heartbreaking for us when we have terrific students with amazing credentials, who can’t get a scholarship at MTSU because they didn’t file by the Dec. 1 deadline,” said Andrew Oppmann, MTSU’s vice president for marketing and communications. “Whether MTSU is your destination university, or we are one of many options you are considering, we urge all qualified applicants to apply by Dec. 1,” Oppmann said. “Simply put, it’s money on the table and keeps your options open.” Oppmann said students who qualify must accept the scholarship by May 1.
The fine print:
- 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 6th-semester cumulative GPA and ACT/SAT scores (without writing sub-scores) through the December test date will be used for scholarship considerations. Students taking a December test should include MTSU as a score recipient to ensure that scores arrive in time for scholarship consideration.
- We are happy to accept a weighted GPA if one is provided by the high school, but are unable to calculate a GPA other than what is provided on the official transcript. We will consider your highest test score (without writing sub-scores) on a single national or state test date.
- Unless noted, scholarships are granted for a maximum of 8 semesters. Scholarships are not available during the summer term.
- Recipients must meet GPA, enrollment, service (where applicable), and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements to maintain continuing eligibility. In general, students receiving most MTSU Academic Merit Scholarships must earn a 3.0 cumulative MTSU GPA as measured at the end of each fall/spring semester.
- 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. For more information, email our MT One Stop at MTOneStop@mtsu.edu.
