Freshman Merit Scholarships are only available to First-time College students pursuing their first Bachelor’s Degree. Merit scholarships (Curators, Chancellors, Gold, Red, & UMSL) are not stackable. The University reserves the right to replace any offers with other offers of an equal total amount from other funding sources, including external sources.
A first-time college student will automatically be considered for Admissions scholarships when the student is admitted to the University. Students are given priority consideration when they are admitted on or before March 1 preceding the start of the academic year. Students must enroll at UMSL in the fall semester immediately following their high school graduation.
Frequently Asked Scholarship Questions
Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year. Priority will be given to those who apply by March 1.
Merit Scholarships are only able to be used during the Fall and Spring semesters when students are eligible. Merit Scholarships are not able to be used in the summer semester.
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,000 per year. Priority will be given to those who apply by March 1.
Merit Scholarships are only able to be used during the Fall and Spring semesters when students are eligible. Merit Scholarships are not able to be used in the summer semester.
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Curators' Scholarship |
| Renewal |
Recipients must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours between the Fall and Spring semesters at UMSL and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better. Renewable for 6 additional semesters (8 semesters total). Students may use one semester in the summer as long as they are enrolled full time. Must be classified as an undergraduate student pursuing their first Bachelor’s Degree. |
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Name |
Chancellor's Scholarship |
| Renewal |
Recipients must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours between the Fall and Spring semesters at UMSL and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Renewable for 6 additional semesters (8 semesters total). Students may use one semester in the summer as long as they are enrolled full time. Must be classified as an undergraduate student pursuing their first Bachelor’s Degree. |
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Name |
University Scholarship |
| Renewal |
Recipients must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours between the Fall and Spring semesters at UMSL and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Renewable for 6 additional semesters (8 semesters total). Students may use one semester in the summer as long as they are enrolled full time. Must be classified as an undergraduate student pursuing their first Bachelor’s Degree. |
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Name |
Academic Scholarship |
| Renewal |
Recipients must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours between the Fall and Spring semesters at UMSL and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Renewable for 6 additional semesters (8 semesters total). Students may use one semester in the summer as long as they are enrolled full time. Must be classified as an undergraduate student pursuing their first Bachelor’s Degree |
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Name |
UMSL Bound Scholarship |
| Renewal | This scholarship is renewable for up to 4 years as long as students maintain a 3.0 GPA. There is no additional application for this scholarship. It is automatic once students have been admitted to UMSL. This scholarship cannot be combined with merit-based scholarships. |
NOTE: These scholarships are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined or stacked with one another. These scholarships are open to US citizens or permanent residents.
Students receiving a Merit Scholarship (Curators, Chancellors, Gold, Red & UMSL) or a Non-Resident Scholarship (Gateway, Provost, Deans) must maintain full-time enrollment (or a minimum of 12 credit hours) each semester. If students receiving these scholarships drop to less than full-time enrollment at any point before the last day of the 50% reassessment schedule for that given semester, they will forfeit the scholarship for that term AND may lose eligibility for these scholarship types in future semesters.
Merit scholarships are typically offered in accordance with students taking 14 credit hours. The scholarship amount will be prorated if a student is enrolled in 12-13 credit hours. For additional information we encourage you to review our scholarship FAQs.
Students who do not meet the renew requirements for Merit Scholarships will be notified via their UMSL email once a year. Once notified a student can file an appeal by completing the scholarship appeal form on the Forms page and submitting it to scholarships@umsl.edu. Appeals should provide specific reasons for why the renewal requirements were not met and what changes have been made to correct the issue. There is no guarantee that any appeal will be approved. In cases where a student’s health impacted performance or their ability to meet the requirements, appropriate documentation should be provided.
