University of Mississippi Scholarship 2025/2026

The University of Mississippi is an American public university founded in 1844. Its campus is in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. It is the oldest public university in Mississippi and the state’s largest by enrollment.

The University of Mississippi Scholarship 2025-2026 is an international program targeting students worldwide who wish to study for a bachelor’s degree in the United States. The scholarship is worth between $3,900 and $23,454, and students may be awarded financial aid for a total of four academic years towards a first bachelor’s degree only.

This scholarship is generally non-deferrable and non-transferable, though it is renewable, provided the recipient can maintain high academic performance and grade requirements.

Tuition Fees

International students pay around $9,414 in additional non-resident tuition for undergraduate courses at the University of Mississippi. Tuition is assessed by credit hour, and non-residents pay an additional fee.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, applicants must;

• Be international students
• Provide evidence of their English through one of the following (PDT TOEFL, TOEFL iBT, TOEFL Paper Based Test ITP, TOEFL My Best™ Score, IELTS, PTE-A, Password Skills Test)
• Be prospective students of an undergraduate degree program.
• Have a High School cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 4.00 on a 4.00 U.S. scale.
• Have graduated from a high school outside of the USA.
• International students who are externally funded (e.g., by their government) may not qualify for these scholarships.

Eligible Courses

• Arts
• Business and Accountancy
• Communication and Media
• Education
• Engineering
• Health and Social Services
• Humanities
• Interdisciplinary Programs
• International Affairs and Languages
• Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology
• Social Sciences, Law, and Policy

Scholarship Benefits

University of Mississippi Scholarships offers recipients scholarships that range from $5,000 to $25,068, or approximately 18.5% to 91.8% of undergraduate tuition. This means the scholarship will cover between 9% and 55% of the total cost of study, which includes tuition fees, housing, meals, books, and health insurance.

Scholarships are generally credited towards non-resident fees and resident tuition fees. They may be combined with other scholarships but not exceed the full non-resident fee or resident tuition.

Application Procedure

• Visit the university’s webpage.
• Apply for admission to an undergraduate program.
• Upload the following documents;
• Pre-qualification degree
• Copies of academic transcript,
• Certificates of English language proficiency
• Personal statement
• Copy of passport.
• Submit the online Special Programs & Scholarships Application.
• The scholarships are generally offered based on a student’s academic merit; they vary according to a student’s earned high school grades (minimum 3.25 out of 4), availability of funding, underrepresented country designation, and English proficiency scores.

Deadline/Expiration: January 10, 2025