STAR Student Scholarship

STAR Student Scholarship

Four-year award (eight semesters)

Priority Date: December 1

Award: $6,000 over four years ($1,500/year) for STAR Student during senior year of high school

Criteria:
Scholarship Resume must be received by December 1
MS Resident
Letter of verification by a high school guidance counselor, principal, or other high school official must be received by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships before August 1
*May be awarded in addition to the Freshman Academic Excellence Scholarship

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science student Andy Zhao was recently named Mississippi's TOP ALL-STAR Scholar at the 52nd Annual Education Celebration, held by the Mississippi Economic Council's M.B. Swayze Foundation. Zhao scored a perfect 36 composite score on the American College Test (ACT) with perfect combined scores of 144, and held an average of 98.26 GPA. A $24,000 scholarship provided by the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc. was presented to Zhao by Katy Pacelli, Executive Director of the Foundation.

University name: Mississippi State University