House of Representatives

State of Tennessee

 

Contact: Kara Watkins (615) 741-1975

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dear Friends:

Below is information regarding scholarship opportunities that may be of interest to you or someone you know.

Sincerely,

Representative Donna Rowland

 

Deadlines Near for Scholarship Seekers
MTSU Offers Advice, Resource Options

Prospective and returning MTSU students seeking merit scholarships and awards for the 2009-10 academic year must submit all their information by the priority deadline of December 1, 2008 according to MTSU Admissions and Financial Aid officials.

“There is no separate scholarship application form,” Said Lynn Palmer, director of admissions at MTSU.  “By applying for admission, you are in the pool to be considered for merit scholarships.”

Each student should submit an admission application, official ACT or SAT test scores and an official transcript to the admissions office.  Information mailed with a December 1 postmark will meet the deadline.  Students who apply between December 2, 2008 and February 15, 2009, may be considered if funding is available.

Merit scholarships and awards include National Merit and National Achievement Finalist, Valedictorians and Salutatorians and Chancellor, Presidential, Buchanan Fellowship, Academic Service, Provost and Raider scholarships.  Transfer applicants must submit official college transcripts.  The scholarship deadline for transfer applicants is February 1st.

In addition to academic scholarships on our scholarship Web page (at www.mtsu.edu), we have links to foundation (and other) scholarships,” said David Chambers, associate director of financial aid.  “Some of them have December 1st deadlines but others don’t have deadlines.”

Persons having questions about scholarships should contact Julie Hughes, scholarship coordinator at MTSU, at (615) 898-5096.

To be eligible for state and federal loans and apply for lottery scholarships, Chambers suggests that students or prospective students fill out a FAFSA form, available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

“To maximize their chance for state aid, students need to complete FAFSA during February,” he said.  “The state ran out of state grant money in February last year.”

For more information about admissions to MTSU, call (615) 898-2111 or check the web site www.mtsu.edu.