Links to Popular Threads on Scholarships and Lower-Cost Colleges

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===MICHIGAN===

Oakland University
Application deadline: March 1
Award: Full tuition (Presidential Scholar)
Requirements: 3.9 GPA, 31 ACT or 1420 SAT; renewal at 3.50 college GPA with 28 credits in first year (12 credits per semester following years)
https://www.oakland.edu/financialservices/available-financial-assistance/undergrad/#

===MISSISSIPPI===

Alcorn State University
Application deadline: 5/1
Award: tuition, room and board for four years and providing a $500 per semester book allowance and a $1,000 stipend each semester (President’s Excellence Scholarship)
Requirements: 3.0 HS GPA, 28 ACT or SAT equivalent; renewal at 3.0 college GPA
Award: room, board, tuition and a $400.00 per semester book allowance (Provost Scholar Scholarship)
Requirements: 3.0 HS GPA, 24 ACT or SAT equivalent; renewal at 3.0 college GPA
Award: tuition and also provides an additional $200.00 for books per semester (University Scholar Scholarship)
Requirements: 3.0 HS GPA, 22 ACT or SAT equivalent; renewal at 3.0 college GPA
http://www.alcorn.edu/admissions/admissions-scholarship_requirements/index.aspx

Delta State University
Application deadline: 2/1
Award: 100% tuition (Academic Excellence)
Requirements: 3.00 HS GPA, 29 ACT or 1350 SAT (not super scored); renewal at 3.0 college GPA in 30 credits per year
Award: 100% tuition (Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship)
Requirements: transfer student with Phi Theta Kappa (honor society for two year college students) membership and 3.00 college GPA in 60-140 credits; renewal at 3.00 GPA in 30 credits per year
http://www.deltastate.edu/admissions/freshmen/#scholarships
http://www.deltastate.edu/admissions/transfer/#scholarships

Jackson State University
Application deadline: 2/15
Award: Full Tuition, Room, Board, Fees and Books (Campus Only) (Presidential Academic Scholarship)
Requirements: 3.50 HS GPA in college preparatory curriculum, 28 ACT or SAT equivalent; renewal at 3.50 college GPA with 15 credits each semester.
http://www.jsums.edu/admissions/files/2017/10/hsacademicscholarshipappl.pdf

Mississippi Valley State University
Application deadline: 2/1 (6/15 for Transfer Scholarship - Valley)
Award: tuition, room, board, fees and a book allowance of $500 (Room and board charges will only be awarded if the student resides on-campus) (Presidential Academic)
Requirements: 3.0 HS GPA; 24 ACT or SAT equivalent; renewal at 3.25 college GPA in 30 credits in fall and spring semesters
Award: tuition and fees and a book allowance of $300 (Vice President’s)
Requirements: 3.0 HS GPA; 22 ACT or SAT equivalent; renewal at 3.0 college GPA in 30 credits in fall and spring semesters
Award: tuition and fees and a $200 book allowance (Green and White)
Requirements: rank #1 or #2 in high school class; renewal at 3.0 college GPA in 30 credits in fall and spring semesters
Award: tuition and a $300 book allowance (fees not included are $10 student activity fee) (Transfer Scholarship - Valley)
Requirements: AA degree from regionally accredited junior/community college with 3.25 college GPA; renewal at 3.0 college GPA in 30 credits in fall and spring semesters
https://www.mvsu.edu/prospective-students/scholarships

University of Mississippi
Application deadline: 2/15
Award: Full tuition (IS or OOS) (2017 amount is fixed dollar amount that is the same as current tuition; unclear if it increases to match tuition in subsequent years)
Requirements: 3.0 GPA, 33 ACT or 1490 SAT or 1440 old SAT CR+M; renewal has unspecified “terms and conditions”
http://finaid.olemiss.edu/scholarships/#8

University of Southern Mississippi
Application deadline: must be ADMITTED by 12/1 (but December ACT or SAT scores may be considered for scholarships)
Award: full value of tuition (in-state or out-of-state)
Requirements: 3.0 HS GPA (unweighted, college prep curriculum courses), 30 ACT or 1390 SAT (not super scored); renew every semester at 3.000 college GPA in 15 credits (one probationary semester for GPA allowed).
https://www.usm.edu/undergraduate-scholarships/freshman-academic-scholarships
https://www.usm.edu/sites/default/files/groups/office-undergraduate-scholarships/pdf/faq_admissions-based_freshman_scholarships.pdf
https://www.usm.edu/sites/default/files/groups/office-undergraduate-scholarships/pdf/faq_maintaining_my_admissions-based_scholarship.pdf
Note: for frosh entering in the fall immediately after high school graduation; no gap year frosh.
Note: National Merit Semifinalist gets the same scholarship as above; National Merit Finalist gets campus housing, meal plan, and book stipend in addition, but renewal GPA is 3.25.

===TENNESSEE===

Lee University - Cleveland, TN
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Tuition (Centennial Scholarship)
Requirements: 32 ACT or 1410 SAT; renewable in full if freshman GPA is 3.7 or above, otherwise decreases to half-tuition
http://catalog.leeuniversity.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=502#Academic_Scholarships

===TEXAS===

Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University
Application deadline: not specified
Award: Tuition + R&B + $600 for books (Regents’ Student Merit Scholarship).
Requirements: 3.50 GPA, 1260 SAT or 1760 old SAT CR+M+W or 26 ACT (writing required); renewal with 3.2 college GPA in 30 credits per year (summer courses do not count)
http://www.pvamu.edu/faid/home/types-of-aid/scholarships/university-scholarships/

Texas State University
Application Deadline: Not published
Award: Full Tuition up to 15 credits/semester ($8,000/year + OOS tuition waiver)
Requirements: Top 25% Rank or IB Diploma, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT (CR+M) (President’s Honor Scholarship); renewal at 3.25 college GPA with 28 credits per year as an undergraduate
http://www.finaid.txstate.edu/scholarships/freshman/assured.html

===UTAH===

Utah State University
Application deadline: January 10
Award: Full nonresident tuition for 1 year, full resident tuition for 3 years - encourages students to apply for Utah residency after first year (Presidential Scholarship)
Requirements: See table in link. Lowest accepted GPA is 3.6 with 36 ACT/1600 SAT. Lowest accepted test scores are 32 ACT/1450 SAT with a 4.0 GPA. Contact school for renewal criteria.
https://www.usu.edu/admissions/scholarships/freshmen