Heres $$ for CC transfer students - even for OOS students.

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<p>BTW...if anyone knows of other such scholarships, please post below for other parents or students to review for their needs.... :)</p>

<p>While researching some scholarship $ for another poster who is currently at a CC, I found this and thought I'd share with others who might have the same need. It's often very hard for CC students to get any merit $ when transferring to a 4 year University. So, I was happy to find these below listed scholarships</p>

<p>Please, note...
1) that some scholarships can be stacked and some cannot be stacked.
2) that only some scholarships are available for OOS students.
3) Miss State is kind of "first come/first serve" when it comes to scholarship apps, so the earlier you apply, the better your chances. </p>

<p>FYI...Mississippi State is the flagship of the state. </p>

<p>I have never been on the Miss St campus (I will be there in Nov), but several friends' kids go there and really like it. The campus is lovely, the architecture is classic red brick/columns type, and there are many very strong programs there, such as engineering, pre-health, pre-vet (it has the vet school), math and sciences. It probably has a good business school, too, but I'm not familiar with that (yet). LOL</p>

<p>Community College Transfer Scholarships - Scholarships || Office of Admissions and Scholarships || Mississippi State University</p>

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<p>Admission to the university and an online resume are required for scholarship consideration.</p>

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<li>Recipients must enroll as a full-time student the semester in which the award is received. Recipients also must remain in good standing. </li>
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<p>Mississippi State University has a variety of academic scholarships for community college transfers including scholarships for Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team, and overall academic excellence. </p>

<p>In addition to earned outstanding honors and awards, these scholarships require a competitive GPA on a minimum of 48 transferable community college hours and excellent leadership and service activities. </p>

<p>Scholarship amounts are competitive and include awards ranging from the cost of books to non-resident tuition. </p>

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<p>Community College Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship</p>

<p>Priority Date: June 1, 2010
Award: 100% scholarship for the non-resident portion of tuition
Criteria:
Completion of at least 48 hours of transferable community college courses applicable to a bachelor's degree at MSU
3.0 cumulative GPA</p>

<p>*May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa and Community College Recognition Scholarships. (see below)</p>

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<p>Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Priority Date: June 1, 2010
Award: Two-year award, $6,000 ($1,500 per semester)
Criteria:
Completion of at least 48 hours of transferable community college courses applicable to a bachelor's degree at MSU
3.25 cumulative GPA
Verification of membership in Phi Theta Kappa </p>

<h2>*May not be combined with the Community College Recognition Scholarship </h2>

<p>Community College Recognition Scholarship
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Priority Date: June 1
Award: Two-year award, $3,000 ($750 per semester)
Criteria:
Completion of at least 48 hours of transferable community college courses applicable to a bachelor's degree at MSU
3.0 cumulative GPA</p>

<h2>*May not be combined with the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship </h2>

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<p>*Applicants who receive a non-resident tuition scholarship will not be a candidate for the Alumni Waiver, except in the summer. </p>

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<p>Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team Scholarship
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Priority Date: June 1
Award: One-year award, $1,500 ($750 per semester)
Criteria:
Meets Phi Theta Kappa scholarship criteria
Named a member of the All-Mississippi Academic Team</p>

<p>*May be awarded in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship </p>

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<p>Presidential Partnership Scholarship
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Priority Date: June 1
Award: One-year award, $1,500 ($750 per semester)
Criteria: Awarded to two students from each community or junior college in Mississippi nominated by their institution's president </p>

<p>*Amounts are for fall 2010</p>

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<p>There are a lot of different schools that offer scholarships from Phi Theta Kappa, so if a student is in PTK that is definitely an avenue to search. I was offered membership but couldn’t afford to join.</p>

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<p>What is Phi Theta Kappa??? And how does one join? And how much does it cost to join?</p>

<p>Frankly, I think at least getting the OOS fees waived by Miss ST is a huge plus since their in-state rate is sooo cheap…about $5k per year.</p>

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<p>It is an honor society for two year colleges, it’s massive and I am sure has a website. At my school you needed a 3.5 to be eligible to join. There are two types of membership, general and par excellence. I am saying this from memory from last winter, but I believe general only joined you in the local chapter, cost $75, and had limited if any scholarship opportunities. Par excellence was only like $10 or $15, but then you had to earn 6 “stars” in order to officially join the national chapter. You earned the stars through community service and fundraising-- think little Caesars pizza kits and candy bars. My school’s chapter provided events we could go to for quarter and half stars, as well, and we could get up to one star for community service we did independently.</p>

<p>Note that all this requires that your CC has a PTK chapter.</p>

<p>I for one did not have the time or the money to get to the events for the par excellence membership. I joined just as my last semester was starting and I paid the initial $15 and managed to get three stars, but the events were all in the middle of the day when I had classes or I needed to drive to Detroit or pay admission to go to an event. I did lots of community service by myself and with rotoract but could only get one star for projects not affiliated with PTK. Fundraising would have been an option but historically I have not been good at those. It is definitely a VERY good opportunity for people who have the time to commit to it. Anyone interested should check out the website, there are all kinds of benefits to being a member.</p>

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<p>[Phi</a> Theta Kappa - Honor Society](<a href=“http://www.ptk.org/]Phi”>http://www.ptk.org/)</p>

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<p>^^^ </p>

<p>Sounds too complicated to do Phi Theta Kappa</p>

<p>If I needed a CC transfer scholarship, I’d try for the other ones above.</p>

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<p>Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate transfer scholarship – specifically for community college grads (highly competitive, though)</p>

<p>[Jack</a> Kent Cooke Foundation - Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/]Jack”>Resources for Community College Students - Jack Kent Cooke Foundation)</p>

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<p>oops…didn’t realize that the Miss St scholarship link for CC transfer students didn’t copy right…</p>

<p>here it is… [Community</a> College Transfer Scholarships - Scholarships || Office of Admissions and Scholarships || Mississippi State University](<a href=“http://www.admissions.msstate.edu/scholarships/community/index.php]Community”>http://www.admissions.msstate.edu/scholarships/community/index.php)</p>