Mississippi Aid

Covers up to $500/year for freshman and sophomores and up to $1,000/year for juniors and seniors.

Eligibility Criteria:

Be a legal resident of the State of Mississippi for one year

Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 and a minimum of 15 on the national ACT or equivalent score on the national SAT

Is not full Pell Grant eligible.

Deadline: September 15

Covers up to $2,500/year, but may not exceed tuition and required fees at attending institution.

Eligibility criteria:

Be a legal resident of the State of Mississippi for one year

Achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5

Score a minimum of 29 on the national ACT or equivalent score on the national SAT or is a National Merit/National Achievement Finalist or Semi-Finalist

Deadline: September 15

Covers tuition and fees for no more than 8 semesters at a public institution. Students attending a private institution in Mississippi will receive an award amount equal to the average tuition costs for the public Mississippi universities. 

Applicants must:

Be a legal resident of the State of Mississippi for one year

Score a minimum of 20 on the ACT (can be a Superscore)

Have a high school cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.50 on a 4.0 scale

Complete a specific high school course curriculum

Demonstrate need by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and qualifying for a full or partial federal Pell Grant.

Meet income requirements (The combined income for student and parents must be $39,500 annually or less. The average adjusted gross income (AGI) increases by $5,000 for each additional dependent family member under age 21 other than the student)

Online Application Deadline: March 31

Supporting Documents Deadline: April 30

Covers the student’s total Cost of Attendance (COA) less all other grant aid. Students attending a private institution will receive an award amount equal to the average of the prior year’s published undergraduate COA of all public institutions less all other grant aid.

Applicants must:

Be a legal resident of the State of Mississippi for one year prior to application.

Complete the Mississippi Aid Application (MAAPP) by September 15 during the fall of the aid year for which the student is seeking aid.

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Apply through CPS for an Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) if eligible to apply.

Be younger than 25 by October 1 of the aid year for which the applicant is applying.*

Meet at least one of the following criteria:

Have been in legal custody of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (CPS) at any time since age 13.

Have lived in a qualified residential childcare agency (Mississippi Baptist Children’s Village, Sunnybrook Children’s Home, or Berean Children’s Home) at any time since age 13.

Have been adopted from the legal custody of CPS or a qualified residential childcare agency at any time since age 13.

Enroll at least part-time (minimum 6 hours) at an approved postsecondary institution in Mississippi in a program of study leading to an undergraduate certificate or degree.

*If the applicant was on active-duty status in the U.S. Armed Forces for any time before the applicant reached age 25, the number of months served on active-duty status will be rounded up to the next higher year to determine the maximum extension of age eligibility allowed.

For a list of resources to help you with the MS Aid Application (MAAPP), click below.