University Of Missouri Columbia

Columbia, MO
University Website: https://missouri.edu/Apply Online: https://admissions.missouri.edu/apply/
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, University of Missouri–Columbia or simply Missouri) is a public research university located in the state of Missouri. In 1839 the university was founded in Columbia, Missouri, as the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The largest university in Missouri, MU enrolls 34,748 students in 20 academic colleges in the 2012–13 year. The university is the flagship of the University of Missouri System which maintains campuses in Rolla, Kansas City and St. Louis. MU is one of 34 public universities to be members of the Association of American Universities and the only one in Missouri. There are more than 267,000 MU alumni living worldwide, with almost one half continuing to reside in Missouri. The University of Missouri was ranked 97th in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report among the national universities, down seven spots from 2012.
The campus of the University of Missouri is 1,262 acres (511 ha) just south of Downtown Columbia and is maintained as a botanical garden. The historical campus is centered on Francis Quadrangle, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a number of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1908, the world's first school of journalism was founded by Walter Williams as the Missouri School of Journalism.
The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the world's most powerful university research reactor. It is one of only six public universities in the United States with a school of medicine, veterinary medicine, engineering, agriculture, and law all on one campus. The university also owns the University of Missouri Health Care system, which operates four hospitals in Mid-Missouri.
Missouri's only Division I-A athletic team is known as the Missouri Tigers and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference. The school's mascot, Truman the Tiger, is named after Missourian and former U.S. president Harry S. Truman. According to the NCAA, the American tradition of homecoming was established at the University in 1911; the tradition has since been adopted nationwide.
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University of Missouri-Columbia College Scholarships
Mark Twain ScholarshipUniversity of Missouri, Columbia Main Campus |
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award Up to $21,500 |
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ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate ScholarshipAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
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award $10,000 |
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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
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IES Need-Based Financial Aid ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $2,000 |
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Tom Berenger Acting ScholarshipUniversity of Missouri, Columbia - Department of Theater |
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award Up to $1,000 |
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Terry Perkins ScholarshipUniversity of Missouri, Columbia - Department of Theater |
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award Up to $1,000 |
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John-Ross Berneche ScholarshipUniversity of Missouri, Columbia - Department of Theater |
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award Up to $1,000 |
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James M. Miller Musical Theatre ScholarshipUniversity of Missouri, Columbia - Department of Theater |
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award Up to $1,000 |
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George C. Scott Memorial Scholarship - UMCUniversity of Missouri, Columbia - Department of Theater |
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award Up to $1,000 |
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Donovan and Peggy Rhynsburger ScholarshipUniversity of Missouri, Columbia - Department of Theater |
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award Up to $1,000 |
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