Missouri Colleges and Scholarships

Matching Missouri Colleges

University of Missouri-Columbia

Four or more years; Public; $28,992 average out-state tuition; $10,017 average in-state tuition

Washington University in St Louis

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $57,750 average out-state tuition; $57,750 average in-state tuition

Missouri State University-Springfield

Four or more years; Public; $15,400 average out-state tuition; $7,196 average in-state tuition

Saint Louis University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $48,100 average out-state tuition; $48,100 average in-state tuition

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Four or more years; Public; $26,331 average out-state tuition; $9,579 average in-state tuition

University of Central Missouri

Four or more years; Public; $15,495 average out-state tuition; $7,758 average in-state tuition

Southeast Missouri State University

Four or more years; Public; $14,031 average out-state tuition; $7,461 average in-state tuition

Missouri College Scholarships

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Missouri Blue Scholarship for Law Enforcement

Missouri Department of Public Safety

$5,000 Varies See Details
 

Missouri Blue Scholarship for Law Enforcement

Missouri Department of Public Safety

award

$5,000

deadline

Varies
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Thomas M. Stetson Scholarship

American Ground Water Trust

$2,000 June 30, 2024 See Details
 

Thomas M. Stetson Scholarship

American Ground Water Trust

award

$2,000

deadline

June 30, 2024
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Bright Flight Scholarship

Missouri Department of Higher Education

Up to $3,000 Varies See Details
 

Bright Flight Scholarship

Missouri Department of Higher Education

award

Up to $3,000

deadline

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Minority Natural Resource Scholarship - CFM

Conservation Federation of Missouri

$1,000 January 31, 2025 See Details
 

Minority Natural Resource Scholarship - CFM

Conservation Federation of Missouri

award

$1,000

deadline

January 31, 2025
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Ed Stegner Natural Resource Scholarship

Conservation Federation of Missouri

$1,000 January 31, 2025 See Details
 

Ed Stegner Natural Resource Scholarship

Conservation Federation of Missouri

award

$1,000

deadline

January 31, 2025
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Charles B. Bell Conservation Scholarship

Conservation Federation of Missouri

$1,000 January 31, 2025 See Details
 

Charles B. Bell Conservation Scholarship

Conservation Federation of Missouri

award

$1,000

deadline

January 31, 2025
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Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarship

Conservation Federation of Missouri

$1,000 January 31, 2025 See Details
 

Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarship

Conservation Federation of Missouri

award

$1,000

deadline

January 31, 2025
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Shane Dean Voyles Memorial Scholarship

American Legion - Department of Missouri

$750 April 20, 2024 See Details
 

Shane Dean Voyles Memorial Scholarship

American Legion - Department of Missouri

award

$750

deadline

April 20, 2024
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Intel PhD Fellowship Program

Intel Foundation

Varies Varies See Details
 

Intel PhD Fellowship Program

Intel Foundation

award

Varies

deadline

Varies
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Arkansas Health Education Grant Program

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

Varies July 01, 2024 See Details
 

Arkansas Health Education Grant Program

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

award

Varies

deadline

July 01, 2024
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About

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City, near the center of the state on the Missouri River. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state.

Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 14th century. When European explorers arrived in the 17th century they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764. After a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory. Missouri was admitted as a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise. Many from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland.

Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and California Trail all began in Missouri. As a border state, Missouri's role in the American Civil War was complex and there were many conflicts within. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business. Today, the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.

Missouri's culture blends elements from the Midwestern and Southern United States. The musical styles of ragtime, Kansas City jazz, and St. Louis Blues developed in Missouri. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and lesser-known St. Louis-style barbecue, can be found across the state and beyond. St. Louis is also a major center of beer brewing; Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world. Missouri wine is produced in the nearby Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks. Missouri's alcohol laws are among the most permissive in the United States. Outside of the state's major cities, popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake, and Branson.

Well-known Missourians include U.S. President Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Chuck Berry, and Nelly. Some of the largest companies based in the state include Cerner, Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, H&R Block, Wells Fargo Advisors, and O'Reilly Auto Parts. Missouri has been called the "Mother of the West" and the "Cave State"; however, Missouri's most famous nickname is the "Show Me State."

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