NEMS ASU ALUMNI CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Purpose
It is the organization’s purpose to provide a supplementary scholarship of $1000.00 to
help pay qualified educational expenses of graduating seniors who will be attending
Alcorn State University.
Note: Qualified education expenses include tuition and fees; and course-related expenses
such as books, supplies, and equipment. Room and board, travel, research, clerical help,
and non-required equipment are not qualified education expenses.
Requirements for eligibility
· U. S. citizen
· Applicant must be a graduating senior or high school equivalency from a local
area high school(s)
· GPA 2.5 or above
Selection Criteria
· GPA 2.5 or above
· Has met entry-level requirements and has been accepted to Alcorn State
University.
Kelzie Odea Davis
Hometown: Tupelo, MS
2015 Graduate Tupelo High School
Granddaughter of
Calvin "Fred" Davis Class of '65 Inductee ASU Sport Hall of Fame Sept. 2000
Major: Animal Science
Former 2016 - 2017 Scholarship Recipient
Career goal: To become a Veternarian
About Alcorn: "I love my dad's university!"
Iris Rose Lee
Hometown: New Albany, MS
Major: Nursing
(Iris has applied to transfer to the ASU Nursing School in Natchez MS .)
Former 2016 - 2017 Scholarship Recipient
Career goal: To become a Nurse Practitioner
About Alcorn: "I'm so glad I go to ASU!"
UNVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Full Academic
Full scholarships are awarded to enrolling Freshmen with a composite score of 24 or above on the ACT or its equivalence on the SAT and a 3.00 or better High School Cumulative Grade Point Average on a 4.00 scale. This scholarship is renewable each year provided the student maintains a 3.50 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average. This scholarship covers room, board, tuition and fees, and a $350.00 book allowance. The recipient of this scholarship must be a first time freshman.
Zambrian Johnson
Hometown: Okolona, MS
Major: Nursing
Former 2016 - 2017 Scholarship Recipient
Career goal: To become a pediatric nurse practitioner
About Alcorn: "Alcorn State makes you feel right at home. There are people willing and ready to help you whenever needed!"
Partial Academic
Partial scholarships are awarded to students with 22 or 23 on the ACT or its equivalence on the SAT and a 3.00 or better High School Grade Point Average on a 4.00 scale. This scholarship covers tuition and fees and also provides an additional $150.00 for books. This scholarship is renewable provided the student maintains a 3.00 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average. The recipient of this scholarship must be a first time freshman.
Valedictorian
Valedictorians will receive a full academic scholarship per academic year. This scholarship provides an additional $200.00 for books. This scholarship is renewable each year provided the student maintains a 3.00 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average. The recipient of this scholarship must be a first time freshman.
Salutatorian
Salutatorians will receive a partial academic scholarship per academic year. This scholarship provides an additional $150.00 for books. This scholarship is renewable each year provided the student maintains a 3.00 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average. The recipient of this scholarship must be a first time freshman.
Community College Transfer Graduates Scholarship/Aid Package
Packages are available for qualified community college transfer applicants. For details, please click here.
Qualified applicants may receive only one of the above scholarships.
The Full, Partial, Valedictorian and Salutatorian Scholarships are awarded to those qualified students who have never attended a Community College, College, University, Vocational-Technical College or any school beyond high school before entering Alcorn State University.
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