Truman-funded and automatically awarded to admitted freshman in recognition of Missouri A+ program completion. Program completion must be verified on the final high school transcript.
$500 per year
Eligibility: Truman-funded and automatically awarded to admitted freshman in recognition of Missouri A+ program completion. Program completion must be verified on the final high school transcript.
How to apply: ["program completion verified on final high school transcript"]
Bulldog Legacy — Missouri Resident
Admitted students who are children, step-children, or grandchildren of alumni of Truman, or whose sibling currently attends or graduated from Truman.
Missouri residents - $1,000 per year
Out-of-State residents - $2,000 per year
Eligibility: Admitted students who are children, step-children, or grandchildren of alumni of Truman, or whose sibling currently attends or graduated from Truman.
Bulldog Legacy — Out-of-State Resident
Award
$2,000/yr out-of-state
Admitted students who are children, step-children, or grandchildren of alumni of Truman, or whose sibling currently attends or graduated from Truman.
Missouri residents - $1,000 per year
Out-of-State residents - $2,000 per year
Eligibility: Admitted students who are children, step-children, or grandchildren of alumni of Truman, or whose sibling currently attends or graduated from Truman.
Award
$1,000/yr in-state
$1,000/yr out-of-state
Admitted students who attended Girls State or Boys State.
$1,000 per year
Eligibility: Admitted students who attended Girls State or Boys State.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Award
$2,000/yr in-state
$2,000/yr out-of-state
IB Diploma Candidate status must be noted on HS transcript for consideration. Completion must be verified on official final transcript.
$2,000 per year
Eligibility: IB Diploma Candidate status must be noted on HS transcript for consideration. Completion must be verified on official final transcript.
How to apply: ["IB Diploma Candidate status noted on HS transcript", "completion verified on official final transcript"]
Award
$1,000/yr in-state
$1,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to students who attended Joseph Baldwin Academy (JBA).
$1,000 per year
Eligibility: Automatically awarded to students who attended Joseph Baldwin Academy (JBA).
MSEP — 2025-2026 estimated amount
Award
$4,130/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students from IN, KS, MN, NE, ND, OH and WI who do not qualify for an Out-of-State TruMerit Scholarship.
MSEP amount for 2025-2026 academic year is estimated at $4,130. MSEP award value, determined annually, reduces out-of-state tuition to 150% of in-state tuition rate, with this scholarship covering the difference.
Eligibility: Automatically awarded to admitted students from IN, KS, MN, NE, ND, OH and WI who do not qualify for an Out-of-State TruMerit Scholarship.
MUST have graduated from a high school in one of the following counties: Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Knox, Macon, Linn, Sullivan.
$2,000 for students living on campus
$1,000 for students living off campus.
Eligibility: MUST have graduated from a high school in one of the following counties: Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Knox, Macon, Linn, Sullivan.
🔗 This scholarship does NOT stack with Top Scholar or TruPlus.
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MUST have graduated from a high school in one of the following counties: Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Knox, Macon, Linn, Sullivan.
$2,000 for students living on campus
$1,000 for students living off campus.
Eligibility: MUST have graduated from a high school in one of the following counties: Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Knox, Macon, Linn, Sullivan.
🔗 This scholarship does NOT stack with Top Scholar or TruPlus.
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Non-Resident Tuition Waiver — estimated out-of-state portion
Award
$9,069/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students who are spouses, dependent children or are a current/recent member of a branch of military as well as to admitted students whose non-custodial parent is a Missouri resident.
Tuition waiver covering the out-of-state portion of tuition($9,069 for 2025-2026 academic year).
Eligibility: Automatically awarded to admitted students who are spouses, dependent children or are a current/recent member of a branch of military as well as to admitted students whose non-custodial parent is a Missouri resident.
🔗 Out-of-state tuition assistance awards cannot be combined.
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Tier 1 — Missouri Resident (without test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 1 — Missouri Resident (with test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 1 — Non-Missouri Resident (without test score)
Award
$9,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 1 — Non-Missouri Resident (with test score)
Award
$10,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 2 — Missouri Resident (without test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 2 — Missouri Resident (with test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 2 — Non-Missouri Resident (without test score)
Award
$8,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 2 — Non-Missouri Resident (with test score)
Award
$9,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 3 — Missouri Resident (without test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 3 — Missouri Resident (with test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 3 — Non-Missouri Resident (without test score)
Award
$7,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 3 — Non-Missouri Resident (with test score)
Award
$8,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 4 — Missouri Resident (without test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 4 — Missouri Resident (with test score)
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 4 — Non-Missouri Resident (without test score)
Award
$6,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Tier 4 — Non-Missouri Resident (with test score)
Award
$7,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students based on their GPA and test scores.
$2,000 – $10,000 (See the TruMerit Scholarship Chart)
Eligibility: Any student eligible for the University’s TruMerit Scholarship is automatically admitted to Truman State University with only an application, transcript and verified test score.
Automatic scholarships are awarded based upon your cumulative GPA and college entrance exam scores (ACT or SAT) at the time of application.
How to apply: ["undergraduate application", "transcript", "verified test scores", "no separate scholarship application required"]
Award
$1,000/yr in-state
$1,000/yr out-of-state
Automatically awarded to admitted students who are declared Music majors.
$1,000 per year
Eligibility: Automatically awarded to admitted students who are declared Music majors.
How to apply: ["declared Music major"]