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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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).
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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