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💰 University of Missouri-St Louis Merit Scholarships

Total Scholarships
25
Automatic
11
In-State Awards
$2,500-$7,500/yr
Out-of-State Awards
$2,500-$7,500/yr
Multi-Year Awards
$30,000 total
Typical Requirements for Automatic Merit
Requirements vary by scholarship

University of Missouri-St Louis offers 25 merit scholarships. Awards run $2,500-$7,500/yr for out-of-state students. Against tuition of $35,112, students receiving the largest award pay about $27,612 a year before other aid.

What you'd actually pay at University of Missouri-St Louis

Tuition & fees
$35,112
Largest annual award
$7,500
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Students receiving it pay about
$27,612/yr

Tuition and fees only — housing (about $13,502), books and travel are extra. Awards must still be won and may carry renewal conditions. Need-based aid is separate and may reduce this further.

Official Scholarship Information
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Automatic merit scholarships at University of Missouri-St Louis — no separate application

11 awards granted on your admission application, based on GPA and test scores.

Academic Scholarship
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for admission on or before March 1", "no separate scholarship application required for admission-based scholarships"]
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Associates Degree Completion Incentive Scholarship
Full-time Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,000 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for those who apply by March 1"]
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Chancellor's Scholarship
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for admission on or before March 1", "no separate scholarship application required for admission-based scholarships"]
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Chancellor's Transfer Scholarship
Full-time Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,000 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for those who apply by March 1"]
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Curators' Scholarship
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for admission on or before March 1", "no separate scholarship application required for admission-based scholarships"]
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General Freshman Merit Scholarships (Curators, Chancellors, Gold, Red, & UMSL)
Award
$2,500-$6,500/yr in-state
$2,500-$6,500/yr out-of-state
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for admission on or before March 1", "no separate scholarship application required for admission-based scholarships"]
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General Transfer Merit Scholarships (Curators, Chancellors, Gold, Red, & UMSL)
Award
$2,500-$6,000/yr in-state
$2,500-$6,000/yr out-of-state
Full-time Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,000 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for those who apply by March 1"]
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Metropolitan Rate
These scholarships are available to US Citizens or permanent residents and can only cover non-resident charges.
Eligibility: Students’ residency statuses are reviewed when they are admitted to the university. If a student is considered a non-Missouri resident at the time of admission, they will automatically be considered for a Non-Resident Scholarship or the Metropolitan Rate.
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UMSL Bound Scholarship
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for admission on or before March 1", "no separate scholarship application required for admission-based scholarships"]
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UMSL Gateway Transfer Scholarship
Full-time Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,000 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for those who apply by March 1"]
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University Scholarship
Full-time Freshman and Transfer students from Missouri and bordering states may be eligible for merit scholarships from $2,500 - $6,500 per year.
Eligibility: Admission’s scholarships are determined based on the student’s Core GPA.
How to apply: ["full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours)", "priority consideration for admission on or before March 1", "no separate scholarship application required for admission-based scholarships"]
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Other scholarships at University of Missouri-St Louis (14)

These require a separate application, or the school does not publish their eligibility criteria.

Economics Department Scholarships
Several departmental scholarships (e.g., Manjarrez Hawn and Centene Charitable Foundation Scholarship; Sharon G. Levin Scholarship; Robert L. Sorensen Scholarship; Elizabeth M. Clayton Memorial Scholarship) are awarded annually to full-time undergraduate students who have demonstrated academic merit.
Eligibility: Many scholarships require students to be full-time (12 or more hours per semester) and demonstrate academic merit; some consider financial need.
How to apply: ["contact department for application details; some require separate application"]
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Alumni Scholarship / Edward Z. Andalafte Memorial Scholarship / Other departmental awards
The Department of Computer Science offers a variety of different merit scholarships for undergraduate study available to departmental majors.
Eligibility: Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in courses taken in the department (for the Computer Science Scholarship). Boeing Company Scholars Program recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.2.
How to apply: ["submit the University's Online Scholarship Application", "some scholarships may require department preference or additional materials"]
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Boeing Company Scholars Program
The Department of Computer Science offers a variety of different merit scholarships for undergraduate study available to departmental majors.
Eligibility: Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in courses taken in the department (for the Computer Science Scholarship). Boeing Company Scholars Program recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.2.
How to apply: ["submit the University's Online Scholarship Application", "some scholarships may require department preference or additional materials"]
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Computer Science Scholarship
The Department of Computer Science offers a variety of different merit scholarships for undergraduate study available to departmental majors.
Eligibility: Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in courses taken in the department (for the Computer Science Scholarship). Boeing Company Scholars Program recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.2.
How to apply: ["submit the University's Online Scholarship Application", "some scholarships may require department preference or additional materials"]
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Dean's Non-Resident Scholarship
These scholarships are available to US Citizens or permanent residents and can only cover non-resident charges.
Eligibility: Students’ residency statuses are reviewed when they are admitted to the university. If a student is considered a non-Missouri resident at the time of admission, they will automatically be considered for a Non-Resident Scholarship or the Metropolitan Rate.
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Gateway Scholarship (non-resident / expanded program)
These scholarships are available to US Citizens or permanent residents and can only cover non-resident charges.
Eligibility: Students’ residency statuses are reviewed when they are admitted to the university. If a student is considered a non-Missouri resident at the time of admission, they will automatically be considered for a Non-Resident Scholarship or the Metropolitan Rate.
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Goldwater Scholarship award
$7,500/yr
The scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per academic year.
Eligibility: Awarded on the basis of merit to students who are Sophomores or Juniors during the current academic year and who have excellent academic records and demonstrate interest in and potential for careers in Mathematics, the Natural Sciences, and Engineering.
How to apply: ["apply through Goldwater Scholarship web site; departmental contact advised"]
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Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP)
These scholarships are available to US Citizens or permanent residents and can only cover non-resident charges.
Eligibility: Students’ residency statuses are reviewed when they are admitted to the university. If a student is considered a non-Missouri resident at the time of admission, they will automatically be considered for a Non-Resident Scholarship or the Metropolitan Rate.
How to apply: ["Application required"]
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Morris K. Udall Scholarship (listed)
The Morris K. Udall Scholarship is offered to students studying environment, Native American health and tribal policy; details on funding are on the Udall Foundation site.
Eligibility: Offered across a multidisciplinary range of disciplines; applicants are expected to include coursework in ethics and public policy and community service experience.
How to apply: ["apply via Udall Foundation web site"]
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Named Scholarships (Honors College)
Each year, the Honors College selects twenty-five local, rising seniors students to become St. Louis Scholars; five of those students will be selected to become Opportunity Scholars, receiving an all-inclusive scholarship and more. Named Scholarships require a separate application and often an essay.
Eligibility: Opportunity Scholars are local rising seniors selected by the Honors College; Named Scholarships vary and require separate application processes.
How to apply: ["separate application required for Named Scholarships (including essay)", "Named Scholarships require application via AcademicWorks link provided"]
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Opportunity Scholars / St. Louis Scholars
Each year, the Honors College selects twenty-five local, rising seniors students to become St. Louis Scholars; five of those students will be selected to become Opportunity Scholars, receiving an all-inclusive scholarship and more. Named Scholarships require a separate application and often an essay.
Eligibility: Opportunity Scholars are local rising seniors selected by the Honors College; Named Scholarships vary and require separate application processes.
How to apply: ["separate application required for Named Scholarships (including essay)", "Named Scholarships require application via AcademicWorks link provided"]
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Provost's Non-Resident Scholarship
These scholarships are available to US Citizens or permanent residents and can only cover non-resident charges.
Eligibility: Students’ residency statuses are reviewed when they are admitted to the university. If a student is considered a non-Missouri resident at the time of admission, they will automatically be considered for a Non-Resident Scholarship or the Metropolitan Rate.
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Regional Achievement Awards
These scholarships are available to US Citizens or permanent residents and can only cover non-resident charges.
Eligibility: Students’ residency statuses are reviewed when they are admitted to the university. If a student is considered a non-Missouri resident at the time of admission, they will automatically be considered for a Non-Resident Scholarship or the Metropolitan Rate.
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Truman Scholarship award
$30,000 total
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards 30,000 merit based scholarships to college students who wish to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or public service.
Eligibility: Candidates must be nominated by their current institution; eligible students should be junior-level with a superior academic record and committed to a career in public service.
How to apply: ["institutional nomination required; follow Truman Foundation application process"]
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Deadlines that affect merit consideration at University of Missouri-St Louis

Regular Decision
Rolling

Common questions about University of Missouri-St Louis scholarships

How much merit aid does University of Missouri-St Louis give?

Published awards range $2,500-$7,500/yr. University of Missouri-St Louis lists 25 merit scholarships in total.

Does University of Missouri-St Louis give merit scholarships to out-of-state students?

Yes. Awards for out-of-state students run $2,500-$7,500/yr.

Is there a full-ride scholarship at University of Missouri-St Louis?

Not a full ride. The largest published award covers about 21% of tuition.

When is the scholarship deadline at University of Missouri-St Louis?

Merit consideration usually follows the admission deadline, which is Rolling. Confirm scholarship-specific dates with the financial aid office.

💡 Tip: Award amounts and cutoffs change year to year. Confirm current figures with University of Missouri-St Louis's financial aid office before making decisions — or check their scholarship page.

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