George C. Brooks Scholarship
Minimum qualifications
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Enrollment at MU the first semester after high school graduation
- Member of an ethnic group that is under-represented in higher education (African-American, Hispanic & Native American)
- High school seniors with a minimum ACT composite score of 25 or 1130 SAT(Critical Reading + Math)
Award amount
- Missouri resident: $7,500 per year
- Non-Missouri resident: $7,500 plus nonresident tuition waiver
Application process
Potential Brooks Scholars should apply for admission to MU and submit official transcripts and test scores no later than January 1 of their senior year in high school. Qualified applicants will then be identified by MU's Office of Admissions and invited to submit an essay. This essay will be considered the application for the Brooks award and is due January 13 of the student's senior year in high school. Based on the essay and other factors, selected candidates will be invited to campus for an interview in February to determine Brooks award recipients.
Renewal
Renewable for an additional three years. Students can receive the scholarship for a maximum of eight regular (fall or spring) semesters, or until receiving a bachelor’s degree, whichever occurs first.
To remain eligible for the award, recipients must:
- Remain continuously enrolled at MU for each regular (fall and spring) semester
- Enroll for a minimum of 12 MU credit hours each semester (fall and spring)
- Complete at least 24 graded credit hours each academic year
- Maintain a cumulative MU grade point average of 2.5 or higher
- Participate in the MAP program through Academic Retention Services.
Failure to meet the renewal criteria will cause the recipient to be ineligible to receive the scholarship for the following academic year. If at the end of that academic year the renewal criteria listed above are met, the scholarship will be reinstated for the next academic year. However, all regular semesters of enrollment are counted toward the eight-semester limit of receiving the award.
Non-Missouri-resident students whose out-of-state fees are paid by another source are not eligible to receive out-of-state fee waivers through automatic scholarships.
Exceptions to any of the above renewal requirements must be requested in writing to muarsscholarship@missouri.edu or:
Academic Retention Services
101 Student Success Center
Columbia, Mo 65211-6310
Additional information
Not transferable among the campuses of the University of Missouri system.