OMF Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded each year to young men and women entering the freshman class at The University of Mississippi, unless otherwise designated by specific scholarships. The number of scholarships varies from year to year, depending on turnover of existing scholarships and availability of new scholarships. Each scholarship is for $2,250 per semester per full-time student (minimum of 12 credit hours) for eight semesters (fall and spring only).
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Characteristics of an OMF Scholar
An OMF scholar is committed to academic excellence, community service and leadership.
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Opportunities for and Responsibilities of all OMF Scholars
- Maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, unless otherwise designated by scholarship donor.
- Taking and passing Introduction to Speech.
- Attending regular one-on-one meetings with cluster groups and leaders.
- Attending regularly scheduled group meetings/dinners/seminars.
- Joining campus organizations during first year with expectations of leadership in these organizations in later years.
- Developing relationships with mentors.
- Demonstrating newly acquired leadership skills through community program involvement.
- Completing required reading and participating in discussion of readings.
- Communicating with donor on regular basis.
Failure to meet any responsibility will necessitate placing student on probation for one semester. Failure to meet these responsibilities for two consecutive semesters will result in the loss of the scholarship.
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For more information about receiving an Ole Miss First scholarship, please contact:
Cindy May
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
cmay1@olemiss.edu
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