Scholarships and Financial Aid

The languages, cultures and religions department provides many scholarships. Below are the scholarships offered by our department. You may also qualify for additional university scholarships, including some MSU Annual Scholarships. The office of financial aid provides information about university scholarships, grants and loans.

Unless noted, all scholarships require at least the submission of the MSU Annual Scholarship Application by March 1. If additional application materials are required, the details are included within the scholarship’s description below.

Please know that the languages, cultures and religions scholarship committee may contact you for a personal interview.

College scholarships

In addition to departmental scholarships, there are also college scholarships available for undergraduate and graduate students. These include:

  • Strong Family Graduate Scholarship
  • J.C. and Sara Young Scholarship

Community Foundation of the Ozarks scholarships

Along with scholarships at Missouri State, consider applying for the James P. Robinson Scholarship!

  • This scholarship (usually around $850-$1000) is available through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks scholarship portal.
  • In order to qualify, you must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and either have taken or be currently enrolled in REL 131 or REL 332, with 12 hours of college course work (3 hours in REL) completed.

Be sure to check out the other scholarships offered by the CFO that might be available to you!

LCR Departmental Undergraduate Degrees Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Bachelor of Science Modern Languages (comprehensive or non-comprehensive): you must have declared the major and completed (or be enrolled in) at least 15 hours of required courses towards the major, min GPA 3.0
  • Global Studies Bachelor of Arts: you must have declared the major and completed (or be enrolled in) at least 15 hours of required courses towards the major, min GPA 3.0
  • Religious Studies BA/BS: you must have declared the major and completed (or be enrolled in) at least 15 hours of required courses towards the major, min GPA 3.0

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Departmental Graduate Degrees Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • MASLA: you must have completed (or be currently enrolled in) at least 15 hours of required courses, min GPA 3.0
  • Please note that GAs/TAs are not eligible for this award.
  • MA Religious Studies: you must have completed (or be currently enrolled in) at least 15 hours of required courses, min GPA 3.0

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Dual Credit Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Have earned at least 6 credits in prior language study through LCR Dual Credit, and
  • Be currently enrolled in a LCR language course, and
  • Have maintained a GPA of 2.5.

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Foreign Language Institute Award

Value

Amount varies year to year based on availability of funds. Typically $500.

Application

Complete the LCR FLI Award application by April 15.

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Be enrolled in a current FLI course as a Missouri State student, and
  • Have completed (or be currently enrolled in) at least 6 hours of language courses in a less-commonly taught language, and
  • Have maintained a GPA of 2.0, and
  • An additional letter of recommendation from the FLI Coordinator or your current FLI instructor will be required

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Graduate Certificate Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Have declared a LCR Graduate Certificate, and
  • Have completed (or be currently enrolled in) at least 6 hours of required courses towards one of the graduate certificates, and
  • Have maintained a GPA of 3.0 in your program

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Seal of Biliteracy Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Have earned at least 6 credits in prior language study and received the Seal of Biliteracy, and
  • Be currently enrolled in a LCR language course, and
  • Have maintained a GPA of 2.5.

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Undergraduate Certificate Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Have declared one of the LCR undergraduate certificates, and
  • Have completed (or be currently enrolled in) at least 6 hours of required courses towards one of the LCR undergraduate certificates, and
  • Have maintained a GPA of 2.0.

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Undergraduate Minor Award

Selection criteria

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Have declared one of the LCR undergraduate minors in a modern language,classics, or religious studies, and
  • Have completed (or be currently enrolled in) at least 6 hours of required courses towards one of the LCR undergraduate minors, and
  • Have maintained a GPA of 3.0.

All LCR awards have to be provided to and cleared by the Financial Aid Office.

Renewal criteria

This scholarship cannot be renewed.

LCR Student Travel Funding

LCR is happy to make some limited funding available to support discipline-related conference participation for advanced undergraduate majors and graduate students from its programs. The Student Application for Travel Support form is available upon request by sending an email to Jane Terry (JaneTerry@missouristate.edu). She will send you a link to the form to your Missouri State email address. Applications must be received at least 30 days prior to the event. Further information may be requested after the application has been reviewed. Please note that the funding will be provided to the successful applicant as a reimbursement, based on receipts and paperwork submitted after the student returns from the event. An application is not a guarantee of reimbursement. Students can receive only one funding award per academic year. Amounts vary, but up to $500.

MSU Foundation Scholarships

MSU Foundation Scholarships are made possible through private gifts to the University made by individuals, groups or companies. They are awarded to students each year based on a wide range of criteria: college, major/minor, high school attended, outstanding academic achievement, leadership, financial need, etc.

The Search Tool will allow you to view available scholarships. You may search using keywords or the category search filter option, however you cannot apply for scholarships using the Search Tool.

For more information, including how to apply for all Foundation Scholarship opportunities by the March 1 deadline, please visit the MSU Foundation Scholarships.