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International Academic Excellence Scholarships (Premier, Champion, Magnolia, Legacy)

University of Mississippi, United States

Scholarship overview

Automatic merit scholarships for incoming first-year undergraduate students who attended secondary school outside the United States. Awards depend on high school GPA on the U.S. 4.0 scale and are renewable for four years.

No separate application is needed: admitted applicants receive an award letter based on GPA.

Award Information

  • Incoming first-year international undergraduate who attended secondary school outside the U.S.
  • Admission to the University of Mississippi
  • Meet the minimum English proficiency requirements
  • Mississippi Premier: 3.9-4.0 GPA on U.S. scale, limited to 20 awardees per country per academic year, awarded in order of admission
  • Mississippi Champion: 3.75-3.89 GPA
  • Mississippi Magnolia: 3.5-3.74 GPA
  • Mississippi Legacy: 3.25-3.49 GPA
  • Mississippi Premier: $28,893 per year for 4 years (93% of tuition per year)
  • Mississippi Champion: $12,000 per year for 4 years (40% of tuition)
  • Mississippi Magnolia: $9,500 per year for 4 years (32% of tuition)
  • Mississippi Legacy: $5,000 per year for 4 years (17% of tuition)
  • Cannot be stacked with the ACT/SAT scholarship; the higher-value award is applied

No separate scholarship deadline; awards are issued after admission. Premier awards go in order of admission up to the per-country limit.

  1. Apply for admission to the University of Mississippi.
  2. Meet the English proficiency minimums.
  3. Once admitted, receive the award letter based on GPA.

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How selection works

Automatic, by GPA band on the U.S. scale; Premier limited to 20 awardees per country per academic year in order of admission.

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