Competitive Scholarships

First-year students with outstanding academic and leadership record are invited to compete for the Prairie Scholars Award and the Morris Scholars Award.  To be eligible for consideration, students must be accepted to UMM and submit the competitive scholarship application supplement (see below) by the December 15th deadline.  Recipients will be selected during a competitive interview process held at UMM in early February. 

Prairie Scholars Award

A full tuition scholarship; renewable for up to four years. 

Morris Scholars Award

A $5,000 per year scholarship plus a one-time $2.500 scholarly stipend.  The $5,000 per year portion of this award is renewable for up to four years.  The stipend may be used during the second, third, or fourth year at UMM to engage in an eligible scholarly experience (e.g. to study abroad, to participate in a research or artistic project, or to travel to academic conferences).

Competitive Scholarship Application Supplement