Out-of-state scholarship regulations

Red Cedar Scholarship

($1,250 annually for four years)

The Red Cedar Scholarship is awarded for tuition purposes to incoming first-year students with domestic out-of-state residency who are also dependents or grandchildren of an MSU alum.
The student recipient must enroll at MSU for the semester that the scholarship is awarded; the award may not be deferred to a subsequent semester of initial enrollment.
This award is limited to eight consecutive semesters of enrollment (fall and spring of an academic year) as an undergraduate.
This award is contingent upon the student recipient maintaining out-of-state residency for tuition purposes. Any changes in residency status, or the receipt of an out-of-state tuition waiver, will impact the student recipient’s eligibility to receive the award in the future.
The student recipient must enroll for and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester. If a student recipient is unable to enroll or complete the minimum credit load, or if it becomes necessary to drop below the minimum, prior approval must be obtained from the Office of Financial Aid. To request approval, contact es.scholarships@msu.edu. Without this approval, the scholarship may not continue.
The student recipient must remain in good academic standing with the university for the award to continue to disburse. Semesters for which the student recipient is not eligible to receive this award are included in the eight-semester limit.
The student recipient must notify the Office of Financial Aid at es.scholarships@msu.edu if enrollment at MSU is disrupted (excluding summer semester) and request an official leave of absence from the university.

Spartan Futures Grant

($3,000; renewable annually for four years)

The Spartan Futures Grant is awarded to students with domestic out-of-state residency for tuition purposes.
The student recipient must enroll full-time for the award to disburse.
This award disburses during the fall and spring semesters only.
This award is contingent upon the student recipient maintaining out-of-state residency for tuition purposes. Any changes in residency status will impact the student recipient’s eligibility to receive the award in the future.
The student recipient must remain in good academic standing with the university for the award to continue to disburse.
This award is limited to a maximum of eight consecutive semesters of undergraduate enrollment.

Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship

($3,000-$5,000 one-time award)

The Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students with domestic out-of-state residency for tuition purposes with an MSU-sponsored study abroad program in a country outside of the United States.
This award, in the amount of $3,000-$5,000, may only be used for MSU-sponsored study abroad programs or programs co-sponsored by MSU’s Office of Education Abroad and another accredited institution. Programs that require more than eight weeks abroad will qualify for $5,000, while programs consisting of eight weeks or less will qualify for $3,000. To use this award, student recipients must notify the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@msu.edu.
The student recipient must enroll at MSU for the semester that the scholarship is awarded; the award may not be deferred to a subsequent semester of initial enrollment.
This award is contingent upon the student recipient maintaining out-of-state residency for tuition purposes. Any changes in residency, or the receipt of an out-of-state tuition waiver, will impact the student recipient’s eligibility to receive the award. This one-time award must be used within the first eight semesters of enrollment as an undergraduate at MSU or before the completion of the undergraduate degree (whichever time period is shorter).
The student recipient must be in good academic standing with the university for the award to disburse.

President's Scholarship, Provost's Scholarship, Dean's Scholarship and 1855 Scholarship

(Amount varies; renewable annually for four years)

One of the following awards — President's Scholarship, Provost's Scholarship, Dean's Scholarship, 1855 Scholarship — is awarded to incoming first-year students with domestic out-of-state residency for tuition purposes. This award is contingent upon the student recipient maintaining out-of-state residency for tuition purposes. Any changes in residency status, or the receipt of an out-of-state tuition waiver, will impact the student recipient’s eligibility to receive the award in the future.
The student recipient must enroll at MSU for the semester that the scholarship is awarded; the award may not be deferred to a subsequent semester of initial enrollment.
This award is limited to eight consecutive semesters of enrollment (fall and spring of an academic year) as an undergraduate.
MSU reserves the right to adjust this award in consideration of other MSU scholarship offers.
The student recipient must enroll for and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester. If a student recipient is unable to enroll or complete the minimum credit load, or if it becomes necessary to drop below the minimum, prior approval must be obtained from the Office of Financial Aid. To request approval, contact es.scholarships@msu.edu. Without this approval, the scholarship may not continue.
The student recipient must remain in good academic standing with the university for the award to continue to disburse. Semesters for which the student recipient is not eligible to receive this award are included in the eight-semester limit.
The student recipient must notify the Office of Financial Aid at es.scholarships@msu.edu if enrollment at MSU is disrupted (excluding summer semester) and request an official leave of absence from the university.