University of Missouri, Kansas City

A part of Kansas City’s thriving urban core, UMKC brings together its students and the city it calls home. Not only does UMKC offer an amazing education experience with top-notch faculty and skills that go directly from the classroom to the real world, but also the convenience of big city living without the outrageous price tag.

There are three major categories of scholarships at UMKC- Automatic, Competitive and Academic Unit (program of study). The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office awards Automatic Scholarships to incoming students and also administers a Competitive Scholarship application each year. Although our office handles most of the scholarships available at UMKC, many Academic Units also have their own scholarships.

International Students looking for additional scholarships to finance their education at UMKC, should research these private scholarships.

University of Missouri, Columbia

The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia, Mo., as the first public university west of the Mississippi River and the first state university in Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase territory. MU provides all the benefits of two universities in one — it's a major land-grant institution and Missouri's largest public research university.

Considered one of the nation's top-tier institutions, Mizzou has a reputation of excellence in teaching and research, and is the flagship campus of the four-campus University of Missouri System. It is one of only 34 public universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities. MU offers more than 286 degree programs — including 40 online degree options — and is designated as comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

In 2006-2007, MU undergraduate students received over $59,000,000 in scholarship aid, both internal and external.