Financial Aid & Scholarships

Visit and fill out the online FAFSA application at: www.fafsa.ed.gov. You should apply each year as soon as possible, after January 1st, for the upcoming school year.

Please note: Financial aid is not available to unclassified students. Classified students with questions regarding financial aid should direct all financial aid questions to Betty Yeatman. Contact information is listed below.

Important requirements:

Make sure you return the signature page within 14 days or you will have to start the application process over.

You must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours of graduate courses during the semester you will be receiving financial aid.

What happens after your application is submitted?

Approximately 30% of all applications each year will be selected by the processor for a process of review called verification. If your application is selected, you will be notified and you must submit the following documents to the Department of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at MSU:
1. Signed copy of your (and your spouse's, if married) Federal Income Tax Return.
2. Signed copy of your parents' Federal Income Tax Return (if you were required to apply as a dependent student).
3. Completed Federal Verification Worksheet.

For more information about financial aid, contact:

MSU Student Financial Aid
Betty Yeatman (Distance Education and Loan Coordinator)
Garner Hall P.O. Box 6035
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: 662-325-2450 or 662-325-3990
E-mail: betty@saffairs.msstate.edu
Internet: http://www.sfa.msstate.edu/

For more information about scholarships and grants, contact:

MSU Office of Admissions & Scholarships
101 Montgomery Hall P.O.Box 6334
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: 662-325-2224
E-mail: admit@msstate.edu
Internet: http://www.admissions.msstate.edu/scholarships/