School of Agriculture

Scholarship Information

Scholarships in the School of Agriculture are available to students majoring in one of our five undergraduate degree programs:  Agribusiness, Animal Science, Fermentation Science, Horse Science, or Plant & Soil Science. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of specific requirements of the donor, and include criteria such as academic performance, financial need, and student involvement in extracurricular activities.

Freshman Scholarships

Freshman Scholarships are available to students majoring in a program offered by the School of Agriculture. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of specific requirements of the donor, academic performance, financial need and student involvement in extracurricular activities. Applications for scholarships are due, or need to be postmarked by April 1, evaluated by the scholarship committee, and recipients are announced by email to the students as quickly as possible.

One-half of the monetary award is available during registration of the following fall semester. Scholarship applicants will be re-evaluated at the end of the fall semester to verify they have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or above, and will then be eligible to receive the second half of the scholarship for the spring semester.
*Freshman scholarship application link: https://mtsu.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CzAau0SXDztWzc

Specific scholarships available include the following:

  • Tennessee Rehabilitation Corporation – 4 @ $1,000.00; Criteria include economic need, ability to successfully complete degree, involvement in extra-curricular activities. Recipient must be a resident of Tennessee and have an agricultural/rural background.
  • Joe Jack & Jerry Dement Scholarship
  • Adams Family Foundation Scholarship
  • Cliff Ricketts Endowed Scholarship
  • Agriculture Endowment Fund

Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Scholarships

Applications for scholarships are due by March 1 each year, evaluated by a group of faculty/staff, and recipients are announced at the annual Agricultural Awards Banquet, normally held in April. Monetary awards are available during registration of the following fall semester, and the amount of the award is dependent upon funds available from scholarship fund or endowment.  Half of the award amount will be applied to the fall tuition, and the other half applied to spring tuition.  Scholarship recipients are required to be full-time students (minimum of 12 credit hours per semester). 
*Upperclassmen and transfer student scholarship link: https://mtsu.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2rV4sXHo64jstQW

Specific scholarship available include the following:
Adams Family Foundation Scholarship 

Agriculture Endowment Scholarship 

Belle Meade Fermentation Science Scholarship 

Billy & Burton Towry Scholarship 

Boxwood Farm Scholarship 

Campbell Family Endowed Scholarship 

Carolyn Gill Endowed Scholarship 

Catherine Ellington Scholarship 

Fowler and Ruth Nickle Scholarship 

Harley W. Foutch Endowed Scholarship 

Hayden Memorial Scholarship 

Heritage Farms Scholarship 

Hugh Burrum Memorial Scholarship 

Jerry Williams Endowed Scholarship 

Joe Jack and Jerry Dement Endowed Scholarship 

Larry and Nancye McElroy Agriculture Scholarship 

Mark Allen Moskovitz Scholarship 

Molson Coors Fermentation Science Scholarship 

Paul Cantrell Agribusiness Scholarship 

Robert Alexander Scholarship 

Robert Garrigus Endowed Scholarship 

Robert Jarrell Memorial Scholarship 

Tennessee Council of Cooperatives Scholarship 

Theodore C. Bigger Scholarship 

Thomas Franklin Rowlett Jr Memorial Scholarship 

Scholarships for Horse Science majors:
Kitty Adams Endowed Scholarship 

Joan Hunt Memorial Scholarship 

W. Cross Scholarship 

Mark Moskovitz Scholarship 

Seve Scholarship 

Tennessee Horse Council 

Click here for more detailed information on each scholarship.

Applications are DUE by MARCH 1 each year.

Additional financial aid is available through the following MTSU agencies:

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