Statewide and Online Scholarships

Statewide/Online Scholarships 

Gulstad Full-Tuition Scholarship

Two full-tuition scholarship (up to $12,150 per year) will be awarded each fall and spring to a transfer student interested in studying at one of CMU's extended sites or online. The scholarship will be applied to tuition only and cannot exceed the tuition amount charged for the semester it's awarded. This scholarship may not be combined with other CMU scholarships.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be enrolled at least half-time
  • Must be a current student at a Missouri community college partner completing an associate’s degree
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale
  • Be accepted to CMU as a degree seeking student completing their first bachelor’s degree (part-time or full-time)
  • Apply and be eligible for the Gulstad Achievement Transfer Scholarship
  • The award amount received each semester is based on the number of hours enrolled in at CMU

This scholarship is automatically renewable for up to two additional years towards the declared undergraduate degree if the recipient maintains continuous enrollment at CMU (Fall – Spring, Summer optional), completes all enrolled coursework successfully, and maintains a minimum CMU GPA of 3.0. Scholarship proceeds will not exceed Institution costs determined after grants have been received. 

To apply, students must submit the Gulstad Achievement Scholarship application below by June 1 and January 1.

Gulstad Achievement Scholarship

Multiple scholarships are awarded in the fall and spring semesters to transfer student interested in studying at one of CMU’s extended sites or online. Recipients will be awarded up to $1,000 split between two semesters in the same academic year. The award amount received each semester is based on the number of hours enrolled in at CMU. Recipients enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours) in a semester at CMU will be awarded $500 and those enrolled part-time (6-11 credit hours) in a semester will receive a $250 award. The scholarship will be applied to tuition only and cannot exceed the tuition amount charged for the semester it's awarded. Scholarship proceeds will not exceed Institution costs determined after grants have been received. This scholarship may not be combined with other CMU scholarships.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be enrolled at least half-time
  • Newly admitted transfer student completing their first bachelor’s degree
  • Completed or be within one semester of completing:
  • An associate's degree from a community college (associate degree must be confirmed before award is processed)
  • or minimum of 60 semester hours from another 4-year college/university
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
  • U.S. citizen or legal resident
  • The award amount received each semester is based on the number of hours enrolled in at CMU


To apply, students must submit the Gulstad Achievement Scholarship Application.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early. The priority date for this scholarship is June 1 for fall applicants and November 1 for spring applicants. Applications received after these dates will be considered if funds remain. 

Gulstad Achievement Scholarship RENEWAL

Previous Gulstad Achievement Scholarship recipients continuing their undergraduate degree may reapply one time. Recipients enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours) will be awarded $1,000 and those enrolled part-time (6-11 credit hours) will receive a $500 award. The number of renewal scholarships available each year is dependent on available funds.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be enrolled at least half-time
  • Minimum CMU GPA of 2.75
  • Successful completion of all academic coursework in the previous award year at CMU
  • The award amount received each semester is based on the number of hours enrolled in at CMU

To apply, students must submit the Renewal Application. This scholarship may not be combined with other CMU scholarships. Scholarship proceeds will not exceed Institution costs determined after grants have been received. 

The RENEWAL application deadline is August 1 for fall applicants and January 1 for spring applicants.

CGES PTK Scholarship

The CGES Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship is awarded to transfer students who are a PTK member and enrolled full-time at one of CMU’s extended sites and/or online. Recipients will be awarded $1,000 split between two semesters in the same academic year.

The scholarship will be applied to tuition only and cannot exceed the tuition amount charged for the semester it's awarded. Scholarship proceeds will not exceed institutional costs determined after grants have been applied. This scholarship may not be combined with other CMU scholarships.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be enrolled full-time
  • Be accepted to CMU as a degree seeking student completing their first bachelor’s degree
  • Have completed an associate's degree from a Missouri CMU partner community college (associate degree must be confirmed before award is processed)
  • Submit proof of PTK membership. PTK members may acquire proof of membership via PTK portal or by providing a copy of their PTK certificate
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
  • Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident

This scholarship is automatically renewable for a total of six (6) semesters of undergraduate study provided the recipient maintains status as a full-time CMU undergraduate student each semester, remains in good academic standing, and maintains a CMU residential GPA of 2.75 or better.

To apply, students must submit the PTK Scholarship Application.

The priority deadline for this scholarship is Friday of the first week of each semester.

Prison Ed Scholarship

Only students in the CMU Prison Education Program who are incarcerated at the beginning of the academic term are eligible for the Prison Ed Scholarship. These students receive scholarships up to the amount of tuition and fees.  Other funding sources can be applied to cover student billing, such as Pell, SEOG, MO Access Grant, and Fast Track Grant. 

Per Department of Education regulations, incarcerated students are not eligible to receive a refund from any type of financial aid, so all funding requests are only up to the amount of the cost of attendance. Excess funding is removed and returned to the funding source. Students are also not eligible to apply for or receive federal education loans while incarcerated.

If a student is released in the middle of an academic semester, their Prison Ed Scholarship is continued until the end of that semester, and then they are transitioned to the CGES cost of attendance. Students who have been released from incarceration for the entire duration of an academic term are not eligible for the scholarship.  Once released, students will become eligible for federal education loans and refunds immediately assuming they have met other eligibility requirements set forth by the Department of Education.

As students are preparing to be released, they may be eligible to purchase a laptop from CMU to continue their studies, but individuals will be billed for this expense; it is not included in the Prison Ed Scholarship award.