Are you are planning to attend college in Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, or Wisconsin? If so, check out the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP). Selected schools in these states offer tuition discounts for students from Missouri. For example - a student from Missouri attending the University of Nebraska in Lincoln would pay about $9000 in tuition per year rather than the regular out of state tuition rate of $17,000. Check it out at http://www.mhec.org/index.asp?pageID=329

Lindenwood University is offering the following scholarships for students achieving a 30 or above on the ACT: 30 ACT is awarded a 14,200 Lindenwood Scholarship, $2,400 Work Study.  Students scoring 31 and above receive same scholarship in addition to the Bright Flight contribution from the Missouri Dept. of Education.
(Tuition plus room and board = $19,200 for the 2008-09 school year).

Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seek students who have made an impact in their school. local community, and beyond. To recognize these students they offer the Robertson Scholars Program. This renewable scholarship is valued at up to $200,000. For more information, go to http://www.robertsonscholars.org/

The University of Kansas offers a number of scholarships for students majoring on Music and Dance. Specific audition dates have been set and interested students will need to schedule an audition. For more information, go to http://www.arts.ku.edu/musicdance/

Carnegie Mellon University offers a variety of summer programs for current sophomores and juniors. For more details, check out http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/

The State of Missouri offers a number of scholarships for students planning to major in education and become teachers. To learn more about the scholarships and the criteria required, go to http://www.dese.mo.gov/divteachqual/scholarships/

http://www.meritaid.com is a web site that helps students find and apply for merit based scholarships. This is a free resource for students and parents.

Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH offers a number of merit and fine arts scholarships for incoming freshmen. To learn more about the school and their scholarships, go to http://www.wittenberg.edu/

The University of Dayton (a top 10 national Catholic university according to US News & World Reports) offers a variety of scholarships for their incoming freshmen with ACT scores as low as 21. First year applicants are automatically considered for an academic scholarship upon admission to UD. For more info, go to Dayton

The University of Iowa offers the Presidential Scholarship Program which is awarded to 350 outstanding applicants who will receive $12,000 scholarships.  You must have an ACT composite of 30 and a 3.8 cumulative GPA.

The Robert J Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri - Columbia offers a number of scholarships to students majoring in Business. Check out their website to learn more about the College of Business and their programs. http://www.business.missouri.edu/