Ron and Paula Baird EdUP Endowed Scholarship

The Ron and Paula Baird EdUp Endowed Scholarship shall be awarded to an incoming traditional Freshman who is also a first-generation college student. Eligible students must be a US citizen and have a High School GPA of 3.2 or higher. First preference will be shown to a student that attended High School in either Missouri or Kansas. Second preference will be shown to a student participating in the Missouri Southern in-state tuition program from Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas. This award is renewable following the criteria that the student reapplies after their Freshman year, has a 3.0 minimum GPA and is in good academic standing. Recipients will be selected by the University Scholarship Selection Committee.