Premier Scholarships

As a Premier Scholar, you will receive educational enrichment opportunities, including:

• A shared first-year curriculum with other Premier Scholars
• A sophomore experience to prepare for the Honors Program
• A Vocation Ethics and Society capstone project
• Focused preparation for prestigious postgraduate fellowships
• Guaranteed support for at least one experiential learning opportunity such as study abroad, paid internship, paid research experience or a stipend for summer fellowship programs

You will be placed into a group of students who share similar interests. Your group will be housed in living/learning communities to provide active, interactive and dynamic settings to grow and thrive.

As a Premier Scholar, you will have a faculty/staff mentor and benefit from the built-in support systems that come from living and working with outstanding peers.

Become a Millsaps Premier Scholar. Application Requirements

You must have an unweighted minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum ACT score of 28 or 1300 on the SAT. A complete application for the Premier Scholarship includes the following:

• Standard Millsaps application or Common Application must be completed before applying for Premier Scholarship
• Premier Scholarship Application comprising the following:
  • One short essay response to provided prompts. Essays must be between 500 and 700 words.
  • Two letters of recommendation. One should be from a teacher, counselor or principal; one should be from a coach, an employer or a mentor. Letters should not come from a relative.
• Optional portfolio of work demonstrating your achievements in relevant areas (academic, artistic, performative, leadership, etc.).