Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP)
HELP is a Mississippi need-based grant for residents who still have a tuition gap after other gift aid. It primarily serves first-time students pursuing a first certific…
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Other regions →HELP is a Mississippi need-based grant for residents who still have a tuition gap after other gift aid. It primarily serves first-time students pursuing a first certific…
View profile →MESG is a Mississippi merit grant for residents at approved public and nonprofit private colleges. Unlike HELP, its main entry point is a strong academic record rather t…
View profile →FAITH—Fostering Access & Inspiring True Hope—provides state aid to current and former Mississippi foster youth. The program may cover up to the full cost of attendance a…
View profile →UPSKILL was created in 2026 and begins as a 2026–27 pilot for adults training in Mississippi priority sectors. Students pursue a certificate or associate degree at a par…
View profile →The Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG) is state aid for residents pursuing a first certificate, associate degree, or bachelor’s at an approved Mississippi insti…
View profile →FAITH—Fostering Access & Inspiring True Hope—is Mississippi’s scholarship for current and former foster youth. It may cover up to the full cost of attendance at an appro…
View profile →MESG is Mississippi’s merit grant for high-achieving students pursuing a first certificate, associate degree, or bachelor’s at an approved in-state institution. The publ…
View profile →MTAG helps Mississippi residents pay for undergraduate study at approved public or private nonprofit colleges. It generally offers up to $500 a year to freshmen and soph…
View profile →The agency reviews Pell eligibility, GPA, ACT, enrollment, and other grants; MTAG cannot freely be stacked with every state grant.
View profile →Up to $500 for early college years and $1,000 for upper years; full-time enrollment, 2.5 GPA, and an eight-semester cap.
View profile →The Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG) rewards academic performance and may be a different route from need-based aid. It is available to residents enrolling at an…
View profile →MTAG, the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant, may help residents who need tuition assistance but do not qualify for the maximum Pell Grant. It can be used at approved…
View profile →HELP, or the Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students, is Mississippi’s most need-focused undergraduate grant: the state office says it can cover tuition and…
View profile →Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is an honor society for students at two-year colleges and also a gateway to several funding routes. Its offerings include competitive PTK awards, s…
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