In search of brighter futures

Throughout its history, Mississippi State University has attracted capable, hard-working, and determined students. Today's students compete successfully with their peers in the country's leading universities. These students in a wide range of academic disciplines are the scientists, engineers, architects, teachers, and business and agriculture leaders of tomorrow who will help to ensure a brighter future for Mississippi and beyond.

Meeting the challenges of a new century will require the university to offer its students the best educational opportunities possible. Scholarships that allow Mississippi State to attract high-ability students will ensure that the institution's tradition of educational excellence and service to Mississippi will continue, and that deserving and capable students will have the opportunity to realize their potential.

The generous support through the years of Mississippi State alumni and friends has provided scholarships to students who excel in the critical areas of engineering, science, and agriculture. It will help attract talented students in teacher shortage areas such as mathematics, science, and elementary and special education. And it helps meet the needs of Mississippi's minority students. An expanded scholarship program will build a strong educational foundation on which the state's future will rest.

The Mississippi State University Foundation Inc. Scholarship Program not only attracts some of the country's brightest students, but also makes it possible for deserving students to receive a college education when otherwise it might not have been possible.

Now, more than ever, private scholarship funding is critical to maintaining student access to Mississippi State University. For more information or to contribute to the foundation's Scholarship Program, contact: