FAQs about MSU Scholarships: Students

How will the central system, MSU Scholarships, benefit students? 

MSU Scholarships provides a central place for students to search and apply for available MSU scholarships. Eligibility is based on the scholarship’s legal criteria.

MSU Scholarships will help students: 

• Search and find scholarship and fellowship opportunities based on their qualifications. 

• Apply for scholarships and fellowships within the online application. 

• Monitor progress on scholarship and fellowships applications and awarding. 

How does MSU Scholarships work? 

Students can access MSU Scholarships at scholarships.msu.edu. Information about scholarships and fellowships will be available to anyone, but to apply individuals will need to log in with their MSU NetID and password. 

What do I need to do?

Login to MSU Scholarships using the "Login" button above and complete and submit the general application and any college or unit applications presented to you. The more questions that you answer the more opportunities that you may qualify for. 

There are two types of opportunities in MSU Scholarships: ones which you are automatically added to the qualified applicant pool based on your student information and answers to the questions on the applications, and ones which you need to manually apply to be considered. 

On the Opportunities tab in MSU Scholarships, the opportunities that use the Auto-Match application method will have "None" listed in the Action column, while those that require you to manually apply will have a green "Apply" button in this column. Once you click the "Apply" button, you may be presented with additional questions before you submit your application to that opportunity. 

Opportunities may be added through the award cycle, so it is recommended that you revisit MSU Scholarships periodically. 

Once award decisions are made, recipients will be notified via their MSU email address.  The email will instruct you on how to accept or decline the award.