Scholarship Opportunities Available

The Truman State University Financial Aid Office has announced the availability of several scholarships.

The Beta Zeta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International is offering a recruitment grant of $120 to female students who meet the requirements.

Applicants must be high school graduates from the Missouri counties of Atchinson, Holt or Nodaway. They must have a declared major of education, a minimum GPA of 2.5 and apply in the spring before they student teach.

The application deadline for this grant is April 1.

Students interested in pursuing graduate accounting study can receive financial aid through the AICPA John L. Carey Scholarships Program. Scholarships are available to all liberal arts degree holders of any regionally accredited U.S. institution who want to pursue a CPA certificate.

Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, leadership and career interests. The awards are contingent upon acceptance in a graduate accounting program. Up to seven students annually will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship.

Visit http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/edu/jlcs.htm for more information or to apply for the scholarship. Forms are due April 11.

The Missouri Waste Control Coalition (MWCC) is offering its environmental scholarship to students who are interested in the environmental studies field. MWCC will be awarding one $500 scholarship to be used toward tuition, books and other educational expenses.

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.7 and attend or plan on attending a university or college full-time.

The deadline for this application is April 15.

Students can stop by the Financial Aid Office, McClain Hall 103 for more information about any of these opportunities.