Mule Grant

The Mule Grant awards first-time undergraduate degree-seeking students and transfer students with an associate degree who are residents in the state of Missouri the opportunity to attend UCM with less financial stress. This grant covers any tuition and general fees remaining after federal, state, institutional, and private/outside grants and scholarships have been applied.  Because of this, the Mule Grant amount can change based upon several factors, including the amounts of gift aid (grants and scholarships) and number of credit hours enrolled for each semester.  Note: final Access Missouri amounts are generally not known until late August, and will be updated at that time, which will also affect your final Mule Grant amount.

***All scholarships & awards (including the Mule Grant beginning Fall 2023) are available for new, first-time, freshmen up to one year, or two semesters (Fall/Spring), after graduation from high school, as long as they did not attend anywhere else post-graduation.  For example, if a student graduated from high school in May 2021, and did not attend any other college after high school, needs to start at UCM by the Fall 2022 semester, or he/she would not be eligible.

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Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be an incoming first-year undergraduate student or new transfer student with an associate degree entering Fall 2023 and beyond.
• Be a Missouri resident, and Access Missouri Grant-eligible*.
• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
• File your FAFSA by the priority deadline of April 1.** Eligible students who apply on or before the priority deadline are guaranteed an award. Those who apply after April 1 can still receive the Mule Grant on a first-come, first-serve basis until the final deadline of June 1, 2024.
• Be Federal Pell Grant eligible.
• Maintain full-time (12 hours) enrollment each semester.
• Maintain good academic standing.

Students who have all tuition and general fees covered through Pell, Access Missouri or other traditional institutional / external scholarships will not receive the Mule Grant.

*Both the student and parent on the FAFSA must be Missouri residents  to be eligible for the Access Missouri Grant.

**Generally, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 each year. Due to the delayed roll-out of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the priority deadline has been moved to April 1, 2024.

Contact Student Financial Services - Scholarship Assistance Ward Edwards 1100 Tel: (660) 543-8266 | Fax: (660) 543-8080 scholarships@ucmo.edu Send written requests to: University of Central Missouri Student Financial Services Attn: Scholarships PO Box 800 Warrensburg, MO 64093