The Central Mississippi Mayors Association (CMMA) awards scholarships to senior high school students or undergraduates entering college to help cover tuition, books or fees. Applications are through December 3 through Mayors in the CMMA area, which includes the counties of Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren, and Yazoo.
Scholarships are available to individuals entering any Mississippi university, college or community college in any year (freshman, sophomore, junior or senior) as an undergraduate student. Students may utilize scholarship funds to cover tuition, books or fees only.
Applications are available for download at CMPDD.org/cmma. Applications must be typed or clearly written. Incomplete or illegible applications will not be considered, rated or returned. Applications must be received electronically or postmarked no later than 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
Official high school and/or college transcripts are required, and all community service must be verifiable. Any unverifiable community service will not receive points. No student will be eligible to receive more than one CMMA scholarship per lifetime.
CMMA will appoint a committee to review applications and assign a rating value to each application according to the rating criteria. The top four applicants will be notified and invited to an interview with the appointed committee in late February 2024. $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two students for the 2024-2025 school year. Scholarship awards will be announced no later than May 1, 2024, for the 2024-2025 school year.
For more information, contact Candace Darby with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District at 601-981-1511, ext. 240.
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