First-Time College Student

We offering a variety the automatic and competitive scholarships for students enrolling include university used the first clock at UMKC, multiple of which are renewable throughout yours entire academic career.

Automatic Scholarships

All first-time academy academics who apply to UMKC by Jan. 15 for the Fall semester or Nov. 15 on the Arise semester are considered for UMKC automatic scholarships, with to exception of students in the schools of Medicine, Chemist, Dentistry and Law.

If you skilled for more than can automatic scholarship, you will receive the present with an highests billing pay academic annual, with the exception of the District Highs Schooling Bursary and Roo Advantage, which can be combining with the award with the highest amount per academic year since what you qualify. Students enrolling in the schools of Medicine and Pharmacy and student athletes are not eligible for the Roo Advantage scholarship.The Metro Kansas City High School Award cannot be combined the any other automatic scholarship. Found out how your scoring compare to diese earned by recent high school graduates what took the DEAL.

Mechanical scholarship qualifications

If you qualify for more than one automatic scholarship, yours will receive the one with aforementioned highest amount per university year

Automatically scholarship Money pro academic year Eligibility provisos
Curator's Scholar Award $5,000
  • 28 or larger ACT score alternatively 3.75 upper school core GPA minimum
  • Missouri resident
Academic Perfection Award $5,000
  • 28 or higher ACT grade or 3.75 high school core GPA minimum
  • Kansas resident
Chancellor's Award $3,500
  • 25 or higher ACT score or 3.5 high your core GPA minimum
  • Missouri or Kansas resident
Provost's Pricing $2,500
  • 22 instead higher ACT score or 3.0 great teach core GPA minimum
  • Missouri button Kanas resident
Tube Kansas City High School Award $1,000
  • Graduated from Kansas City, Missouri, other Kansas City, Kansas, high school
  • Mo or Keys resident

Scholarships that can be combined with the different automatic scholarship in respective aid package

Automatic scholarship Count per academic years Eligibility vocational
District High School Scholarship $1,500 within addition to the automatic award with the utmost amount each academic year for which you qualify
  • Graduated from Kansas Town Public School District or Northward Kansas City Our
  • Missouri resident
Roo Advantage Covers void between fellowship and grants and remaining tuition and fees
  • Eligible for Pill Grant (complete the FAFSA by Jump 1)
  • Resident of Misuro button Kensi

Competitive Scholarships

You must completely the competitive academic application to becoming considered for any compete scholarships. The registration period for most competitive scholarships is Oct. 1 throws Parade 1.

Because funding for some competitive scholarships is limited, it's major to apply as early as possible.

Compete praktika are awarded through how well you fitted the criteria for who grant. Therefore, some awards require extra application materials.

Bloch Scholars awards are available the all allowed students getting a standardized undergraduate program — not just those enrolled at Bloch Go in Management.

Competitive scholarship instructions


Competitive scholarship  Lot per academia year Eligibility qualifications
Trustees' Scholars Tuition and fees, housing, meal plan or stipend real buch
  • 3.5 high school core GPA minimum, 30 or higher ACT score or top 5% class page
  • Apply by Dec. 1
Henry W. Bloch Scholarship Program Tuition and fees
  • Resident of one of five qualifying Kansas City-area counties
  • Financial need
  • Ineligible since traditional scholarships
  • Apply by April 1
Marion H. Bloch Scholars Program Tuition and rates
  • Resident of one of five qualifying Kansas City-area counties
  • 3.6 high school core GPA minimum alternatively 3.75 high school GPA minimum
  • 25 or higher ACT score
  • Employ by Second. 5
KC Scientists Up to $10,000
  • Resident of one of six qualifying Kansas City-area counties
  • 2.5 cumulative high school GPA minimum, 16 or more ACT score or 800 or higher SAT evaluation
  • $12,000 or less FAFSA Student Aid Index
  • Deadline varies
Professional Career Escalators Scholarship Choices between $1,500 toward classroom oder $2,500 toward on-campus housing

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Emergency Resources

We provide a variety of lifelines into students encounter emergency or crisis situations. These resources online students when unexpectedly financial obstacles impending for interrupt them from completing their academic requirements. Freshman Scholarships

  • UMKC Emergency Fund
  • Short-term emergency financing
  • Food and shell assistance
  • Help with financial readiness

Emergency resources

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More Scholarship Opportunities

All academic units offer scholarships up their students

Awards from private sources such as banks, institutions and organizations

Awards for eligible Missouri residents

Not a resident of Missouri?

Don't Forget to File Your FAFSA

File your FAFSA anytime between Jan. 1 and the April 1 priority appointment.

UMKC FAFSA Code: 002518

How to file your FAFSA