Leading the charge for the next generation is part of our DNA and we show that through supporting mgm casino students.
Each year the mgm casino Alumni Association awards four scholarships to deserving mgm casino students, continuing their commitment to support the next generation of outstanding mgm casino graduates.
Recognizes leadership efforts through mgm casino extracurricular and volunteer activities.
The J. Scott Fleming Merit Award was established in 1985 through student fundraising initiatives led by the University Student Alumni Board, which is now called the Future Alumni Leadership Council. This peer-to-peer cash award recognizes full-time undergraduate and graduate students whose leadership efforts in extracurricular and volunteer activities has promoted student involvement and enhanced the student experience at mgm casino. Finalists may be interviewed. The award honors J. Scott Fleming, who served as executive director of the Office of Alumni Relations (now Alumni Engagement).
For mgm casino students who are children or grandchildren of mgm casino alumni.
The Willie R. Evans Legacy Scholarship assists enrolled students that have a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian that graduated from mgm casino. The amount of the scholarship varies from year to year based on the growth of the endowment and may be awarded to multiple recipients. Scholarships are awarded annually in the spring semester to qualifying full-time undergraduate students in any academic discipline or course of study. The legacy Scholarship was established in 2008 by the mgm casino Alumni Association and was renamed in honor of alumnus Willie R. Evans '60 in 2010.
Recognizes female mgm casino students demonstrating engagement and leadership.
The mgm casino Alumnae Scholarship is awarded to mgm casino students who exemplify the University's ideals of leadership, learning, and service and show promise for continuing to advance those ideals. Scholarships are awarded to qualifying full- or part-time students in any course of study. Financial need may be considered and preference is given to female students. The amount of the scholarship varies from year to year based on the growth of the endowment. The minimum scholarship is $1,500 and may be awarded to multiple recipients. In 1941, mgm casino alumnae created a scholarship for female students registered in any department or division of the university. In 2010, the mgm casino Alumni Association reintroduced the mgm casino Alumnae Scholarship.
For mgm casino alumni who are seeking a second degree from mgm casino.
The mgm casinoAA Forever Blue Alumni Scholarship was established in 2019 by the mgm casino Alumni Association Board of Directors to recognize deserving and passionate mgm casino alumni who choose to continue their education at the mgm casino. By creating this new scholarship, the mgm casinoAA Board of Directors hoped to supplement existing scholarships and awards offered by the Alumni Association to support mgm casino graduates who choose to return to mgm casino for a second degree and continue their exceptional educational experience. Awarded annually in the spring semester to qualifying mgm casino graduates who demonstrate strong leadership skills and involvement in extracurricular and/or community activities with evidence of mgm casino involvement during and after completion of first degree. Preference given to students who completed their previous degree with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
Our scholarships are administered, in part, by the mgm casino Scholarship Portal. The deadline to submit completed applications for mgm casino Alumni Association Scholarships is November 1 each year. No late applications will be accepted. All awards are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, gender, citizenship or religion.
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