Financial Aid

Students are required to maintain certain cumulative GPAs in order to ensure automatic renewal of  scholarships. Please read the Scholarship & Award Provisions so that you are aware of all requirements for keeping your scholarships.

Awarded to enrolled students as part of Scholarship Recognition Day held in the spring of each year. Students are selected by faculty in academic departments for awards funded by donors to Muskingum. See individual academic departments for details on scholarships offered.

Students are responsible for letting Student Financial Services know of any External Scholarships they are receiving. The scholarships must be counted as part of their financial aid and may affect their eligibility for work-study, subsidized loans and in some cases grants or other scholarships. Students may report scholarships using the View/Report Outside Awards option in Muskie Link.

Limitations are placed on the total amount of Muskingum-funded non-need based assistance which a student may receive. Please read the Scholarship & Award Provisions for more information on these limits.

Science Division Scholarship are directed toward outstanding students pursuing a degree in the natural and physical sciences. Selection of recipients is made by the Science Division. Visit the Science Division Scholarship Application.

Muskingum offers scholarships to students interested in participating or majoring in the following areas. The respective academic departments determine performance awards. Additional information on these scholarships and applications can be found by clicking on the links below:

• Art & Design
• Music
• Forensics (speech/debate)
• Journalism (print/broadcast)
• Theatre

All awards are renewable dependent upon maintenance of a specified grade-point average and participation in departmental activities.

Muskie Awards
Automatically awarded to students who meet defined GPA and ACT/SAT standards, but who do not qualify for academic scholarships.

Up to $3,000 per year

Awarded to students having one of the following Legacy connections:

• The student must be the dependent child, grandchild or sibling of a former Muskingum University student who has completed at least two years/four semesters at Muskingum University
   
• or be the sibling of a current Muskingum University student who is a dependent of the same parents.
• Other cases where an immediate family relationship with a current Muskingum student or Alumnus exist (such as: step-parent, step-sibling) may also be approved by the Financial Aid Committee.

  • Students who qualify should complete the Legacy Grant information form.

up to $1,000 per year
Automatically awarded to communicant members of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Students who qualify should complete the Presbyterian Grant information sheet.