To apply for most of these scholarships, you will need to complete the UMKC Currently-Enrolled Competitive Scholarship Application, unless otherwise noted.
AAUW Independence Branch Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled female, undergraduate student
- Permanent resident of eastern Jackson County
- At least five years since high school graduation or receipt of GED prior to beginning college
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Joel C. Brown Book Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Graduate from a high school in Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, or Ray County in Missouri, or Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, or Miami County in Kansas and be a current resident of one of the above counties
- Cumulative high school gpa of 3.0, or college gpa of 2.5
- African American or Hispanic ethnic origin
- ROTC participants
Application
Alumni of the Future Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Must have completed a minimum of 36 credit hours by the application deadline.
- Must be a descendent of a UMKC graduate
- Must have a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average
- Must demonstrate financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Delta Chi Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Incoming freshman, transfer or currently- enrolled undergraduate students
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Full-time enrollment
- Preference to affiliates of Delta Chi Fraternity through membership, relative or referral by an alumnus (letter of support required)
- Leadership and community involvement
- 3.0 cumulative grade point average
Application
Mbembe Milton Smith Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- You MUST be a graduate of an accredited high school in the nine-county area.
- Must be a current resident of Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, or Wyandotte County in Kansas; or Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, or Ray County in Missouri.
- Must have maintained a non-weighted 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in high school. Other GPA scales will be converted to its equivalent on a 4.0 scale.) If currently enrolled in college, you must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA in ALL college work
- Scholarships are available to support baccalaureate-level study only.
Application
Chancellor's Currently-Enrolled Award
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled undergraduate student
- 60 credit hours completed with a 3.25 GPA or above
- not available for Medicine or Pharmacy students
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
UMKC Herman Johnson African-American Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- You MUST be a graduate of an accredited high school in the nine-county area
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You MUST be a current resident of Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, or Wyandotte County in Kansas; or Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, or Ray County in Missouri
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You MUST have maintained a non-weighted 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in high school. (Other GPA scales will be converted to its equivalent on a 4.0 scale.) If currently enrolled in college, you must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA in ALL college work
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Scholarships are available to support baccalaureate-level study only. You must be able to document that you have a minimum of 24 credit hours to complete towards your bachelors degree. In addition, students in the combined BA/MD or PharmD programs, and those who have not yet completed the 90 undergraduate hours required for the BA/JD program are eligible to receive the scholarship for the undergraduate portion of their study only
Application
UMKC Hispanic Matching Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
- Varies: UMKC matches the amount from Greater Kansas City Hispanic Scholarship (not to exceed educational fees)
Qualifications
- Incoming freshmen or transfer minority students
- Any student who receives the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Scholarship
- Apply directly to the Hispanic Development Fund
Application
- Automatic with Greater KC Hispanic Scholarship Acceptance
United Negro College Fund Matching Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Incoming freshmen or transfer minority students
- Any student who receives the UNCF Scholarship
- Apply directly to UNCF
Application
- UNCF KC Initiatives Scholarship Application
Victor Wilson Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Freshman, Transfer, Current Students
- Male students who are current and long-time residents within the official city limits of KCMO
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Competitive Scholarship Application
Clara B. Watts Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
David Snower Memorial Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time UMKC student
- Outstanding achievement
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Dudley E. Pitts Memorial Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time UMKC male students
- demonstrating good moral character and citizenship
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Eva R. Donnell Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time students
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Everett Trost Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-Time, degree-seeking UMKC student
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
- 3.0 gpa
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
First Lt. David Willock Memorial Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Male
- Full-Time, currently-enrolled UMKC student
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Florence Gordon Hall and William Syd Gordon Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-time, currently-enrolled UMKC students
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Friends of the Truman Campus
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full or part-time students
- Permanent resident of eastern Jackson County, MO
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Gold Star Mothers Memorial Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time, students
- Veterans or their descendants
- Preference to junior, senior, or graduate students
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Herbert and Maxine Christensen Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-time, degree-seeking student
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Howard E. Huselton Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-time, currently-enrolled UMKC student
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Independence Jaycees and Jaycee Wives Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time students
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average
- Resident of Independence, MO for at least one year
- Preference to those employed full-time or handicapped
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Independence Young Matrons Endowment Fund
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-time students residing in eastern Jackson County, Missouri
- Graduated in uppper 25% of high school class of an eastern Jackson County school
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
James and Charlotte Lipscomb Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-time, currently-enrolled UMKC undergraduate students
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
James J. Burkholder Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time students
- Preference to members of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at UMKC
- If no fraternity members qualify, Dental and/or Arts and Sciences students considered
- financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Jesse Sherman Gundlach Award
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled student
- Missouri resident
- Majoring in the Natural Sciences or Engineering
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
John Paul Morgan Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time undergraduate students
- Preference to age 40 or over
- Any field
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Ken Schultz Disabled Veterans Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Veteran of the U.S. Military with an honorable discharge
- Preference to a disabled veteran
- good academic standing
- Provide DD214 and evidence of military disability
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
LaVerne Noyes Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time student
- Direct blood descendants of World War I veterans
- Bloodline documentation required
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Mamie West Gordon and William Syd Gordon Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Full-time, currently-enrolled UMKC students
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Nell Jean Sayler Querl Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled graduate or undergraduate student in Liberal Arts
- Preference to students intending to teach at the secondary or college level
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Robert C. Montgomery Memorial Scholarship Fund
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Resident of or graduate of high school located in eastern Jackson County
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Robert L. Green Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time, UMKC undergraduates
- majoring in Money and Banking, or Economics
- Completion of the FAFSA by March 1, demonstrating financial need
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Ruth E. Tuley Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time student
- Graduated from the Independence, Missouri Public School system
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Ruthann and Geoffrey Oelsner Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time student
- Majoring in the Humanities
- Demonstrating scholarly abilities and leadership qualities
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Stein-Oppenheimer Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled graduate and undergraduate student beyond the usual college age who have family responsibilities
- 3.0 cumulative grade point average
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
Truman P. Stauffer Memorial Scholarship
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time, undergraduate student
- Majoring in Geology
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
UMKC Women's Club 'Going for Excellence' Award
Maximum Academic Year Amount
Qualifications
- Currently-enrolled, full-time, female student
- End of sophomore year through first of senior year
- 3.5 GPA or above
- Not available to Medicine, Dentistry (except Dental Hygiene), or Pharmacy.
- One student annually will receive additional recognition from the Patricia Shatzkin fund
Application
- Currently-Enrolled Competitive Application
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