Updates to the NGAMS Scholarship for the 2025-2026 award year
First, thank you for your patience as the Board of Directors conducted a review of the program and decided to make changes for the current award year.
After thorough review of the NGAM scholarship program, the Board of Directors voted to make changes to the program to ensure the continuation of the program and to positively impact as many NGAMS members as possible. The scholarship program changes include:
- Each year, the board of directors will determine the amount of budget available for scholarship awards.
- Based on the amount available, the scholarship committee will recommend to the board of directors the number and amounts of each scholarship category
- Scholarships will be offered on a single year basis with individuals able to receive up to a maximum of two scholarship awards during a lifetime
- All scholarships previously awarded under the program will continue as awarded until completed.
- For the 2025-2026 award year, NGAMS will award a total of Twelve (12) $2,000 dollar scholarships.
What is the NGAMS Scholarship?
As our mission statement reads, the National Guard Association of Mississippi exists to foster and support the role of the National Guard in Mississippi and the National Guard of the United States in providing for and assuring the military security of our Nation. To maintain our success we must continue to support and educate our Service members and their families as they are the future of the Mississippi National Guard. To assist in that endeavor we have created the National Guard Association of Mississippi Scholarship Foundation.
Eligibility for Undergraduate Scholarship
1- High school students that will/have graduated with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or equivalent who have been accepted to a nationally or regionally accredited four (4) – year college or university.
2- Full‐time students currently attending a nationally or regionally accredited four (4) ‐ year college or university who maintain a GPA of 2.5 or equivalent for the academic year immediately preceding the academic year for which the scholarship is sought.
3- Applicants may apply annually for this scholarship and are eligible for a maximum of two scholarship awards during their lifetime.
4- Applicant must be a NGAMS Active Lifetime Member or a dependent of a NGAMS Active Lifetime Member.
5- Application must be for first undergraduate degree.
Eligibility for the Graduate Scholarship
1- Accepted to a nationally or regionally accredited college or university graduate program.
2- Applicants may apply annually for this scholarship and are eligible for a maximum of two scholarship awards during their lifetime
3- Applicant must be a NGAMS Active Lifetime Member or a dependent of a NGAMS Active Lifetime Member.
4- Application must be for first graduate degree.
How Scholarships are Awarded
Applications must be submitted online and supporting documents provided. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive it is your responsibility to ensure your application and supporting documents have been properly submitted. Applications without supporting documents and supporting documents without accompanying applications will not be processed or considered. The Scholarship Committee will convene thereafter to review applications. The committee will review and select recipients for scholarship awards based on the number and dollar amounts approved by the Board of Directors based on the annual scholarship budget allotment. Selections will be approved by the NGAMS Board of Directors. The announcements of the recipients will be made as soon as possible after board approval.