University of Missouri
Mizzou Fellowships Office The Fellowships Office
204 Lowry Hall
573-884-4661
fellowships@missouri.edu

Success Stories

The MU Fellowship Office is proud to work with the most outstanding students on campus. Each year, students from Mizzou win nationally competitive awards and scholarships.

MU Institutional Honors, Designations, and Successes

Winston Churchill Foundation Participating Institution

The University of Missouri is one of only 103 Universities and Colleges in the nation to be eligible to nominate a student for the Churchill Scholarship, which funds study at Cambridge University.

Truman Foundation Honor Institution

The University of Missouri was honored by the Harry S. Truman Foundation in 2009 to receive the designation of Truman Foundation Honor Institution. The award honors only two Universities per year and acknowledges the institution’s long standing tradition of encouraging students to pursue careers in public service and successfully aiding students in applying for and winning Truman Scholarships. Since 1980, MU has had 14 Truman Scholars.

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Success with Boren Scholarship

While only 15% of applicants nationally are awarded a Boren Scholarship, 100% of MU’s applicants in 2009 received the award. In 2009, there were 896 applicants from across the U.S. Since 2006, 56% of MU Boren Applicants have received the award.

Success with Fulbright Grants

60% of MU’s 11 applicants for a Fulbright grant were “recommended” for finalist status; 4 students (36%, compared to less than 20% nationally) were offered an award to teach English or conduct research abroad.

Student Success Stories