SPRINGFIELD – If you left Missouri State University before completing your degree, you may be eligible for the new Return to Finish (RTF) scholarship.

MSU created the scholarship to encourage students to finish a degree program.

“Life circumstances often creep up on students and interfere with the completion of a degree program,” said Provost Frank Einhellig. “But the goal to finish lives on and is attainable. Finishing one’s degree program is a foundation to opening new doors of opportunity, so we want to give students a boost toward their goals.”

What the RTF scholarship provides

Former students may be eligible for the scholarship when they apply for fall 2020 or spring 2021 semesters.

The scholarship offers:

• $200 for students enrolling in 3-5 credit hours.
• Or $500 for students enrolling in 6 or more credit hours.

The maximum award for the year is $500.

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Eligibility requirements

To qualify, students must meet these criteria:

• Completed 90+ undergraduate credit hours.
• Have a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
• Owe less than $1,000 to Missouri State.
• Have been out of school for more than one year (last enrolled in spring 2019 or earlier).

MSU also offers a parallel RTF scholarship for graduate students who have stopped short of graduation.