Since its inception in 1989, the Chancellor’s Scholarship has been awarded to more than 465 students representing virtually every major field of study. Eligible students for the Chancellor’s Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
  • Have a GPA of 3.75 or better after six semesters.
  • Take the ACT (or SAT) test before Dec. 1, 2024, and receive an ACT superscore of 31 or higher or a SAT superscore of 1390 EBRW or higher.
  • Be a resident of the state of Missouri.
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. permanent resident.
  • Be a Spring 2025 high school graduate.
  • Applied for admission to Missouri S&T no later than November 14, 2024
  • Submit scholarship application and essay by deadline: December 1, 2024
To apply, students must complete the Chancellor’s Scholarship Application and submit the assigned essay to be considered.


Essay Instructions:

Each year, students considered for the Chancellor’s Scholarship must submit an essay on a designated topic. The 2024 Chancellor’s Scholarship essay topic is:

In April 2024 the World Economic Forum hosted a panel discussion titled “Innovating for Social Impact”* in which more than 700 attendees were comprised of leaders from all over the world representing all sectors and industries. 10 million social enterprises across the world generate $2 trillion in annual revenue, despite representing only 3% of global businesses*. Social entrepreneurship does not mean that you are giving up profitability or growth; it simply means that you are pursuing profits while trying to make the world a better place. If you had the opportunity to innovate in a way that alleviated some social or societal problem, which cause or social issue would you work to improve and why?  Additionally, how could S&T better prepare students to tackle the cause(s) that you are most passionate about?

*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/how-to-create-more-social-entrepreneurs/


Essay Requirements:
  • Your persuasive essay should be 750 words maximum typed in 12 pt. Times New Roman font and double spaced (please note that the title and reference page will not be counted in the 750 word count, but in-text citations will be counted).
  • Your essay must use APA style formatting; you must exclude your name and high school affiliation to maintain anonymity (you can put something generic on the title page, such as "future student" and your institution should be Missouri University of Science and Technology).
  • An abstract page is not needed.
  • Your reference page should include a minimum of 3 references.
Uploaded essays should be in PDF.

The scholarship committee will judge essays based on the following:
  1. Purpose and theme
  2. Introduction and conclusion
  3. Organization and structure
  4. Research and documentation
  5. Language use and mechanics

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