E-Mail: sfa@mississippi.edu

Mississippi
Office of Student Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453

Phone: 1-800-327-2980
(toll-free in Mississippi)
or at 601-432-6997.

The mission of the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid is to provide all qualified college and college-bound students with state-funded financial assistance, with a focus on Mississippi residents. In keeping with this mission, we have created one, easy to complete, application to enable student to apply for all state-funded scholarships, grants or loans.

Under the governance of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid is responsible for the administration of all state-funded financial aid programs, including grants, scholarships and loans. These funds provide assistance to Mississippi residents in pursuit of their educational and professional goals.

Completes this on-line web application

Is a resident of Mississippi as verified by the submission of residency documentation.

Has been fully admitted into an approved out-of-state school for the study of optometry or osteopathic medicine.

Service commitment: The loan to service obligation must be rendered in Mississippi for a period of, not less than, one year's service for one year of scholarship received. Service is defined as the practice of medicine (patient care) in the specialty area for which the scholarship was received.

Award Amount and Length of Eligibility: The award amount is determined annually by the Southern Regional Education Board. Funds will be made available to eligible participants for up to four (4) years or for the normal time required to complete the curriculum. For purposes of this program, the normal time required will be determined by when the individual student began the curriculum.

Contact Susan Eckels, Program Administrator
(601) 432-6997 (in local Jackson area), (800) 327-2980 (in Mississippi)
or email for additional information