Mississippi IHL - Financial Aid

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.

Mississippi Student Financial Aid

In accordance with Senate Bill 2482, the Mississippi Department of Education has designated Subject Area Shortages of the public school curriculum. They are as follows: Mathematics, Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology only), Foreign Language (French, German, Spanish only), and Special Education. Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship recipients who are certified to teach any of the aforementioned subjects will be eligible to teach in any public school in Mississippi to fulfill their Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship teaching obligation. Recipients who choose to do this must teach one or a combination of one of the subject area shortages 100% of the school day.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211