Terms and Conditions for the
Bill and Melanie Roper Scholarship

The Bill and Melanie Roper Scholarship is both a merit award for your outstanding academic achievement and leadership in high school and an award to foster your potential as a University of Mississippi student. The Roper Scholarship is intended for Mississippi residents who are majoring in a business, science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field.

This scholarship is payable in equal installments between fall and spring semester.

Full-time enrollment of at least 12 hours each semester is required.

Independent Study classes (also known as correspondence courses or iStudy) can only be used to count towards the full-time enrollment requirement if they are semester-based – not Flex courses. In addition, the scholarship amount may be reduced if students are enrolled in iStudy classes ONLY that term.

Eligibility for future years is conditional upon your maintaining at least a 3.00 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). The grade point average is based on all course work attempted at The University of Mississippi. While remaining a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College is encouraged, eligibility for future years is not dependent on remaining in good standing in the Honors College. However, remaining in good academic standing at the University of Mississippi is required.

Also, Roper scholars are expected to participate in programming developed for the Roper scholars and other scholarship students at the University of Mississippi, and to engage with their fellow Roper scholars.

Maximum eligibility is limited to eight consecutive regular semesters (excluding summers).

Eligibility ceases once a bachelor’s degree is received.

Renewal eligibility for subsequent years will be determined at the end of spring semester.

If you withdraw from the University within the 100% institutional refund period (the first 10 days of classes), any scholarship that has already credited to your bursar account must be repaid in full.

This scholarship in combination with all other financial aid, and other resources may not exceed the student’s estimated cost of attendance.