2014 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (160-186)
Chapter 173 Department of Higher Education
Section 173.199 (Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1608 § A)

173.199. 1. There is hereby established the "Graduate Fellowship Program" which shall be administered by the coordinating board for higher education. The program shall, upon appropriation, provide fellowships, subject to the eligibility criteria enumerated in this section, for persons who pursue a graduate degree in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, life sciences, foreign languages, engineering, and agricultural sciences.

2. The amount of any fellowship granted under the graduate fellowship program for the pursuit of a master's degree in any of the disciplines enumerated in subsection 1 of this section shall be eight thousand dollars.

3. The coordinating board shall award scholarships in an amount of eight thousand dollars for the pursuit of a doctorate degree in any of the disciplines enumerated in subsection 1 of this section.

4. In order to be eligible to receive a scholarship or fellowship pursuant to this section, a person shall be a United States citizen and a Missouri resident who scores in the top twenty-fifth percentile of the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) test.

5. Any scholarship or fellowship awarded pursuant to sections 173.197 to 173.199 shall be expended only at a public or private institution of higher education in the state of Missouri.