2017 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 173 Department of Higher Education
Section 173.197 Higher education scholarship program, findings, declaration, purpose.
Effective 28 Aug 1993
Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 173173.197. Higher education scholarship program, findings, declaration, purpose. — Sections 173.197 to 173.199 shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Scholarship Program". The general assembly hereby finds and declares that Missouri citizens should be encouraged to pursue academic disciplines necessary for the future economic well-being of this state to maintain competitiveness in a global economy; therefore, the purpose of sections 173.197 to 173.199 is to increase the number of students pursuing and receiving undergraduate degrees in mathematics, science, and foreign languages, and to increase the number of students pursuing and receiving graduate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering and foreign languages, by offering scholarships and fellowships as incentives to pursue such disciplines.
(L. 1993 H.B. 566 § 14)
