Two Golden Triangle students at Mississippi State are among 14 incoming first-year students selected for the 2016-17 Provost Scholars class scholarships. Latonia D. Parker of Columbus, a freshman chemical engineering major, and Jacob N. Easley of Starkville, a sophomore mechanical engineering and physics double-major, are among students selected from more than 700 applicants.
The annual award includes an academic scholarship and additional scholarships for study abroad. Grants for research and an optional travel grant to attend a conference are also part of the award.
Applicants must have a minimum 30 ACT and 3.75 GPA, or a minimum 3.75 high school GPA and minimum 28 ACT, with at least a 34 ACT sub score in the area indicated as a research area.
The program is part of MSU’s Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College.
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