The Mississippi State University Scholarship is a fully funded Masters and PhD opportunity for home and international students to pursue degree in the USA.
The scholarship offers an annual support package includes a $25,000 stipend, tuition remission, and health insurance for successful candidates.
Requirements
To be considered for the Mississippi State University Masters and PhD Scholarship, you must:
- hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in wildlife ecology or a related field.
- have extensive field experience conducted in inclement environmental conditions (e.g., hot and humid weather, biting insects, venomous snakes).
- demonstrate experience with data entry, database management, various statistical analyses in Program R, ESRI GIS, and advanced writing capabilities (lead or co-author of a peer-reviewed manuscript) are preferred.
- have demonstrated the ability to work effectively as part of a research team.
- have a strong work ethic, critical thinking skills, attention to detail, a positive attitude, and the ability to work successfully both independently and within groups.
- be professional and courteous to landowners, research personnel, and the public.
- have strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- have the ability to show persistence, independence, self-reliance, and the ability/willingness to work long and irregular hours (holidays, weekends, early mornings/late evenings).
- have the ability to collect rigorous scientific data in remote and challenging field conditions is required.
Benefits
The Mississippi State University Scholarship offers the following benefits;
- $20,000 (MSc) or $25,000 (PhD)
- benefits and tuition waiver
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- A cover letter,
- CV (including three references),
- Unofficial transcripts, and
- A writing example
Method of Application
Application Deadline: Septeber 25, 2026.