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Learn about scholarships for your future in healthcare at SEMO.

The School of Health Sciences offers scholarship opportunities across nursing, communication disorders, athletic training, and health sciences to help offset the cost of your education. Awards vary by department, eligibility, and academic year. Learn what's available to you and how to apply.

How can I get Scholarships at SEMO?

SEMO awards more than $20 million in scholarships each year. Learn more about how we make education affordable.
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Evening Optimist Club of Cape Girardeau Scholarship 

Open to students majoring in communication disorders who intend to work with hearing or speech-impaired youth. Applicant must have completed 75 credit hours with a 3.0 GPA and must show financial need.  

Joan Amlingmeyer Gohn Scholarship 

Awarded to a student majoring in speech pathology.  

Luther and Catherine Hahs Scholarship

The Hahs Speech Scholarship is available to candidates who have completed at least 75 undergraduate hours with a major in speech pathology and have outstanding scholarship abilities with high promise as a professional speech pathologist.  

Loida Farrow Lerew Memorial Scholarship 

Open to U.S. citizens majoring in communication disorders. Preference will be given to applicants of European descent.  

M.G. Lorberg Memorial Scholarship 

The M. G. Lorberg Scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate students who have a declared major in communication disorders.  

Jeannie Stange Scholarship 

The award is open to students with at least 60 undergraduate hours, a major in speech pathology with a minimum of 3.0 GPA in all studies, and a minimum 3.25 GPA in major field.  

Vogelsang Scholarship for Communication Disorders 

Award is open to a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University majoring in communication disorders, who has completed a minimum of 70 credit hours. The minimum GPA requirement is 3.0. This scholarship is renewable, but recipients must reapply each year.  

Burchell Grant Allied Health Scholarship 

Awarded to a student enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University with aspirations to enter an Allied Health Profession (including communication disorders). First preference goes to students involved in campus activities with a leadership role. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. This scholarship is automatically renewable. 

Dirk's Communication Disorders Scholarship

Awarded to a first-year graduate student studying communication disorders. Must be a student clinician, have been a student clinician, or will be a student clinician at the Center for Speech and Hearing. Required essay describing clinic-related experiences or personal goals. An application is required. 

Location

Office Location

Crisp Hall 107

Mailing Address

One University Plaza, MS 0000
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701