Awards

Each year, the MTSU Honors College hosts an awards ceremony and reception to recognize significant individual accomplishments. The Honors faculty selects outstanding freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students for awards. These awards reflect our deep-rooted tradition of academic excellence. The ceremony also includes the presentation of several competitive scholarships. Special recognitions for faculty and friends of the Honors College are presented, as well.

The MTSU Honors College Scholarships page highlights the wide range of competitive scholarships, fellowships, research awards, and study abroad funding opportunities available to Honors students at MTSU. The page includes information for incoming freshmen, transfer students, and current Honors students, along with eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and details about merit-based and need-based awards that support academic achievement, leadership, research, and global experiences.

Students receive a certificate upon completing lower-division honors requirements (18 semester hours). Honors College graduates receive a bronze medallion (replica of the Honors College seal) and a certificate of graduation. They also receive recognition as an Honors College graduate on both the diploma and college transcript, which symbolizes their educational heritage.

MTSU Honors students also receive numerous national and international awards each year. Visit the cumulative list of national and international awards.