The A+ Scholarship Program is a merit-based scholarship that provides scholarship funds to eligible graduates of A+ designated high schools who attend participating public community colleges or vocational/technical schools, or certain private two-year vocational/technical schools. The information on this page is effective for the 2025-2026 academic year, unless otherwise noted.
To be eligible for assistance, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Enter into a written agreement with your high school prior to graduation.
- Attend a designated A+ high school for 2 years prior to graduation.
- 2020 High School Seniors and Forward who attended an A+ designated high school for any 2 years of the 4 years prior to high school graduation have met this requirement.
- In addition, regardless of graduation year, if one of the parents is a member of the military on active duty or has retired from the military and relocated to Missouri within one year of their retirement, the student is exempt from this requirement. However, they must attend an A+ designated high school in the school year immediately preceding graduation and meet all of the other high school eligibility requirements.
- Graduate from an A+ designated high school with an overall unweighted grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Have at least a 95% attendance record overall for grades 9-12.
- Perform at least 50 hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring, of which up to 25% may include job shadowing prior to graduation.
- High school policy may allow this criterion to be met up to 6 months beyond high school graduation in exceptional circumstances.
- Maintain a record of good citizenship and avoid the unlawful use of drugs and/or alcohol while in grades 9-12.
- Have achieved a score of proficient or advanced on the Algebra I end-of-course exam or a higher-level DESE-approved end-of-course exam in the field of mathematics.
- If a student meets all of the eligibility requirements for their high school graduating class except the end-of-course exam requirement, they may establish eligibility by achieving a combined Pre-ACT or ACT math subscore and high school GPA in accordance with the following scale.
- ACT/PreACT 17 or greater & GPA 2.5 or greater
- ACT/PreACT 16 or greater & GPA 2.8 or greater
- ACT/PreACT 15 or greater & GPA 3.0 or greater
More information: https://dhewd.mo.gov/ppc/grants-scholarships/a-plus
Please check with the A+ Coordinator for more information. Applications for enrollment in the A+ Program are available in the A+ Office
Students planning to attend ANY Missouri school of higher education should check the school’s website for A+ information, award amounts, and privately funded scholarships.