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Graduate College

Giving Day is your opportunity to make an impact on graduate education at Missouri State University.

The Graduate College collaborates with academic colleges across campus to empower over 3,800 students in more than 200 different programs- including graduate certificates, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. These programs equip students to be leaders in their chosen fields. 

Beginning with admission and continuing through graduation, the Graduate College supports students through scholarships, research funding, and professional development opportunities. We facilitate the awarding of graduate student scholarships and funding associated with research and travel to professional conferences. We also partner with Graduate Student Senate to ensure we are responsive to the needs of our students.

Giving Day 2025 offers a unique opportunity to allow us to provide additional support to graduate students. Your donation to the Masterson Scholarship Fund goes directly to students and their research, increasing the impact of their graduate education. 

Plus, we’re celebrating Dean Julie Masterson’s retirement, so she, along with Associate Dean Dr. Carrisa Hoelscher will match your donation up to $5,000.

Leaderboard
Most Donors Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Most Donors Leaderboard. The units with the most donors in comparison with their donor goal at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Unit % +/- Goal
1 $2,000 Student Affairs +12.63% 107
goal: 95
2 $1,000 Libraries +12.00% 56
goal: 50
3 $500 College of Natural and Applied Sciences +11.11% 100
goal: 90
4 College of Education +10.00% 176
goal: 160
5 Athletics +8.95% 1,144
goal: 1,050
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Student Donors
March 25th between 6:00-7:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most student donors will receive additional funding of $500.
Current students, what is your class standing?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Sophomore 3
2 Freshman 1
3 Graduate student 1
4 Senior 1
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Donors
On March 25th from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most donors will receive additional funding of $500.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $500 Athletics 43
2 Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities 18
3 College of Business 3
4 College of Natural and Applied Sciences 3
5 McQueary College of Health and Human Services 3
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Faculty and Staff Donors
March 26th from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CT, the Unit with the most Faculty and Staff who make a gift will receive additional funding of $500.
Which MSU unit are you affiliated with?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Community & Global Partners 15
2 College of Education 11
3 Other 6
4 Arts, Social Sci. & Hum 5
5 Health & Human Services 4
6 Athletics 4
7 Natural & Applied Sciences 3
8 Agriculture 2
9 MSU-WP 1
10 Student Affairs 1
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Match
Masterson Family Graduate Research Award Match
Dean Julie & Jerry Masterson and Associate Dean Carrisa & Seth Hoelscher will match every gift to the Masterson Family Graduate Research Award dollar for dollar, up to $2,500
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Leaderboard
Amount Raised Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Amount Raised Leaderboard! The units with the most raised in comparison with their goal at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Unit % +/- Goal
1 $2,000 College of Natural and Applied Sciences +10.01% $26,402.00
goal: $24,000.00
2 $1,000 College of Education +1.91% $64,201.51
goal: $63,000.00
3 $500 Athletics +0.41% $271,103.40
goal: $270,000.00
4 Student Affairs -0.94% $8,915.23
goal: $9,000.00
5 Libraries -2.00% $4,900.00
goal: $5,000.00
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Donors
March 26th from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., the Unit with the most donors will receive additional funding of $500.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $500 Athletics 23
2 College of Business 8
3 Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities 8
4 College of Education 7
5 Student Affairs 7
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Faculty and Staff Donors
On March 25th from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most Faculty and Staff who make a gift will receive an additional $500.
Which MSU unit are you affiliated with?
Rank Answer Donors
1 College of Education 17
2 Health & Human Services 6
3 College of Business 5
4 MSU Libraries 4
5 Athletics 4
6 Agriculture 2
7 Arts, Social Sci. & Hum 2
8 Other 2
9 MSU-WP 2
10 Student Affairs 1
11 Juanita K Hammons Hall 1
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Match
Graduate College General Fund Match
Dean Julie & Jerry Masterson and Associate Dean Carrisa & Seth Hoelscher will match every gift to the Graduate College General Fund dollar for dollar, up to $2,500
$2,500 MATCHED
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