Awarding Financial Assistance
to Further Educational Goals

Assistance League of Mid-Missouri believes that providing financial assistance toward a college degree or skilled training will improve the employment opportunities and financial security for those individuals served. Our annual Professional Achievement Scholarships are awarded to students who have successfully completed 60 hours of college work. Columbia College, Stephens College, the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, and the University of Missouri College of Education select recipients for these scholarships. Scholarships are also awarded through the  Military Heroes Awards at Columbia College. Through Moberly Area Community College, we support students in the Health Sciences Division which includes the LPN and Surgical Technology programs. We also help provide funding for High School Equivalency testing.

In 2019, Assistance League of Mid-Missouri initiated the Carter-MacLellan Make-A-Difference Scholarship to honor two former Board presidents, Judy Carter and Becky MacLellan, who led the effort to establish Upscale Resale. This annual scholarship recognizes one graduating senior at each of Columbia’s four public high schools who has demonstrated a willingness to volunteer and a commitment to serve others.

Scholarships are also provided to younger students through the Columbia Stem Alliance and the Day Dreams Foundation to provide enrichment classes and tuition for extracurricular activities.

The Scholarships may serve:

• local schools
• colleges and universities
• vocational training centers
• adult care centers
• city programs for youth
• other similar entities

During the 2023-24 school year,  scholarships were awarded with a value of $60,000, requiring 116 volunteer hours.

Scholarships have been awarded since 2004. Since its inception, the Scholarships program has awarded more than $489,000 in scholarships to 295 recipients. Click the link for a more in-depth look at our scholarships at Columbia College. https://www.assistanceleague.org/mid-missouri/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2019/10/ALMM-Scholarships-at-Columbia-College.pdf

Listen to a KFRU interview
about Scholarships.

Take a virtual tour of our named space at Columbia College. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jpay7ilgdql294e/McGee%20House%20Kitchen%2001.mp4?dl=0