2025 Mizzou 18 & '39
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In the spirit of service that made the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri possible, the Mizzou Alumni Association and the Alumni Association Student Board annually recognize 18 high-achieving graduate and professional students and 39 outstanding graduating seniors. Each honoree also names one Mizzou faculty or staff member to recognize the impact they have made in the lives of MU students.

1) Applications for the 2025 Mizzou 18 Award and 2025 Mizzou '39 Award must be completed and submitted online by 5:00 pm on December 6th, 2024.
2) All applicants must be 2025 graduates. This included May, August, and December 2025 graduates.

  • Must have a 3.0 GPA
  • Must be in good standing with the University of Missouri

Mizzou '39 Applicants:

  • Undergraduate seniors and 4+ students graduating in 2025
  • If you are in a 5-year program that includes a Master's degree (for example, accountancy), you are eligible to apply for Mizzou '39 and NOT Mizzou 18.

Mizzou 18 Applicants:

  • Graduate and professional students (Masters, Ph.D., etc.)
  • If you are still in your undergraduate degree program that includes a Master's degree through an accelerated track, then do NOT apply for Mizzou 18 and instead apply for Mizzou '39.

3) All applications must include the following:

  • all 3 completed essays
  • a 1-page mentor essay (essay will be shared with the mentor at the end of the process)
  • a resume without the applicant's names
    • submit as a PDF
    • must rename the file "MU Student Number Resume" (i.e., 12345678 Resume.pdf)
  • Mizzou 18 Applicants ONLY:
    • Must include a 1-page peer nominating letter

Important Dates to note:

Notified if advancing to First Round Interviews: Friday, January 17th, 2025
First Round Interviews: Saturday, January 18th and Sunday, January 19st, 2025
Notified if advancing to Final Round Interviews: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Final Round Interviews: Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th, 2025

Recipients of the Award will be notified by early-February, 2025. Once notified, it will be kept secret from the public until Reveal.
Mizzou 18 & '39 Reveal is in March 2025
BOTH Mizzou 18 & Mizzou '39 Awards Ceremony - Saturday, March 8th, 2025 - mid to late-afternoon

Please note all interviews will be held in person at the Reynolds Alumni Center.