Freshman Entry Program

In order to be considered for CME scholarships and admission, students must first complete a general admissions application to The University of Mississippi. The application for the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence can be found in the Special Programs and Scholarship application. This application becomes available once you have completed a general University of Mississippi application. The CME currently accepts 50 students per year. Admission into the CME is based on a competitive admissions process.

Freshman Entry Program

The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence awards a number of scholarships to incoming and current CME students. Our most prestigious scholarships, the Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarship, is available up to the amount of $8,000 per year. This highly competitive scholarship is selected during the admission process  and can be continued for eight semesters, maximum of $32,000 per student.

These scholarships may be combined with other University of Mississippi or external awards up to the total cost of attendance. All scholarships offered through the University of Mississippi can be viewed on our Office of Financial Aid website.

Deadline for the CME scholarship and admission application is January 5^th.

If you are already a student at Ole Miss and would like to join the CME program check out the Sophomore CME Entry Program.