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Summer 2024 Application Opens December 1, 2023

Student Application: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-e159018a97274d72945a338d99ddec1a

Highschool Counselor Transcript & ACT Upload Link: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-075a2decab8749acbae05393dc7f2cc6

Application Deadline: April 15, 2024

An individual’s financial situation should not prevent a student from applying to the program; limited scholarships are available (Details for applying are available on the application). 

Refer questions to the following:
Jasmine Harris-Speight, jrh667@msstate.edu or 662-325-6640
Mmesoma Okafor, mio23@msstate.edu or 662-325-6761
Ann Sansing, Advisor, asansing@ext.mstate.edu or 662-325-4043

Do I Qualify?

  • Currently completing your junior year of high school
  • Minimum composite score of 20 on the ACT
  • High school grades in line with ACT scores
  • Desire to learn about a career in health or science
  • Mississippi resident

 

Issue retrieving ACT scores and transcripts from your school?

Please email the school counselor's contact information to jrh667@msstate.edu.

Counselor Name:

School Name:

Email:

Phone number:

Our staff can reach out to this person for a transcript and ACT Scores.

 

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Publications

Publication Number: M0980
Publication Number: M1917
Publication Number: P2298

News

Man leads room full of teenagers in dance exercise.
Filed Under: 4-H, Health and Wellness, Food and Health, Health, Rural Health April 25, 2023

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Community improvement starts with a volunteer spirit and a desire to serve as a role model for positive change.

In north Mississippi, plenty of teenagers are ready to step up. They just need to know how to help.

The Mississippi State University Extension Service 4-H program hosted 69 14- to 18-year-olds April 22 at the Mill Conference Center in Starkville to help some of these future leaders learn not just how to lead, but also how to take care of themselves and help their peers during challenging times.

A group photo of the Rural Medical and Science Scholars Class of 2022.
Filed Under: Food and Health, Rural Health March 8, 2023

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- High school juniors can explore health and science careers and get a jump on college during the Rural Medical and Science Scholars program this summer at Mississippi State University. The June 10-29 program is now accepting applications until April 1.

Filed Under: Food and Health, Health, Rural Health September 20, 2022

A Mississippi State University Extension Service specialist was recently reelected to the National Board of Public Health Examiners board of directors. Initially elected in 2020, David Buys, Extension health specialist and associate professor in the MSU Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, will now serve a second two-year term.

A man stands on crutches in silhouette against a background of farm equipment.
Filed Under: Disaster Response, Food and Health, Health, The PROMISE Initiative, Prescription Opioid Misuse, Mental Health First Aid, Farm Stress, Rural Health August 16, 2022

RAYMOND, Miss. -- The rollout of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers more hope to individuals dealing with mental-health-related distress. That population includes farmers and farm workers, who are among those most at risk for suicide and mental health distress.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, male agricultural workers have the fourth highest suicide rate among men in all industries. 

Man on a farm holding a baseball cap.
Filed Under: Farming, Farm Safety, The PROMISE Initiative, Farm Stress, Rural Health June 3, 2022

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- For Nathan Casburn, the land that has been in his family since the early 1900s is now more than simply his workplace.

The Tallahatchie County farm is a place of healing from an opioid addiction that began with pain medication prescribed after he was in a car accident during high school.

Casburn explained in a miniseries titled “On the Farm” that one of the biggest hurdles in his recovery was “saying I can’t do this on my own, and I need help with this.”

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Emily Davis RMS Alum Testimony

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 2:45pm

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