Academic Partnerships

Our Academic Partners

Our academic partnerships include scholarships, student support and post-graduation career resources.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City

Eligible graduating members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City can receive a renewable UMKC scholarship of $1,000 for up to five years.

Boys & Girls Clubs Scholarship

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Early College Academy

Eligible high school students from Kansas City Public Schools and the North Kansas City School District can enroll in classes at UMKC and gain college credit free of cost.

Kansas City Public Schools District Scholarship

North Kansas City School District Scholarship

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Community College Partnerships

RooMentum Pathways is a dual-degree, 2+2 transfer program in which students who complete an associate degree at one of our community college partners can transfer to their chosen program at UMKC to complete a bachelor's degree in just two additional years.

RooMentum Pathways

Our Professional Partners

Our professional partners offer tuition assistance and scholarship for programs at UMKC.

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Amazon

Amazon Career Choice offers two ways to advance your career — funds toward an undergraduate degree from UMKC and, for speakers of other languages, free beginner- and intermediate- English-language skills courses.

Amazon Career Choice

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City Year

Qualified City Year AmeriCorps members, alumni and staff admitted to a degree program at UMKC will be considered for a scholarship that reduces tuition and fees by 50%.

City Year Scholarship