MSU Federal Credit Union Scholarships are among the most generous and widely disbursed from the Office of Study Abroad. For the most part these awards are made based on financial need in amounts up to $1,000 for a semester. Forest Akers Scholarships are also awarded to needy students but those who didn’t make the cut for Pell Grants. OSA Merit Scholarships are doled out the most scholastically talented of the Study Abroad participants.