Our Opportunities

The GO system allows eligible students to apply for USM Foundation Scholarships, Freshman and Transfer Designation-Based scholarships, the Luckyday Foundation Citizenship Scholars Program, Honors College Incoming Freshman Admission and Scholarships and other undergraduate scholarships. For more information about these opportunities, including eligibility requirements/qualifications, please see the list below. You can also find more information about many of these scholarships at www.usm.edu/scholarships.

To begin the application process, students must sign in with their Campus ID (wxxxxxx or wxxxxxxx) and SOAR password. They will then be directed to the general application and to any additional application materials required for specific opportunities and programs. Note that students must be admitted to the university in order to access the scholarship portal.

Admission and Scholarship application deadlines for the 2019-20 academic year are as follows:

December 1 | University Admissions deadline for High School Senior Scholarship consideration including, but not limited to, Freshman Academic and Designation-Based Scholarships, the Luckyday Foundation Citizenship Scholars Program, and Honors College Incoming Freshman Admission and Scholarships

December 15 | Priority Date for FAFSA (Financial Aid Application)

January 5 | Admissions and documentation application deadline for Transfer Academic and Designation-Based Scholarships for transfer students entering Southern Miss the spring 2019 semester

January 15 | Program application deadline for Competitive Scholarship Applications – Luckyday Foundation Citizenship Scholars Program, Honors College Incoming Freshman Admission and Scholarships

February 15 | Priority date for the General Application

May 1 | National Merit Semifinalist and Finalist Applications

July 1 | Documentation application deadline for Freshman Designation-Based Scholarships

August 1 | Admissions and documentation application deadline for Transfer Academic and Designation-Based Scholarships for transfer students entering Southern Miss the fall 2019 semester

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
This award is worth $4,000 annually for three years.	Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarship: University Transfer (0-47 hours; 3.0 or higher transfer cumulative GPA) Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarships are available to incoming transfer students immediately following enrollment from a four-year... Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarships are available to incoming... Deadline: 01/05/2019 Award: This award is worth $4,000 annually for three years.	Deadline01/05/2019
This award is worth $4,000 annually for two years.	Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarship: University Transfer (48-89 hours; 3.0 or higher transfer cumulative GPA) Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarships are available to incoming transfer students immediately following enrollment from a four-year... Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarships are available to incoming... Deadline: 01/05/2019 Award: This award is worth $4,000 annually for two years.	Deadline01/05/2019
$4,000	Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarship: University Transfer (90-119 hours; 3.0 or higher transfer cumulative GPA) Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarships are available to incoming transfer students immediately following enrollment from a four-year... Incoming Spring Transfer Academic Scholarships are available to incoming... Deadline: 01/05/2019 Award: $4,000	Deadline01/05/2019
This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 spring and following fall semester).	Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based: All-Academic First State/National Team Scholarship Mississippi Residents Only: Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships are available to incoming spring transfer students immediately... Mississippi Residents Only: Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based... Deadline: 01/05/2019 Award: This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 spring and following fall semester).	Deadline01/05/2019
This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 per semester).	Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based: Eagle Scout/Gold Award Scholarship Mississippi Residents Only: Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships are available to incoming Spring transfer students immediately... Mississippi Residents Only: Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based... Deadline: 01/05/2019 Award: This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 per semester).	Deadline01/05/2019
This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 per semester).	Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based: Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships are available to incoming spring transfer students immediately following enrollment from... Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships are available to... Deadline: 01/05/2019 Award: This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 per semester).	Deadline01/05/2019
Varies	Oseola McCarty Scholarship Program The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with financial need who represents an underserved population and who graduated from... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with... Deadline: 01/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline01/15/2019
Varies	ABWA Gulfport Charter Chapter Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Gulf Coast campus student with financial need and a minimum 2.5 GPA. The student must be... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Gulf Coast... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Alfred Moore Pre-Law Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a junior or senior Pre-Law student who clearly demonstrates financial need. The recipient... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a junior or... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Alumni Association Accounting Constituent Society Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in Accounting with a classification of junior or higher who has a minimum... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Alumni Association Past Presidents Council Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Southern Miss students as selected by the Alumni Association Scholarship Committee. The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Southern Miss... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	American Legion Post 139 - Richard Thames Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship that shall be awarded to undergraduate students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 with preference... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship that shall be... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Amite County Farm Bureau Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time undergraduate student with a minimum ACT of 18 who maintains Amite County Farm... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Bates-Sisemore Excellence in Maternal-Child Nursing Award Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships using the following selection criteria: 2.5 minimum GPA in Nursing courses; 3.0 in Maternal... The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships using the following... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Ben Mounger Rawls Award Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student pursuing a degree in English participating in the Center for Writers. Preference... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student pursuing... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Bennie A. Rohr GCRL Summer Field Program Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to three students majoring in Biology who are attending the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to three students... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Beta Alpha Psi Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an outstanding student member of Beta Alpha Psi. The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an outstanding... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Betty Spencer Scholarship at USM Gulf Coast The purpose of this fund is to assist USM Gulf Coast Master of Social Work students with tuition fees. The applicant is to have interest in family... The purpose of this fund is to assist USM Gulf Coast Master of Social... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Bill Porter Memorial Scholarship Endowment - Pre-Law The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students that shall be divided equally between two disciplines. Half of the endowment... The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students that shall... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	C. Caruthers Sullivan, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in any program in Economic Development. Preference will be given to a... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Cable One Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a customer of Cable One in the counties of Hancock, Harrison or Jackson or family members –... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a customer of... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Charles E. Hoyle Memorial Polymer Science Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student in Polymer Science who is engaged in mentoring an undergraduate student in... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Coast Electric Power Association Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for members of the Coast Electric Power Association to attend The University of Southern... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for members of the... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Coca-Cola Recreational Sports Student Leadership Scholarship Term Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who demonstrate leadership and engagement in Recreational Sports activities. The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Col. Ernest Kitchens Army ROTC Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the Army ROTC program. First preference will be given to a student from Petal.... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	College of Business and Economic Development Eagle Scholars Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time sophomore, junior or senior in any major in the College of Business and Economic... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Cynthia E. Gamble Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a single parent with preference to a person in Lamar or Forrest County. The student must... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a single parent... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Damian E. Morgan Memorial Scholarship in Photography The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship support to a junior, senior or graduate student studying Photography. Applicants must provide a... The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship support to a junior,... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Deen and Tate Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a child or grandchild of a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic/EMT. The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a child or... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Dr. Barbara Rene Shoemake Public Relations Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in Public Relations with a minimum GPA of 3.0.... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Dr. James H. McPhail Professor Emeritus Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time student preferably from a rural area who is pursuing a master’s degree in P-12... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Dr. John R. Sharp Gulf Coast Research Lab Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship money for summer graduate or undergraduate students at the Institute of Marine Science/Gulf... The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship money for summer... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Elmo Lang Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming freshman from Mississippi with a grade point average of at least 3.0 who submits... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Ernest Woodfin and Mildred Stafford Hester Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior majoring in Elementary Education who has completed a minimum of 12 hours... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Evelyn Gandy Political Science Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an outstanding junior or senior student with a 3.25 GPA who is majoring in Political Science... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an outstanding... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Faculty Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Preference will be given to a child of a USM Faculty member. The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with a... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Fern and John Pearson Social Work Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Bachelor of Science and Master of Science students matriculated in the USM School of Social... The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Bachelor of... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Frances Gandy Social Work Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior student majoring in Social Work. The student must have a 3.25 GPA and be... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Frederick E. Tatum, M.D. Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to nursing students with a minimum 3.0 GPA who are Mississippi residents. Preference will be... The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to nursing students... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Gabriel J. Shoemaker Scholarship in Accounting The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving Accounting major who is entering their senior year. Recipient should show... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Genevieve Bizzell Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in Accounting with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to a... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	George Robert Hall Air Force ROTC Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to one Professional Officer Corps Air Force ROTC Cadet with financial need. The recipient must... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to one Professional... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Gibbes-Liberto Lifelong Learning Scholarship Award The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship in honor of Joyce Gibbes and Maureen Liberto who both received their doctorates in Educational... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship in honor of Joyce... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
$500	Golden PRIDE Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student enrolled at the Gulf Park campus with a minimum 2.50 GPA. The student must submit... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $500	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Gulf Park Alumnae Association, Inc. Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with financial need enrolled full-time at the Gulf Park campus. Preference will be... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Gulf Park College for Women Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to relatives of Gulf Park College for Women Alumnae to attend the USM Gulf Park campus. If no... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to relatives of Gulf... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Gwen Hitt School Counseling Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to students pursuing a Masters in School Counseling. Preference will be given to Mississippi... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to students pursuing... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Hoagan Bramlett Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a first-year declared Theatre major who exemplifies Hoagan Bramlett’s values regarding... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a first-year... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Ivy B. Lansford Nursing Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Nursing student enrolled on the Gulf Coast campus who has a minimum 3.5 GPA. The applicant... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Nursing student... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies	Jack Oppie Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the Master of Professional Accountancy program who plans to sit for the CPA... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2019

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