The GO system allows eligible students to apply for USM Foundation Scholarships, Freshman and Transfer Designation-Based scholarships, the Luckyday Citizenship Program Scholarship, and Honors College Admission and Achievement Awards. 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 2018-19 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 Citizenship Program Scholarship, and Honors College Admission and Achievement Awards

• January 5 |
  
  
  • Program application deadline for Luckyday Citizenship Program Scholarship, Honors College Admission and Achievement Awards
    
    
  • Admissions and documentation application deadline for Transfer Academic and Designation-Based Scholarships for transfer students entering Southern Miss the spring 2018 semester. Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships (Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Mississippi All-Academic First State/National Team Scholarship, Mississippi Community/Junior College President’s Scholarship, Mississippi Transfer Eagle Scout/Gold Award Scholarship)

• February 15 | Most Foundation Scholarships

• July 1 | Documentation application deadline for Freshman Designation-Based Scholarships (National Merit Finalist and Semifinalist Scholarship, Eagle Scout/Gold Award Scholarship, Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship, Student Body President Scholarship, Boys/Girls Nation Scholarship, Mississippi Boys/Girls State Scholarship, Mississippi STAR Student Scholarship, Mississippi Distinguished Young Woman’s State and Local Scholarship)

• August 1 | Admissions and documentation application deadline for Transfer Academic and Designation-Based Scholarships for transfer students entering Southern Miss the fall 2018 semester. Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships (Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Mississippi All-Academic First State/National Team Scholarship, Mississippi Community/Junior College President’s Scholarship, Mississippi Transfer Eagle Scout/Gold Award Scholarship)