Our Opportunities

The Golden Opportunities Scholarship and Competitive Programs Application System (GO System) is the hub for all scholarships at The University of Southern Mississippi. It houses a variety of scholarship opportunities for incoming and continuing students (both undergraduate and graduate). Over 900 scholarships including opportunities for USM Foundation Scholarships, Freshman and Transfer Academic and Designation-Based scholarships, the Luckyday Scholars Program, Honors College Incoming Freshman Admission and Scholarships and academic/interest awards. Note that students must be admitted to the university in order to access the scholarship portal.

Step 1: To begin the GO application process, students must sign in with their Campus ID (Wxxxxxx) and SOAR password.
Step 2: Complete and submit the general application. A green check mark means you have successfully submitted the application.
Step 3: Search “Opportunities” and apply for additional scholarships that may apply to you. There may be additional application materials required.
Step 4: If offered a scholarship, accept the scholarship in GO and complete additional post-acceptance steps (if applicable).
Step 5: Search “External” opportunities in GO.

Major University deadlines for the 2021-22 academic year are as follows:

December 1 | Admissions deadline for incoming fall freshman academic, designation-based and competitive scholarships.
December 15 | FAFSA (Financial Aid Application) priority date for scholarship consideration
February 15 | Priority date for the GO System General Application
July 1 | Majority of scholarships offered to students in GO and ready for student to accept and complete post-acceptance.

Additional resources:

Click here for additional eligibility requirements and deadlines for incoming freshman and transfer scholarship opportunities.
Click here for the Financial Calendar to see all financial deadlines for scholarships, financial aid and payments.
Click here for the Funding Guide to explore all avenues when paying for college.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$2,200.00	University Based Agreement: Police Academy - SRPSI Police Academy Scholarships are available to eligible participants in the Policy Academy program located at Camp Shelby. Scholarship will cover 50... Police Academy Scholarships are available to eligible participants in... Deadline: 12/01/2020 Award: $2,200.00	Deadline12/01/2020
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: 01/05/2021 Award: This award is worth $4,000 annually for three years.	Deadline01/05/2021
This award is worth $4,000 annually for two years ($2,000 per semester).	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: 01/05/2021 Award: This award is worth $4,000 annually for two years ($2,000 per semester).	Deadline01/05/2021
This is a one-time award worth $4,000 ($2,000 per semester).	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: 01/05/2021 Award: This is a one-time award worth $4,000 ($2,000 per semester).	Deadline01/05/2021
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: 01/05/2021 Award: This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 per semester).	Deadline01/05/2021
This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 spring and following fall semester).	Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based: Phi Theta Kappa All-Academic First State/National Team 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: 01/05/2021 Award: This is a one-time award of $1,000 ($500 spring and following fall semester).	Deadline01/05/2021
$1,000	Incoming Spring Transfer Designation-Based: Phi Theta Kappa Officer 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: 01/05/2021 Award: $1,000	Deadline01/05/2021
$4,500.00 per year; $9,000 for two years	Incoming Spring Transfer: Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship is available to incoming transfer students immediately following enrollment from their last institution with valid... The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship is available to incoming transfer... Deadline: 01/05/2021 Award: $4,500.00 per year; $9,000 for two years	Deadline01/05/2021
Varies	1910 Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to students with a... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	1910 Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to students with a... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Abbie Rogers Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior majoring in Special Education. The student will be selected on the basis... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
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: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Administration of Justice Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the School of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security. The criteria... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Agnes and Joseph "Bud" Hillman Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with financial need who is majoring in Music Education. Preference will be given to... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Agnes Wilkerson Peek Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide an academic scholarship to an outstanding student who maintains a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale with... The purpose of this fund is to provide an academic scholarship to an... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Albert F. and Ruth W. Dugan Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the Master of Professional Accountancy program. Consideration will be given on... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alfred A. and Doris R. Breeland Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to a junior or senior in any major in the College of Business and Economic Development.... The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to a junior or senior... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
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: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alfreddy Cook Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to be awarded to a student enrolled in Hospitality and Tourism Management who demonstrates... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to be awarded to a... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alice Walker Memorial Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a master’s-level student in Special Education. Preference should be given to a graduate... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a master’s-level... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
-	Allen Hale Southern Mississippi Symphony String Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students in the School of Music who are majoring in Music Performance, Music Education or... The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students in the... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: -	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Allene Vaden Nutrition and Food Systems Graduate Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student in Nutrition and Food Systems. Preference shall be given to a student... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alma Hickman Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and deserving student majoring in Education. The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alma Murphy Dixie Darlings Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a Dixie Darling with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Preference will be given to a... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alton C. Grimes Endowment (Mathematics Scholarship) The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students pursuing a course of study requiring 18 semester hours beginning with Calculus. The... The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students pursuing a... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alton Scott Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student from Washington County, Alabama. The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student from... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Altra Howse Hamman Graduate Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a full-time graduate student with a major in Child and Family Studies. The recipient must... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a full-time... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
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: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
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: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Alyne Hall Thornhill Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student in Elementary Education who plans to teach, with preference to students from... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student in... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Amanda Lynn Wilson Endowed Nursing Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate of Hattiesburg High School who will be entering the Nursing program as a junior or... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate of... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Amber Pulliam Special Education Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is studying in the area of Special Education with emphasis in the Disability... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Amelia Milkent Memorial Elementary Education Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student majoring in Elementary Education. First preference will be given to a student... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
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: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
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: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Amy Band Adelman Music Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with financial need who is majoring or minoring in music or participating in any... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Anderson Honors College Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an Honors College student in good standing who is a sophomore, junior or senior majoring in... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an Honors College... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Anderson Retail Endowed Student Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a junior or senior student majoring in Interior Design. Recipient is to be selected by the... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a junior or... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Andrew C. Austin Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a junior or senior majoring in Entertainment Industry-Media Production with a GPA of 2.5 or... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a junior or... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Andy Mercier - IFDA Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in Accounting. The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Angela Stevens Wallace Voice Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with financial need who is a Mississippi resident, is majoring in Music with an... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Anita Joe "Butch" McDonald Endowed Dixie Darling Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award deserving Dixie Darlings Scholarships. This can be one or more girls who are chosen by the Dixie Darling... The purpose of this fund is to award deserving Dixie Darlings... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Ann Parker Blackwell Child and Family Studies Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in Child and Family Studies with a minimum 3.0 GPA. The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Annelle Bonner Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship awarded to a junior or senior majoring in Business Teacher Education. The recipient must meet... The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship awarded to a junior... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Antonia Mavar Talijancich, R.N. Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships to worthy and needy University of Southern Mississippi... The purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance in the form... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
$0.00	Arlyn Trussell Sacred Heart Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a freshman who is a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. Preference shall be given to a... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a freshman who is... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: $0.00	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Arno and Ruth Vincent Scholarship Endowment for Freshmen The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual scholarship to a deserving freshman in good standing with financial need. The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual scholarship to a... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Arthell Kelley Geography Scholarship FFE The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Geography students. The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Geography students. Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Arthur (Big Art) Fabra Pi Kappa Phi Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who are members of the Theta Alpha Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity who have a... The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who are... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021
Varies	Arthur Bernard Green Business Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in any major within the College of Business and Economic Development with a minimum... The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in any... Deadline: 02/15/2021 Award: Varies	Deadline02/15/2021

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