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.
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Step 1: To begin the GO application process, students must sign in with their Campus ID (Wxxxxxx) and SOAR password.
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Step 2: Complete and submit the general application. A green check mark means you have successfully submitted the application.
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Step 3: Search “Opportunities” and apply for additional scholarships that may apply to you. There may be additional application materials required.
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Step 4: If offered a scholarship, accept the scholarship in GO and complete additional post-acceptance steps (if applicable).
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Step 5: Search “External” opportunities in GO.
Major University deadlines for the 2021-22 academic year are as follows:
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December 1 | Admissions deadline for incoming fall freshman academic, designation-based and competitive scholarships.
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December 15 | FAFSA (Financial Aid Application) priority date for scholarship consideration
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February 15 | Priority date for the GO System General Application
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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.
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Spring Scholarship Appeal
This application is for students requesting a change to a scholarship status administered by the Office of Undergraduate Scholarships. Appeals are...
This application is for students requesting a change to a scholarship...
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Deadline01/25/2021 |
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
Arthur J. Kaul Memorial Scholarship Endowment
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Ph.D. student in Mass Communication that has completed all coursework and comprehensive...
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Ph.D. student in...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
Arthur Rice Mellen and Mary Ann Mellen Scholarship Endowment
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in Geology. Preference shall be given to students with an emphasis in...
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
Asbury Foundation Scholarship Endowment
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a Mississippi resident with a minimum 2.5 GPA and who graduated from any...
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
Ashley Dawn Williamson Memorial Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students
The purpose of this fund is to honor the memory of Ashley Dawn Wiliamson and her love of people, regardless of their ethnic or socioeconomic...
The purpose of this fund is to honor the memory of Ashley Dawn Wiliamson...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
AT&T Education Support Endowment
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student from Mississippi.
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student from...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
Atly Graham Economics Scholarship Endowment
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring in Economics.
The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |
Varies |
Aubrey K. and Ella G. Lucas Education and Human Sciences Endowment
The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an incoming freshman who is seeking a degree within the College of Education and Human...
The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an incoming...
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Deadline02/15/2021 |