All 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 applying for and accepting scholarships, 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.

Automatch Scholarships: Once you complete your General Application, you will be matched with scholarships for which you immediately qualify. All students who qualify will be auto-matched to these opportunities. Qualifying does not guarantee you will receive a scholarship. If awarded, students will receive an email to their USM email account requesting they log in and accept their award. Automatch scholarships will appear with “None” listed under the “Action” column, which means an additional application is not required for consideration. The “Deadline” column indicates the deadline to complete the application to receive consideration. This is not the deadline to accept the award.

Award Amount: The number and award amount of scholarships are for general information purposes only and should not be considered a guarantee of what you will receive if selected. Actual award amounts vary based on students’ individual eligibility, funds available and other factors.

Step 3: To see a list of all scholarships administered in the GO System, click the “Opportunities” tab at the top of the page, then select the All drop-down link to view and/or apply for additional scholarships that may apply to you. This list shows all scholarships in the GO System., so please note you may not qualify for all scholarships listed.

If there is an apply to button, then there may be additional application materials required. All of these apply-to awards will show up under your Recommended tab to ensure you are able to view these options if applicable.

Step 4: Check your USM email address throughout the year for University scholarship offers and instructions on how to accept.

Step 5: If offered a scholarship, accept the scholarship in GO and complete additional post-acceptance steps (if applicable).
The post-acceptance step is simply a thank-you note to the donor that must be submitted on your behalf.

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	Ellen L. Walker Graduate Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student pursuing...	Ended
Varies	Elliott and Bonnie Pood Communication Studies Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Elmer E. and Susie B. McCoy Excellence in Education Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to graduate and/or...	Ended
Varies	Ernie and Laura Leuenberger Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...	Ended
Varies	Esther Valladares International Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate or...	Ended
Varies	Etoile DuBard Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a senior or...	Ended
Varies	Evelyn Gandy Political Science Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an outstanding...	Ended
Varies	Farris Farris Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Fay Kaigler Scholarship Endowment in Elementary Education The purpose of this fund is to award undergraduate scholarships to...	Ended
Varies	Fern Rogers Hesson Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Flora Lee Bain Graduate Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship given in honor of...	Ended
Varies	Frances A. Karnes Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students in...	Ended
Varies	Frances Gandy Social Work Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior...	Ended
Varies	Francis G. Casserly Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Fred Barten Memorial Scholarship in Health Administration The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship support for a...	Ended
Varies	Garth A. Avant Memorial Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual award to a graduate...	Ended
Varies	Gerald and Claire Smith Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Gerald E. Belue, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Gerry Parish Graduate Social Work Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...	Ended
Varies	Gordon H. White Banking and Finance Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Gulf Coast Alumni Chapter Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students who (i)...	Ended
Varies	Harrison McClain Memorial Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...	Ended
Varies	Herschel and Lynn Shattles Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Hoagan Bramlett Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a first-year...	Ended
Varies	Horton Cliburn Education Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Howard W. Bahr Achievement Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students majoring...	Ended
Varies	J. Phillip Stanberry Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student...	Ended
Varies	James and Patsy Causey Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a capable and...	Ended
Varies	James K. and Elsie S. McGehee Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who is...	Ended
Varies	James O. and Mary Ann Schnur Lower Brass Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a meritorious...	Ended
Varies	James Ray and Angeline Posey Memorial Education Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to two capable and...	Ended
Varies	Jay Washam Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a graduate...	Ended
Varies	Jeffrey A. Hollingshead Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Ended
Varies	Jim and Jamie Self Tuba Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Jim Warren Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Jimmy Heidelberg Family Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Joan Johnson Writing Award Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide an award to graduate students...	Ended
Varies	Joe and Meg Paul Leadership Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to full-time...	Ended
Varies	Joe Barry Mullins Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a graduate scholarship to a student...	Ended
Varies	Joe Paul Leadership Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to full-time...	Ended
Varies	John and Molly Mann Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate of a...	Ended
Varies	John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to graduate and...	Ended
Varies	Johnson/Lockhart Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to honor the parents of USM Alumni Jeffery...	Ended
Varies	Joseph and Barbara Niezgoda Veterans - Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship fund is to provide one-time scholarship...	Ended
Varies	Joseph and Suzanne Quinlan Eagle Scholars Finance Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time...	Ended
Varies	Joseph and Suzanne Quinlan Leadership Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to full-time...	Ended
Varies	Joseph F. Boardman, Jr. Excellence in Banking Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Joseph O'Hara Carson, Jr. Endowed Educational Studies Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student...	Ended
Varies	Juanita Christine Simpson Special Education Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in...	Ended
Varies	Jude-DePree Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who is...	Ended

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