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
One-time award to cover one class (3 or 4 credit hours) tuition-free.	University-Based Agreement: Test Drive A Degree Scholarship Test Drive a Degree Scholarships are available to incoming students....	Deadline08/05/2025
$500	Online Student Scholarship - Graduate This one-time, $500 scholarship is awarded to fully online students with...	Deadline08/15/2025
$500	Online Student Scholarship - Undergraduate This one-time, $500 scholarship is awarded to fully online students with...	Deadline08/15/2025
Vaires	Online Learning: Omega Nu Lambda Scholarship The Omega Nu Lambda Scholarship is awarded to fully online students who...	Deadline08/24/2025
$500.00	Association of Office Professionals Scholarship This scholarship is to support students pursuing a degree in education,...	Deadline08/30/2025
$0.00	E-Sport Athletic Scholarship Award This scholarship is awarded to E-Sport student-athletes based on their...	Deadline08/30/2025
This scholarship is equivalent to tuition for four years.	National Merit Scholarship: Semifinalist The National Merit Scholarship: Semifinalist is available to students...	Deadline08/30/2025
$476.00	School of Performing & Visual Arts: Art & Design Program Service Award Scholarships Scholarships to students majoring in Art & Design. Scholarships are...	Deadline08/30/2025
$1,492.80	School of Performing & Visual Arts: Dance Program Special Scholarships Scholarships to students majoring in Dance. Scholarships are partial and...	Deadline08/30/2025
Full Tuition	Bower Foundation ABSN Fellowship (Tuition Scholarship) This scholarship is part of a grant provided to the College of Nursing...	Deadline08/31/2025
This scholarship is equivalent to tuition, campus housing, meal plan, and a semester book stipend for four years. Students are also eligible for a one-time, study-abroad stipend.	National Merit Scholarship: Finalist The National Merit Scholarship: Finalist is available to students the...	Deadline08/31/2025
$0.00	School of Construction and Design Incoming Student Scholarship This scholarship is for incoming freshmen or transfer students majoring...	Deadline08/31/2025
$2,200.00	University Based Agreement: Police Academy - SRPSI Police Academy Scholarships are available to eligible participants in...	Deadline08/31/2025
A one-time award will be split equally between fall and spring semesters (two semester maximum award).	University-Based Agreement: Pageant Scholarship Pageant Scholarships are available to local (Forrest/Lamar Counties)...	Deadline08/31/2025
$5,000	University-based Agreement: Coastal Pathways Scholarship Coastal Pathways Scholarship provides $5,000 annually to MGCCC and PRCC...	Deadline08/31/2025
This is a one-time award of $2,000 ($1,000 per semester).	University-Based Agreement: VEX Scholarship The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation seeks to increase...	Deadline08/31/2025
Varies	John and Molly Mann Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who...	Ended
Varies	Singing River Federal Credit Union Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student from...	Ended
Varies	Stephen L. Hatten Sigma Chi Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who are...	Ended
Varies	Undergraduate Retention Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who...	Ended
Varies	1910 Annual Scholarship - Danny F. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in any...	Ended
Varies	Barbara Bond Mostert Choreographic Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who...	Ended
Varies	Delta Tau Delta Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to fund scholarships, student development...	Ended
$500	Dr. Dennis Phillips Sport Managment Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to any student...	Ended
Varies	Drapeau Center for Undergraduate Research Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide discretionary dlollars to support...	Ended
Varies	Jim Payne Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a graduating senior from New Summit...	Ended
Varies	Karl Wiesenburg Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Nicki Case - Catholic Student Association Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual scholarship to an...	Ended
Varies	Northwestern Mutual Financial Network College of Business Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...	Ended
Varies	Parker Family Social Work Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...	Ended
Varies	Pride and Dixie Darlings Annual Fund - Ernest Sylvester Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to establish and maintain all fundraising...	Ended
Varies	Pride of Mississippi Marching Band & Dixie Darlings Development Fund - Craig Wiseman Drumline Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide funds for the development and...	Ended
$0.00	Recreational Sports Scholarship and Professional Development Fund Provides for professional development and scholarship opportunities for...	Ended
Various	Shelby F. Thames and Shirley D. Thames Scholarship for High Ability Students Endowment - Chemistry The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships exclusively to...	Ended
$750.00	Student Life Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide discretionary dollars to support...	Ended
Varies	177th Armored Brigade Soldier Scholarship - Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship fund is to provide “one-time’...	Ended
Varies	177th Armored Brigade Soldier Scholarship - Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship fund is to provide...	Ended
Varies	Art Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide flexible funds for use by the...	Ended
$271.57	Carillon/Covenant Fund The purpose of this fund is to support the travel and expenses for the...	Ended
Varies	Clinical Psychology Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide support for Clinical Psychology...	Ended
Varies	College of Nursing Development Fund - Karola Williams Nursing Scholarship To provide a scholarship to a student majoring in the College of Nursing.	Ended
Varies	Economic Development and Tourism Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide discretionary dollars to support...	Ended
Varies	Educational Research and Administration Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide discretionary dollars to support...	Ended
Varies	Fountain Family School of Construction and Design Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide discretionary dollars for the...	Ended
Varies	Glenda Jones Gregory Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student enrolled...	Ended
$0.00	Gulf Coast Accounting Development Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide discretionary dollars to support...	Ended
Varies	Gulf Coast Development Fund - Memorial Hospital Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide funds to be used at the...	Ended
$1,000.00	Marine Corps Leadership Scholar Program - Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship fund is to provide one-time scholarship...	Ended
Varies	Mary Elizabeth and David Shull Choral Music Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student...	Ended
$1,000.00	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship fund is to provide one-time scholarship...	Ended

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