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.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	Edna and Dave Perkins Endowed Scholarship in Strings The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a worthy student...	Ended
Varies	Edna Daves Yarbrough Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Ended
Varies	Edward J. and Sue Wilby McCarty Endowed Geology Honors Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for a student...	Ended
Varies	Edwin Lloyd and Virginia Lund Pittman Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving USM...	Ended
Varies	Elaina Spradley-Skinner "Sweetpea" Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a sophomore,...	Ended
Varies	Elizabeth Boggan and Ronald Charles Howard Family Social Work Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...	Ended
Varies	Elizabeth C. Harkins Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Ended
Varies	Elizabeth M. Irby Orchestral Chair Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who...	Ended
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 and Eleanor Wasmer Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with...	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	Elmo and Mary Glenn Harrison Guitar Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Guitar major...	Ended
Varies	Elmo Lang Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...	Ended
Varies	Emma "Ena" Thaxton Ferguson and Larry Ferguson Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students in any...	Ended
Varies	Emma Katherine Parker Brumfield Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a senior majoring...	Ended
Varies	Emma Louise Bankston Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who...	Ended
Varies	Ergon Polymer Science and Engineering Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students...	Ended
Varies	Erin Finley Granberry Chi Omega Artistic Expression Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is...	Ended
Varies	Ernest Lee Backstrom Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and...	Ended
Varies	Ernest Sylvester Memorial Pride of Mississippi Drum Major Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...	Ended
Varies	Ernest Woodfin and Mildred Stafford Hester Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior...	Ended
Varies	Ernie and Laura Leuenberger Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...	Ended
Varies	Esperanza Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student studying...	Ended
Varies	Esther Valladares International Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate or...	Ended
Varies	Ethel Whatley Kroker Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to students with...	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	Exxon Scholarship in Accounting The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Faculty Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with a...	Ended
Varies	Fannie Godbold Ginn Piano Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student or...	Ended
Varies	Fannie Owings Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	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 and John Pearson Social Work Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to Bachelor of...	Ended
Varies	Fern Rogers Hesson Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	First Southern Bank Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Jack Morris and in Honor of Mattie Morris The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for a freshman...	Ended
Varies	Flora Lee Bain Graduate Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship given in honor of...	Ended
Varies	Florence Burrow Pope Endowed Scholarship in English Literature The purpose of this fund is to award a student who clearly demonstrates...	Ended
Varies	Floy Pittman Stewart Elementary Education Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Fooladi Family Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students with a...	Ended
Varies	Forrest Wood Philosophy Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Ended
Varies	Fountain Family School of Construction and Design Endowment for Scholarships The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time...	Ended
Varies	Fran Jones Legacy Scholarship FFE The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who...	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	Frances Harrell Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to capable and...	Ended
Varies	Francis G. Casserly Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Francis R. and Marjorie W. Conn Pre-Medical Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...	Ended
Varies	Frank Buckley Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and...	Ended

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