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	Ivy B. Lansford Nursing Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Nursing student...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	J. D. and Rhoda Herring Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student from the...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	J. L. (Jim) Pope Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to recognize the outstanding student leaders...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	J. Larry and Linda B. Smith Music Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who are...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	J. Lloyd Milam Presidential Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a Presidential Scholarship for a...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	J. Phillip Stanberry Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	J.T. Palmer Alpha Tau Omega Founders Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jack and Mary Louise Pace Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jack D. Munn and Marcie Munn Mote Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship based on financial...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jack Gavin Early Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jack Oppie Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jackson Rapid Delivery Service Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jacob Meek Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jaime Jimenez Endowed Cellist Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a cellist...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James "Pat" Smith and Jeanette Holcomb Smith USM Gulf Coast Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student enrolled...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James A. Grayson Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James and Carolyn Bourne Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James and Patsy Causey Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a capable and...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James D. and Sara M. Turner Endowment - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Master's Program The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James D. and Sara M. Turner Endowment - School of Social Work Master's Program The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James F. Bollinger-William W. Crowder Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship that will be...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James H. and Patricia Dyer McPhail Education and Human Sciences Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student within...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James Isola Interior Design Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving junior...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James Joe Ferguson Memorial Scholarship Endowment in Geography The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship assistance to a...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James K. and Elsie S. McGehee Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who is...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James L. and Carolyn Greer Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James O. "Buck" and Juanita Payne Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student from...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James O. and Mary Ann Schnur Lower Brass Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a meritorious...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James Ray and Angeline Posey Memorial Education Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to two capable and...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	James Ray and Angeline Posey Memorial Education Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to two capable and...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jane Boardman Seal Art Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jane Boudreaux Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Janet Sims Band Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving band...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Janet Sims English Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Janet Sims Theatre Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who have...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Janet T. Sims Studies Abroad Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a USM student to...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jarvis Maxey Accounting Award Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student in the...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jay Dean International Music Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an international...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jay Dean USM Symphony Woodwind Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students in the...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jay Washam Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a graduate...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jean Capps Girl Scout Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Senior Girl...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jeff and Jeanie Gail Bowman Art Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jeff Cropco Memorial Endowment for Scholarships The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for the student who...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jeff May BSU Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who is...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jeffrey A. Hollingshead Accounting Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jennie C. and N.J. Golding, Jr. Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Southern Miss...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jennie May Quinn Cameron and Helen Cameron Young Memorial Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jennifer Duke Payne Leadership Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to full-time...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jennifer Hudson Memorial Nursing Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Deadline08/24/2026
Varies	Jerald S. and Christine B. Hughes Jazz Studies Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving jazz...	Deadline08/24/2026

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