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 Kathryn Swetman Page Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student from...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kathryn Williams Farmer Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a needy student.
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Katie Ruth Field Bush Award in Marriage, Family and Child Development
    The purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance to a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kaylee Diodene College Panhellenic Council Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Ken Combs Gulf Park Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kenneth Phillips Excellence in Geography Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kerri Jones Paul and Matthew Paul Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student from...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kevin Prince College of Business and Economic Development Annual Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a sophomore,...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kevin Swanson Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Krandall Howell College of Business and Economic Development Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kristen Bower Academic Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to deserving students...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kristen Margaret Warren Memorial Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a Dixie Darling...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Kyle Greer Memorial Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for a graduate of a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies L. A. "Tony" Polk Endowed Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies L. C. Kirkland Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for the benefit of...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies L. Y. Foote Endowed Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship assistance to a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lake Little Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lamar Powell History Graduate Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lamar W. Powell Scholarship FFE
    The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lance Landry Legacy Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lanelle Gaddis Long Child and Family Sciences Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a capable and...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies LaRay Stringer Endowed Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual scholarship to a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Larry K. Gregory Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Larry Mitchell Wilson Criminal Justice Graduate Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an outstanding...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Larry Mitchell Wilson Memorial Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Larry Mullican Costume Design Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student seeking...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lattoria Johnson Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Laura Ellen Trotti Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Laurel Metro Alumni Chapter Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who (i)...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lawrence Albers Film Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a senior...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lawrence Bellipanni Science Fair Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lee Chain Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lee Cornelius and Vera B. Burns Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a Presidential Scholarship to a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Leggett-Shearer Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Leigh Holland Trotti Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lela Ann Pike Alcorn Special Education Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Leonard Lowrey Memorial Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide direct aid to students who have...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Leroy and Lynell Rogers Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an outstanding...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Leslie Rawls Fletcher Award for the Outstanding Junior in Criminal Justice
    The purpose of this fund is to establish an annual cash award for a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lester and Rosemary Aultman Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lester Glick Social Work Caribbean Studies Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in good...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lester Haddox Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student in any...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to undergraduate...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lieutenant Colonel Chase Moseley, USMC (Ret) Military Veterans Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Linda Lee Smith Endowed Scholarship in Elementary Education
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Linda Smith Abner Dixie Darling Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Linnie Cockrell and Colby D. Simmons Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a capable and...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Linnie Cockrell Simmons College of Business and Economic Development Endowment for Scholarships
    The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students in the...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Linnie Cockrell Simmons Jasper County Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...
    		Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Linwood E. Orange British Literature Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to the most...
    		Deadline03/01/2026