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 Lisa Goodwin Memorial Annual Nursing Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Liz Corso Joachim and Jack Joachim, Jr. Marine Biology Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lois Arender Drain Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lora Jean Hillman Allgood Scholarship FFE Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lorena Bessey Mangin Music Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time,...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lou Ann and Louis Poynter Eagle Scholars Accounting Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Louis Gertler Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual scholarship to a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Louise M. Hawkins Education Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a capable and...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Louise M. Hawkins Nursing Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a capable and...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Louise Moss Davis Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a worthy student...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lowery A. Woodall Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lowery A. Woodall Nursing Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a Nursing student with a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lowery Woodall Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to students in the...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    $0.00 Luckyday Mentor Application
    Please fill out this application if you are interested in serving as a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Luther and Myrtis Flurry Endowed Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award an endowed scholarship to a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lynn and Beverly Bullock Mass Communication and Journalism Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship with preference to...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lynn B. McMahan Gerontology Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an outstanding...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lynn Cook Hartwig - Hattiesburg Clinic Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to three part-time or...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Lynn Purnell Hagan Social Work Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies M. Ashley DuBoise Photography Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a full-time...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies M. Ashley DuBoise Scholarship Endowment in Jazz Studies
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship primarily intended...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies M. M. Roberts Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award an undergraduate scholarship to a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies M.C. Hamilton, Jr. Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide awards to one man selected as the...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mabel Ve. Shannon Silver Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to capable and...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Madie Peden Light Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide an annual scholarship to a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Major General Rexford H. Dettre, Jr. Duty-Honor-Country Annual Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a one-time scholarship for an...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marc Moses Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award one scholarship to a member of the...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marcia C. and Lewis J. Mayard Endowment in the Arts
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for a worthy and...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Margaret and Warren Dunn Pride Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide an incoming freshman who...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Margaret McCarthy Scholarship Endowment - Dietetics
    The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students in Hotel...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Margaret McCarthy Scholarship Endowment - Hotel and Restaurant Administration
    The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students in...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Margaret Wilson Luce/Mississippi Export Railroad Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student in the...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marion Fuller Davis Endowed Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mark C. Applewhite Memorial Nursing Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award one or more scholarships to native...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mark C. Applewhite Memorial Nutrition Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award one or more scholarships to native...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mark Cook Memorial Sigma Alpha Epsilon Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is a...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mark James Goerss Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marsha Kelly Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marshal Rayburn Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marshall Durbin Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship funds to capable and...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Martha and Noobar Odjakjian Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student who is...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Martha Boland Bryon and Betty Boland Baker Education Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Martha Faye McIntosh Albert Art Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a freshman...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Martha Tatum Theatre Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship funds to a capable...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marti Jahnke Criminal Justice Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marvin and Betty Reuben Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an outstanding...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Marvin and Willie Maud Early College of Business and Economic Development Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mary Alice Ross Martin Annual Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mary Anne Wallace Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...
    Deadline03/01/2026
    Varies Mary Bess Matthews Memorial Orchestral Annual Scholarship
    The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...
    Deadline03/01/2026