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	Charlie and Lorita Finnegan Endowment in the Arts The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for deserving and...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Charlie H. and Georgena S. Probst Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with a...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Charlotte J. Thomas Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an outstanding...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chemistry 50th Anniversary Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a Chemistry...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chemistry and Biochemistry Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide undergraduate scholarships to...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chemistry Emeritus Faculty Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships and graduate...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Cheryl Goodwin Memorial Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for qualified...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chi Omega Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide support for the Village at The...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chisholm-Lindsey Orchestral Chair Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students in the...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chris Christiansen Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an international...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Christopher J. Karnes Gifted Education Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for very bright, but...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Chuck and Rita Scianna Leadership Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to full-time...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	CIEF Polymer Science and Engineering Scholarship Endowment The purpose of the Endowment is to provide annual scholarships, as named...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Clarence and Helen Carter Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Clarence Selman and Lena Reiser Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students with...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Claude "Cotton" and Hilda Foil Campbell Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for any student...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Claude E. Fike Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Clayton and Mae Sullivan Religion Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with a...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Cliff M. West and Laura Nell McCarty-West Geology Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Clifford and Sara Hagenson Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Clyde Kennard Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to Southern Miss...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Coach Willis Terry Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students in a...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Coast Electric Power Association Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for members of the...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Col. Ernest Kitchens Army ROTC Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	College of Business and Economic Development Eagle Scholars Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	College of Business and Economic Development Single Parents Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with a...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	College of Business and Economic Development Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	College Panhellenic Council Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with a...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Colonel Tyler H. Fletcher Administration of Justice Leadership Award Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide an award to a full-time graduate...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Comcast Student Affairs Scholarship FFE Agreement The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Congressman G. V. Sonny Montgomery USM Veteran/Military Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a military...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Congressman Larkin I. Smith Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to pay tuition and related expenses for...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Cowart Family Honors College Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship funds to students in...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Criminal Justice Annual Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to support student awards and scholarships...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Curt Hebert Significant Sig Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to students enrolled...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Cynthia E. Gamble Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a single parent...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Cynthia Noyes Broome English Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a first-generation...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	D. C. Leech Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student seeking...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Dabney Weatherford Millwood Health Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student enrolled...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Daisy Wilkerson Elementary Education Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Mississippi...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Damian E. Morgan Memorial Scholarship in Photography The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship support to a junior,...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Danny R. Carter Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide annual scholarships for full-time...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	David and Denise Bounds Athlete Manager Trainer Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to at least one male...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	David Frank Myers Criminal Justice Annual Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	David R. Davies Journalism Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Day/Mehearg Social Work Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Debbie B. Shemper Art and Interior Design Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to honor the memory of Debbie Shemper, a...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Debra Rene' Slay Memorial Mathematics Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Deen and Tate Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a child or...	Deadline03/01/2025
Varies	Delories Williams Social Work Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Deadline03/01/2025

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