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	Doris Miller Nursing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a deserving...	Ended
Varies	Doris Williams Draughn Accounting Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...	Ended
Varies	Dorothy and Laurance Cunningham Endowment in Music Education The purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance to a worthy...	Ended
Varies	Dorothy Thomsen First Lady in Finance Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships for students in...	Ended
Varies	Doug McQueen Emerging Leader Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a sophomore or...	Ended
Varies	Douglas Allen Traweek Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship assistance to a...	Ended
Varies	Douglas R. Cooper Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior majoring...	Ended
Varies	Douglas Scott "Scotty" Broome Armed Forces and Business Leader Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a first-generation...	Ended
Varies	Dowell-Langlois Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to deserving...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Arline K. Williams Gulf Coast Nursing Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship assistance to a...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Art Sutherland Education and Human Sciences Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a promising...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Barbara Rene Shoemake Public Relations Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Bertha M. Fritzsche Child and Family Sciences Graduate Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to an outstanding...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Bill Smith Marketing Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a junior or senior...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Charles Burchell Recreational Administration Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Cyndi Gaudet Human Capital Development Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a graduate student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Dennis Phillips Sport Management Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to any student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Donald E. Dore Memorial Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship support to a...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Eddie Holloway Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in any...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Elizabeth Haynes Library and Information Science Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to graduate student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Ernest Walker Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Eugene D. and Carolyn P. Owens Jones County Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an incoming...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Felicia Graves Chemistry Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Frances Lucas Coast Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Ended
Varies	Dr. J. Fred Walker, Jr. Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student who is...	Ended
Varies	Dr. J. Fred Walker, Sr. and Mildred Walker Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Dr. J. P. and Virginia Culpepper Arts Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship for a capable and...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Jack P. Donovan Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide assistance to a worthy and...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James and Barbara Byrd Guernsey Elementary Education Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award scholarships to students who meet...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James C. and Josephine Eaves Waites Health Care Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship support to a...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James H. McPhail Professor Emeritus Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a full-time...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James Hines Edgar Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship annually to a USM...	Ended
Varies	Dr. James V. Robinson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a full tuition scholarship to an...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Jay and Ryan Henderson Pre-Dental Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student in the...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Jeremy Lespi Memorial English Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a student with...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Joe E. Holloway Scholars Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Joe Paul Society of 1910 Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Dr. John and Jean Theobald Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to an undergraduate...	Ended
Varies	Dr. John Austin Evans Pre-Medical Endowed Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a Pre-Med student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. John R. Sharp Gulf Coast Research Lab Endowment The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarship money for summer...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Johnny McDaniel Exercise Science Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Keith Melancon Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a senior...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty History Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a senior majoring...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Larry D. Parks First Mercury Rocket Physicist Scholarship Endowment	Ended
Varies	Dr. Margaret F. Carlin British Studies Program Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Nancy O'Neal Tatum Music Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a capable and...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Patricia Ann Sharpe Malone Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student with...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Patricia B. Fryback Nursing Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide a scholarship to a deserving...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Rajive K. Khanna Endowed Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this fund is to provide undergraduate scholarships to...	Ended
Varies	Dr. Ray Musgrave Memorial Scholarship Endowment The purpose of this fund is to award a scholarship to a student majoring...	Ended

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