Undergraduate Scholarships
Admission-Based Scholarships
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Admission-Based Freshman Scholarships
First-Time, Full-Time Incoming Freshman Only
Freshman scholarships are available to high school students admitted to Southern Miss the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. To be considered, you must be fully admitted by DECEMBER 1. Click the link here to view all Admission-Based scholarships and deadlines for incoming freshmen. These scholarships do not have to be renewed each are based on eligibility at the time of University admission.
- Academic Excellence Scholarships
- Freshmen Designation-Based Scholarships
- Freshman Competitive Programs
- National Merit Scholarships
- Kelly Gene Cook Foundation Scholarship
- Jump Scholars Program and the Powell Scholarship for the Jump Scholars Program
Students who are classified as freshman by the criteria above do not qualify for transfer scholarships. Freshman scholarships cannot be stacked with transfer scholarships.
Admission-Based Transfer Scholarships
Transfer scholarships are awarded to newly admitted transfer students during the fall and spring semesters only. Click the link here to view all Admission-Based scholarships and deadlines for transfer students. These scholarships do not have to be renewed each are based on eligibility at the time of University admission.
- Community College Transfer and Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships
- University Transfer Scholarships
Students who are classified as transfer students do not qualify for freshman scholarships. Transfer scholarships cannot be stacked with freshman scholarships.