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Financial Assistance
  • The Trent Lott Scholarship
    To be awarded to a political science major with at least a 3.0 GPA with a minimum of 70 university hours.  Recipient must be a Mississippi resident that exhibits leadership in University and community activities.
  • Frank D. Montague, Jr. Paralegal Studies Endowment
    For an incoming junior majoring in paralegal studies in the Political Science Department.  Student to be selected by the department based on merit.
  • Alfred Moore Pre-law Endowment Scholarship
    To a junior or senior studying Pre-law who clearly demonstrates financial need.  To be selected by the Chair of the Department of Political Science and faculty members.
  • Leon and Ivah Wilbur Scholarship   
    To an outstanding senior in political science who plans to do graduate work at Southern Miss.
  • Richard Wayne McKenzie Scholarship  
    To a capable and deserving student in Pre-law with a 3.0 from Forrest or Perry County.
  • Bill Porter Memorial Scholarship
    To a student studying Pre-law who clearly demonstrates financial need.
  • W.M. Colmer Scholarship  
    Students in American Studies area who demonstrate the ideals which Mr. Colmer held in love, loyalty, and patriotism in his country. 
  • Nancy and Jim Goodwin Political Science Scholarship   
    Scholarship to be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in political science.  Five hundred ($500.00) is to be awarded in both the fall and spring each year.  Preference is to be given to a non-traditional student whose family responsibilities interrupted their education.   A 3.0 GPA is required for scholarship.  Financial need is to be considered but not a controlling factor.  Department chair is to coordinate selection of scholarship recipient. 
  • The Susan and William G. Sansing, Sr. Political Science Graduate Scholarship  
    To provide scholarship assistance to a graduate student studying political science.  The recipient is to be selected by the Graduate Advisor in the Department of Political Science.
  • The Ronald G. Marquardt Endowed Scholarship
    To provide a scholarship to an outstanding pre-law political science major or paralegal studies major who has completed to hours of university credit.  Selection shall be made by the department scholarship committee.
  • The Jim Robertson Political Science Award
    To be awarded to an upperclass level (can be a transferring junior college student) or graduate level political science major who has demonstrated exceptional aptitude for the study of political science.  Special consideration should be given to a student that has encountered a significant challenge in pursuing his/her degree in political science.
  • The Kristin M. Smith Scholarship Fund
    To provide an annual scholarship in the amount of $500.00 to a female student beginning her junior year.  Student must be a pre-law major.  The scholarship is not limited to students in political science.  If a junior does not qualify, the scholarship is to be offered to a senior female student.
  • The Gulf Coast Political Science Scholarship
    To provide a scholarship to an outstanding political science major pursuing a degree on the Gulf Coast campus.  Selection shall be made by the Gulf Coast Assistant Dean for the College of Arts & Letters or by a committee s/he designates.

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