Transfer Scholarships
Incoming Spring 2026 or Fall 2026 Transfer Students
Transfer admission-based scholarships are awarded to newly admitted transfer students during the fall and spring semesters only; therefore, students are classified as readmitted to the university by the Office of Admissions are not eligible for these scholarships.
These scholarships do not have to be renewed each year and are based on eligibility at the time of University admission. Scholarship stipulations are provided for each scholarship and are required in order to maintain these scholarships each semester.
Students who are classified as transfer students do not qualify for freshman scholarships. Transfer scholarships cannot be stacked with freshman scholarships. Community College Transfer Awards cannot be stacked with University Transfer Awards.
Initial offers may change as updated transcripts are submitted to the Office of Admissions.
All other scholarships available through the GO System or external awards vary in eligibility, deadlines, and stipulations.
Spring Academic Award Deadlines
January 15: Students transferring to The University of Southern Mississippi for the spring semester must be admitted by this date to be considered for Transfer Academic and Designation-Based Scholarships. Please, be mindful of when your final grades will post for your fall semester.
- Due to colleges and universities closing for winter breaks, final fall semester transcripts should be requested by or turned in during December for final scholarship consideration. It is the student's responsibility to coordinate between schools to ensure timely receival of final fall transcripts.
- Students must accept Transfer Academic and/or Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships in the proper system (SOAR or GO System) by the stated deadlines.
Fall Academic Award Deadlines
August 1: Students transferring to The University of Southern Mississippi for the fall semester must be admitted by and have final spring transcripts submitted to the Office of Admissions by this date to be considered for Transfer Academic and Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships.
- It is the student's responsibility to coordinate between schools to ensure timely receival of final spring/summer transcripts. Be mindful that most summer transcripts are not finalized in time to be submitted and processed by the scholarship deadline.
- Students must accept Transfer Academic and/or Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships in the proper system (SOAR or GO System) by the stated deadlines.
Note: All academic records, including final transcripts, must be submitted to the Office of Admissions by the scholarship deadline. All supporting documentation for Designation-Based Scholarships and University Transfer Academic Scholarships must be submitted in the GO System by the scholarship deadline.
Things to Know:
- Students must be newly admitted, without conditions or previous course history at Southern Miss, and meet the requirements on or before the stated scholarship deadlines to receive guaranteed scholarship consideration. Any requested supporting documentation is also due by the stated deadlines. This includes final transcripts from all institutions.
- All Transfer Academic Scholarships require a minimum of 47 transfer cumulative hours or earned Associates Degree.
- Students that have already completed a bachelor's degree are ineligible for Transfer Scholarships. Students that have already completed an associate’s degree are not eligible for Transfer Scholarships if they have completed more than 119 hours.
- Cumulative transfer GPA is calculated from grades earned at all institutions (including 2-year and 4-year institutions) and is the GPA of record for scholarship consideration.
- Students with 120 or more earned semester hours are ineligible for any transfer scholarship consideration. 120 hours is the equivalent of a bachelor's degree at Southern Miss.