Continuing Student Scholarships

$1,000 to $6,000 per award

Varies. USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarships are a collection of many scholarships available through USC Dornsife. To view a current list of scholarships available, visit the Scholarship Descriptions page. You can apply for consideration for these scholarships by submitting a Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship application.

At the time of application, you must have a declared USC Dornsife major and plan to be enrolled as a full-time USC undergraduate student in the 2025-2026 academic year to be eligible for an award. You must also have a minimum cumulative USC GPA of 3.0. If you are a spring admit whose first semester of enrollment at USC is Spring 2025, you may apply for an award, but must meet minimum USC GPA requirements by the end of Spring 2025 if selected for a scholarship.

During the 2025-2026 academic year, scholarship recipients must have full-time status (registered in a minimum of 12 units per semester) and must maintain both a Dornsife major and a minimum cumulative USC GPA of 3.0. Students graduating in Fall 2025 are eligible to apply.

Exploratory (EXPL) majors are NOT eligible to apply. Selection criteria include academic excellence, extracurricular involvement, leadership potential, and campus and community involvement.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025: Deadline to submit the Dornsife Faculty Recommendation Request Form to the Dornsife Admission and Student Success office

Although the deadline to submit the name and contact information for your Dornsife faculty recommender has passed, we will still accept this information from you if you are interested in applying for a 2025-2026 Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship. Please submit this information as soon as possible in order to give your faculty recommender ample time to complete your recommendation. We must receive the recommendation by Friday, March 14.

Friday, March 14, 2025: Deadline to submit your application for a Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship. This is also the deadline for your faculty recommender to submit their recommendation for you.

A handful of scholarships for continuing undergraduate students do not utilize the USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship online application. These scholarships each have their own unique scholarship criteria, applications, and application deadlines. Visit the Other Scholarship Applications page for more information on these additional scholarship opportunities for continuing undergraduate USC Dornsife students.

Individual awards will vary depending on your financial aid package and/or the number of qualified applicants. Receipt of awards may alter the allocation of funds within your financial aid package. For example, a student’s previously-awarded grant amount may decrease in some situations. Scholarships awarded may only be used to replace University tuition costs and may not be used to cover housing, books, fees, or meal plans.

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