USC Dornsife offers a number of scholarships each year for continuing USC Dornsife undergraduate students. You must be a current USC undergraduate student, 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. As scholarships are awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year, students graduating in Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 are not eligible to apply. Students beginning enrollment at USC in Spring 2025 are eligible to apply for these scholarships, but must meet minimum USC GPA requirements by the end of Spring 2025 if selected for a scholarship award. Award notifications will be sent in June.
Unless otherwise stated, USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarships are one-time awards. Receiving (or not receiving) a scholarship a previous year has no bearing on whether or not you will receive a scholarship for the upcoming year.
The application for 2025-2026 USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarships is now available. Please click here to access the link to the scholarship application and application instructions.
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$1,000 to $6,000 per award
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025: Deadline to submit the Dornsife Faculty Recommendation Request Form to the Dornsife Admission and Student Success office
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.
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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.
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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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We will hold two information sessions via Zoom to review the scholarship application process and answer questions. The content presented at each information session will be the same. Please feel free to attend an information session if you have questions.
Monday, January 27, 4:00pm: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95947490385
Thursday, January 30, 4:00pm: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97477336264
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