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.

The application deadline for the 2024-2025 USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarships has passed. Visit this webpage in January 2025 for the application for the 2025-2026 USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarships.

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.

Our scholarship application information sessions for the 2024-2025 award cycle have concluded. Please visit this webpage in January 2025 for details on scholarship application information sessions for the 2025-2026 award cycle.