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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $6,000 per year
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
USC Dornsife offers a number of scholarships each year for continuing USC Dornsife undergraduate students.
Benefits
Scholarships range in amount from $1,000 to $6,000 per year. The total number of scholarships awarded varies.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a 2026-2027 Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship, you must:
- Have a declared USC Dornsife major
- Plan to be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student (12 units or more) in the 2026-2027 academic year (Students graduating in Fall 2026 are eligible to apply.)
- Have a minimum cumulative USC GPA of 3.0
Spring admits starting enrollment at USC in Spring 2026 may apply, but must meet the GPA requirement by the end of the spring semester if selected for an award.
During the 2026-2027 academic year, scholarship recipients must:
- Maintain a USC Dornsife major
- Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student during both fall and spring semesters (12 units or more) (or be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student during Fall 2026 for students graduating in Fall 2026)
- Maintain a minimum cumulative USC GPA of 3.0
These are awards for continuing students only. New undergraduate students starting in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 and current undergraduate students graduating in Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 are not eligible for consideration.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
18 Feb 2026
Wednesday, February 18: Deadline to submit to USC Dornsife Student Success the name and contact information of the faculty member who will be completing a recommendation for you.
Friday, March 13, 11:59pm Pacific Time: Deadline to submit the USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship online application. We must also receive your faculty recommendation from your faculty member by this date. This is a strict deadline. Applications received after this date will not be reviewed.
To complete the USC Dornsife Continuing Student Scholarship application, you must submit the following:
USC Dornsife CSS online application;
Recommendation from a USC Dornsife faculty member;
USC unofficial transcript;
Resume;
Two personal statements (topics included);