By completing the USC admissions application and your Honors College supplement, you are automatically considered for scholarships through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Honors College departmental scholarships operate on a later timeline and require a separate application, the details of which can be found in the description of each scholarship. Honors College departmental scholarships are available for both incoming and current students. If eligible, students may stack departmental scholarships with general university awards for which they qualify.

The Honors College departmental scholarships application is an online application form that will be linked at the top of the “Incoming First-Year” and “Current Students” scholarships pages during the application time period each spring.

The incoming first-year scholarship application is made available in mid-February, and the continuing scholarship application is made available late April.

The form will ask for your basic information such name, address, intended major, etc. In addition, you will have the opportunity to include a personal statement that can address why you should be considered for the scholarship, how you would benefit from the scholarship and the academic work you have been and will continue to pursue. If applicable, a statement of financial need can be included. A statement of financial need describes your current financial situation and why you would benefit from a financial award.

Yes, you may apply for more than one scholarship, provided you meet the eligibility requirements for each, which may include a certain required major.

Students will not be awarded more than one Honors College departmental scholarship.

Scholarship applications have various deadlines during the spring semester. Please check specifics for each scholarship for details. 

Please check the “Incoming First-Year” and “Current Students” scholarships pages during the application period each spring. 

Scholarships for incoming first-year students will be awarded by mid- to late April. Scholarships for continuing Honors College students will be awarded in mid- to late June.

Only students who are awarded scholarships will be notified. If you do not hear back by the end of April (for first-year students) or June (for continuing students), you have not been awarded a scholarship. 

Several of our scholarships can only support one or two students at a time. When a scholarship is fully awarded and in use by current students, it is unavailable to new recipients. 

All of the departmental scholarships awarded by the Honors College have been funded through private philanthropy by generous alumni and donors. These benefactors are able to specify what type of student they would like to support. We are very grateful to these philanthropists for providing these scholarships for Honors College students.