University of South Alabama

​Some USA scholarships for incoming freshmen require an additional and separate application. Others are awarded automatically based on the materials in the undergraduate admission application.

To ensure consideration for Freshman Scholarships, incoming freshmen should apply for admission by the priority deadline of December 1st of their senior year. 

The USA Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship, developed on behalf of the USA Board of Trustees, was designed to provide funding to exceptionally qualified and highly motivated incoming USA Freshman scholars. One award is given each year to the incoming Freshman candidate with the highest ACT/SAT composite score and GPA combination (based on a 4.0 scale). This scholarship will be used to fund annual tuition, and is renewable for the first four years of the student’s undergraduate study - provided the student maintains the minimum requirements.

This scholarship will serve as a supplement to any other scholarships awarded, in order to give further distinction to the USA Board of Trustees Scholar program.

The University of South Alabama Honors College offers a curriculum of interdisciplinary excellence designed to stimulate the analytical and critical thinking of exceptionally qualified and highly motivated students. The USA Honors College challenges each student through discussion, research, creative scholarship, intercultural engagement and the arts in an effort to create the feel of a small college environment in the midst of the opportunities provided by a large urban university.

The USA Honors College provides its students with opportunities for travel, research, programming support, and unique opportunities throughout their four years of enrollment. These experiences and activities are designed to foster student success and encourage students to participate in enhanced intellectual experiences.

A limited number of scholarships are awarded competitively and are available to students of the USA Honors College once admission is complete.  Additional scholarships may be available as the student progresses through the Honors College​.

The Abraham Mitchell Business Scholars Program allows elite business students to develop to their full potential. Through faculty mentorship and a four-year scholarship that includes a laptop computer, scholars will pursue challenging programs while developing stewardship and civic responsibility.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 29 ACT Composite (or comparable SAT scores);
• Minimum 3.5 high school grade-point average (as computed by the University of South Alabama);
• Business major;
• Mobile/Baldwin Counties and State of Alabama residents given preference.

After acceptance to USA, incoming first-time freshman majoring in the Mitchell College of Business will automatically be reviewed for the Abraham Mitchell Scholarship award. A scholarship award notification will be emailed to students’ JagMail account.

The USA Merit Scholarship is awarded to students who are National Merit Finalists through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Finalists who have been admitted to USA and have informed NMSC by the published deadlines that USA is their first choice will be considered. This award is $2,000/year, renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study- provided the student maintains the minimum requirements.

USA Freshman Admission Scholarships are funded by the Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative.

All high school graduates, who have been admitted as first-time freshmen for the fall term and meet the USA Freshman Admission Scholarship program requirements by the priority deadline date, will be guaranteed a scholarship. 

Priority Deadline- Fall 2019: 
December 1, 2018  

Qualifications: 

• Be a U. S. citizen, applied for Permanent Residency, or Permanent Resident attending a U.S. High School;
• Be an incoming first-time freshman;
• High School GPA of at least 3.0;
• An ACT composite score of 23 or above (or SAT equivalent). 

After acceptance to USA, incoming first-time freshmen will automatically be reviewed for the Freshman Admission awards. A scholarship award notification will be emailed to qualified students through their JagMail account.