Click on each scholarship to view its information. Click again to minimize the information, or open multiple boxes to compare.

Selection Criteria

For entering freshmen only. Applicants take the most demanding curriculum and achieve at the highest level. Competitive candidates will be at the top of our applicant pool with respect to GPA and SAT or ACT scores.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application by December 1, 2009 with required materials.

Selection Criteria

For entering transfer students only. Selection is based on grade-point average in transferable courses and rigor of courses. Last year’s recipients had an average GPA above 3.7 and had completed more than 30 transferable units at the time their applications were submitted.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application with required materials and transcripts showing fall 2009 grades by Feb. 2, 2010.

Selection Criteria

Open to freshmen and transfers; primarily awarded to California residents. Strong emphasis is placed on leadership and academic performance. Competitive freshman candidates will be at the top of our applicant pool with respect to GPA and SAT or ACT scores. Transfer applicants must have a minimum GPA of
3.6. Each alumnae group that awards scholarships establishes individual criteria. A personal interview is required.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application and Alumnae Scholarship Program Application by December 1, 2009.

Selection Criteria

Open to freshman and transfer students. Applicants must live in an area where there is a USC Alumni Club. A personal interview is required. Demonstrated leadership is important. For a list of participating alumni clubs, visit alumni.usc.edu.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application and Alumni Club Scholarship Application by December 1, 2009.

Selection Criteria

Open to entering freshmen and continuing USC students. Applicant must be a direct descendant (i.e. grandchild or great-grandchild) of a Half-Century Trojan (USC alumna or alumnus who graduated at least 50 years ago). Selection criteria include academic achievement, potential for leadership and community service.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application and Half-Century Trojan Scholarship Application by December 1, 2009. 

Selection Criteria

The USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association Scholarship program awards scholarships to outstanding students on the basis of academic achievement, personal merit, financial need and ability to contribute to the Asian Pacific American Community.

Applicants must be full-time students (undergraduate, transfer, graduate or professional) who will be enrolled in a USC degree program for the entire year. A minimum 3.0 grade-point average (in a 4-point system) in high school (for entering freshmen) or college is required. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents of the United States.

Application process

You must apply for federal, state, and university financial aid and, in most cases, subsequently
qualify for financial aid to be considered for an APAA scholarship. Trustee Scholars are not eligible.
Applications will be available in November 2009. Submit the APAA scholarship application, autobiographical
essay, two letters of recommendation and an official transcript by Feb. 5, 2010. Contact: Asian Pacific Alumni Association, Widney Alumni House, 635 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089–0461. Phone: (213) 740–6380. Or visit alumni.usc.edu/apaa.

Selection Criteria

Freshman, continuing USC undergraduate, transfer and graduate students are eligible. Applicants should display a strong commitment to the Black community. Selection is on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated financial aid eligibility, leadership and community service. Semi-finalists, selected from a pool of qualified applicants, will be invited for a mandatory interview. Finalists are selected based on the interviews, and are required to complete 20 hours of volunteer service for the USC BAA (10 per semester).

Application process

You must apply for federal, state and university financial aid. The supplementary application is available December 2009. The application deadline is Feb. 2010. To request an application, visit: alumni.usc.edu/baa

Selection Criteria

Awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated financial need and commitment to the Hispanic community.

Application process

You must apply for federal, state and university financial aid. The MAAA supplemental application (available January 2009) is due by February 2010. Contact the Mexican American Programs Office, Student Union 203, Los Angeles, CA 90089–4890. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Phone: (213) 740–4735.

More information
Visit www.usc.edu/student-affairs/MAAA-Web/.

Selection Criteria

The purpose of the NTSAF is to assist freshman and transfer students with high financial need, and who demonstrate an extraordinary level of community awareness in their pursuit of higher education at USC. First-generation college students and local area applicants are given primary consideration in the selection process. Please note that the scholarship is not limited to these populations. For freshmen and transfers.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 NTSAF Scholarship application by the postmark deadline of Feb. 12, 2010 for freshmen and May 12, 2010 for transfers. An interview will be required for scholarship finalists. All applicants must obtain and complete all forms required by the USC Financial Aid Office. Online applications are available at www.usc.edu/ntsaf.

Selection Criteria

Open to freshmen and transfers. Applicant must be the sibling, child, grandchild or great-grandchild of a USC alumnus/alumna. Competitive freshman candidates will be at the top of our applicant pool with respect to GPA and SAT or ACT scores. Transfer applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.6. A personal interview is required.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application and SCion Scholarship Application by December 1, 2009.

Selection Criteria

Open to all incoming freshman, current, undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens who reside permanently in Southern California. Competitive freshman candidates will be at the top of our applicant pool with respect to GPA and SAT or ACT scores. Current students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.6. Campus and community involvement are important, and a personal interview is required.

Application process

Submit a completed 2010 Undergraduate Application (for incoming students only) and/or a Town and Gown Scholarship Application by December 1, 2009.

Selection Criteria

USC Lambda awards scholarships in six categories to incoming and transferring undergraduates and to graduate students. Scholarship awards are based on academic achievement, personal merit and contribution to the LGBT community, and may require an interview.

Application process

The supplementary application (available November 2009) must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2010. To
download the application, visit alumni.usc.edu/lambda. For additional information, call USC Lambda at (213) 740-1606, or e-mail lambda@alumnicenter@usc.edu.