USM Undergraduate Admission: Merit Scholarships

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Several departments within the University are also able to award scholarships to USM students. Many of these awards are reserved for continuing students. For a comprehensive listing of these awards, please visit the Office of Financial Aid Scholarship Web site.

Transfer Scholarships:

Office of Transfer Affairs Merit Scholarships
Leon and Lisa Gorman Transfer Scholarship (PDF)
This two-year award was established by the Gormans to assist transfer students in making the transition to the University of Southern Maine. Transfer students applying to USM for fall admission with a minimum of 24 credit hours earned and a minimum transfer grade point average of 3.0 are encouraged to apply.
Osher Reentry Scholarship Fund (PDF)
The Osher Reentry Scholars Fund was established at the University of Southern Maine by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Applicants for this award must be matriculated in their first USM baccalaureate degree, must be registered for at least six (6) credits for the semester of receipt, and must be an undergraduate reentry student who has experienced a gap of five or more years in pursuit of his or her education and who can look forward to a significant number of years of workforce participation after completion of the baccalaureate degree. Applications due Monday, June 2, 2008.

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Other Scholarships:

Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Scholarship
(for Students of Color)
These scholarships seeks to attract students of color enrolled as full-time students as an undergraduate at the University of Southern Maine to careers in media, especially print journalism. Other possible areas include writing, editing, reporting, marketing, finance and public relations. Applications, in particular, are welcome from students majoring in Business administration, communication, english, history, media studies and political science at USM. For more information and an application visit this Web site or contact Rachel Morales, assistant director of Admission, University of Southern Maine, rmorales@usm.maine.edu.
Praxis Awards (PDF) (for USM Honors Program Students)
Students admitted into the USM Honors Program have the opportunity to be considered for the Praxis Award. This renewable scholarship provides continuing support for USM students who supplement their major course of study with this academically rigorous and tight-knit learning community. For more information about the Praxis Award or Honors Program, please contact Beth Round at (207) 780-4189 or bround@usm.maine.edu.