University of Southern Maine

Other Scholarships

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.

Visit the Transfer Scholarships page for complete information about scholarships for Transfer Students.

• Office of Transfer Affairs Merit Scholarships 
• Leon and Lisa Gorman Transfer Scholarship (PDF)
• Osher Reentry Scholarship Fund (PDF)
• 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.

Scholarships By Department:

• ASET (School of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology)
• College of Arts and Sciences (PDF)
• School of Business (PDF)
• College of Education and Human Development
• Lewiston-Auburn College Scholarships (PDF)
• College of Nursing and Health Professions (PDF)
• Women's Studies (PDF)

Scholarship Forms

• International Student Merit Scholarship Agreement Form (PDF)*
• Opportunity Student Merit Scholarship Acceptance Agreement (PDF)*
• Presidential Scholarship Acceptance Agreement and Release Form (PDF)*

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