Scholarship Program
The Southern University System Foundation Scholarship program provides significant financial support for high achieving SU students. The scholarships are available at all five campuses: Southern University Agriculture and Extension Center, Southern University Baton Rouge, Southern University Law Center, Southern University New Orleans, and Southern University Shreveport.
Our scholarships are categorized as endowed and non-endowed scholarships.
An ENDOWED scholarship is a scholarship where the benefactor(s) has made a contribution(s) to an assigned scholarship fund where the original contribution(s) remain intact. The scheduled investment income from the aforementioned contribution(s) are then used to make annual scholarship award determinations.
A NON-ENDOWED scholarship is a scholarship where the benefactor(s) makes a regular contribution(s) to an assigned scholarship fund. The contributions are then used to make annual scholarship award determinations.
Scholarship Application Timeline
- Academic Year: 2027-2028
- Scholarship Application Open: November 1, 2026
- Application Close: January 5, 2027
- Foundation Trustee Review: January, 2027
- Award Notifications Sent: February 28
- Award Acceptance Letter Return Date: April 15
- Disbursements Schedule: August 1, 2027 (Fall) and January 5, 2028 (Spring)
OPEN TIME: 8AM Central Time
CLOSE TIME: 11:59 PM Central Time
Requirements to complete Scholarship Application
Student will need to provide their resume; up to three letters of recommendation; for Southern University System students, a copy of their most recent semester grades; transfer students, a copy of their transcript; for high school students, a copy of their transcript and their ACT or SAT score; and they will need to answer the following question in 500 words or less: Why are HBCUs, like Southern University, still important and need our support today?