Undergraduate Scholarships and Financial Aid

The Price School received a gift from the Golden Belt Community Foundation. The funds are from the Donor Advised Fund of Glenn and Elaine Mull who perished in a small plane crash in 2014.

The Golden Belt Community Foundation Scholarship will be used to support scholarships to students pursuing internships in public service (working in city, county, state, or federal government).

Scholarship for students for whom affordability may be an obstacle. Preference will be given to students earning the Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Development or the Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and planning who have demonstrated an interest in diversity in these fields.

The Nick Fagnano Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by the Fagnano family in memory of their son Nick Fagnano who passed away just before he was to enter the USC Price School as an undergraduate transfer student.

This award is based on academic merit and financial need and will be awarded to a student who reflects Nick’s strength of character.

Learn more about Nick and his story here.

Scholarship for Price undergraduates for whom affordability is an obstacle. A positive consideration will be given to students who come from the Central Valley in California and are interested in a public service career that assists Latino communities.

Scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the USC Price School who have experience in or a commitment to diversity through their professional, academic, and/or volunteer service work.

SURE provides USC Price undergraduates the opportunity to conduct funded research in collaboration with a Price faculty member. Applicants must submit a signed agreement with a Price full-time faculty sponsor, a onepage description of the research plan, and a current STARS report. A detailed budget for how the research funding will be used is also required. The award must only be used to cover costs of the research (may include travel, equipment, living expenses, and other fees associated with the research).

The Maggie Feiss Scholarship Fund was established by the family of Maggie Feiss in memory of their daughter and sister, Margaret “Maggie” Oliver Feiss, B.S., Public Policy, Management, and Planning, 2008. Maggie died shortly after graduation, the day before commencing her first post-graduation job.

While Maggie had lived with epilepsy from her early teens, she never let it slow her down, and her parents and brother established this scholarship to perpetuate and honor her name, energy and the infectious spirit with which she lived. The Maggie Feiss Scholar shall be a demonstrable risk taker, someone willing to challenge norms in the pursuit of solutions.

Thanks to the generous support of The Looking Beyond Foundation, scholarship funding has been made available for current USC Price undergraduate students with a demonstrated interest in helping individuals with special needs (physical, mental or emotional disabilities) that interfere with their pursuits and pose as an obstacle.

Looking Beyond is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and enriching the lives of children and young adults with special needs. Their goal is to impact as many children and young adults with a range of special needs.

The USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association awards scholarships to USC students of exceptional academic merit. Positive consideration may be given in the selection process to students to promote diversity and/or to students who advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

BAA scholarships are based upon the overall profile of a student’s commitment and aspirations gleaned from their application and interview. Scholarships are awarded to USC students on the basis of academic and personal merit in addition to having demonstrated involvement within the African-American community.

Since 1994, USC Lambda has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to more than 150 students who, regardless of their gender or sexual identity, demonstrated academic achievement and a strong commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. These scholars have gone on to executive roles in Fortune 500 companies and LGBTQ+ nonprofits. They have spearheaded research in technology and sociology, produced award-winning films, and argued cases before the United States Supreme Court. They are doctors, educators, artists and activists who inspire our LGBTQ+ student body to see their sexual and gender identities as strengths, not obstacles.

LAA provides partial-tuition scholarships to USC undergraduate and graduate students who promote and/or advocate for the Latino/Hispanic community. Graduate scholarships are for master’s candidates only; limited awards for EdD, law, medical, PA, PT, OT, and doctor, of pharmacy students are also available.

The Norman Topping Student Aid Fund (NTSAF) assists students with financial need who demonstrate an extraordinary level of community awareness in their pursuit of higher education at the University of Southern California. Applicants residing in areas surrounding the University Park Campus and Health Sciences campus and first-generation college students are given primary consideration in the selection process. Please note that the scholarship is not limited to these populations.

Available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of Southern California with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.4. Additional considerations include school activities, community engagement, leadership roles and accolades. An interview is required.