Scholarships

The Southern University Board of Supervisors makes scholarships available to qualified students. Scholarships are awarded by the university Scholarship Committee and administered by the Financial Aid academic Office. The following university, state and private scholarships are available:

The Academic Scholarship –

This scholarship is awarded to those who have demonstrated excellence. Recipients are selected on the basis of high school cumulative averages of 3.0 or better, ACT test scores, and/or selected recommendations. The recipient must complete at least twelve (12) hours of college level courses each semester. Developmental courses are not accepted.

The Thelma Fisher Patterson Memorial Scholarship –

This scholarship is awarded to selected students with a high school cumulative average of 2.5 or better and selected recommendations. All other recipients must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better by the end of the first academic year. The recipient must complete at least twelve (12) semester hours of college level courses each semester. Developmental courses are not accepted.

Private Scholarships –

Private Scholarships are often awarded by various organizations such as churches, fraternities, sororities, casinos, and masonic and civic organizations. Not all of these are recurring awards; nor are they always made through the institution. The most frequent awards are:

Shreveport Rotary Club
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Order of Eastern Star
National Association of University Women
Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS)
Southern University Alumni Federation - Shreveport Chapter
Southern University at Shreveport Foundation
Ida M. Stinson Scholarship in Chemistry
Annie Lowe Stiles