Managing/Reporting External Scholarship and Awards
An external scholarship is any scholarship awarded from non-governmental sources outside
the University- such as a scholarship provided by a private sector company, philanthropist
or foundation.
University of South Alabama is transitioning away from accepting paper checks for outside scholarship payments. All payments should now be submitted online in conjunction with our partner Backpack. To ensure secure payments, all outside scholarship submissions should be made through University of South Alabama’s Scholarship Submission Portal.
Through this portal, your scholarship provider can:
- Provide key scholarship details for student(s)
- Upload an award letter (optional)
- Make secure online payments via one of three methods:
- Checkout: Enter payment details directly in the portal for secure payment processing.
- Payment Link: Receive payment instructions through email to complete the payment through a payment link.
- Manual ACH: Send payment directly to University of South Alabama.
If your scholarship organization has questions or concerns surrounding submitting payment electronically, please contact support@backpackpay.com for other arrangements.