Transfer Scholarships

M.A.L.E. Initiative Scholarship -- Eligible candidates can receive financial assistance up to $10,000/year for two years to support tuition, books and teacher assessments

Eligibility requirements:

• Be a Minority Male.
• Clear Background Check for State Certification.
• Enroll in an Education Major.
• Complete an Essay.
• Agree to Participate in Mentoring and Professional Development Opportunities.
• Minimum 2.75 GPA (Undergraduate)/3.25 GPA (Graduate)

Visit AAMU.edu for more information

*NOTE: More scholarships are available in the A&M portal after admission is complete

Scholarships Application Dates: October 1-February 15 To apply, visit www.alasu.edu/scholarships

• Presidential Academic Scholarship3.76 GPA | 26 ACT or 1240 SAT Full tuition, books, required fees and on-campus room and board for a maximum of eight semesters.
• Academic Excellence Scholarship 3.51 GPA | 22 ACT or 1160 SAT Full tuition, required fees and books for a maximum of eight semesters.
• Academic Incentive Scholarship 3.0 GPA | 20 ACT or 1020 SATFull tuition and $500 for books for a maximum of eight semesters.
• Black & Gold Scholarship2.75 GPA | 18 ACT or 940 SAT $2,000 - $4,000 for tuition, required fees and/or on-campus room and board for a maximum of eight semesters.

Admission page:  https://www.alasu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions

Scholarship Page Link:  https://www.alasu.edu/admissions/undergrad-admissions/asu-academic-scholarships

Transfer students are considered for two categories of scholarships automatically upon application to Athens State. Because a limited number of these scholarships are awarded, students are encouraged to apply to Athens State as early as possible for best opportunities. Awarding of the scholarships begins on April 1 for Fall admission and on November 1 for Spring admission. These scholarships are available:

• Excellence Scholarships – Up to $1,000/semester -- 3.0 or higher GPA
• Empowerment Scholarships – Up to $2,000/year – Financial need (EFC 1000 or less)

Transfer students may also apply for Foundation and Alumni Scholarships. Click link below for options and criteria.

Application for Admission: www.athens.edu/admissions/
Transfer Scholarships: www.athens.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Incoming transfer students accepted for admission must complete the scholarship application through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by Feb. 1 to receive consideration for scholarships. Fall admission is August 1 and Spring admission is December 15. 

• Application for Admission: www.auburn.edu/admissions/index.php
• AUSOM: www.auburn.edu/scholarship/ausom/index.php
• Transfer Scholarships: www.auburn.edu/scholarship/undergraduate/transfer.php
• Departmental Scholarships: www.auburn.edu/scholarship/undergraduate/departmental.php

For the Fall admission, transfer students must be admitted to AUM by deadlines noted below, have earned 45 semester hours.

• Transfer Opportunity Scholarship – $2,000 – $1,000 per year – 2.0 – 2.74 GPA.  
• Golden Anniversary Scholarship - $4,000 - $2,000 per year – 2.75 – 2.99 GPA.  
• General Transfer Scholarship - $6,000 - $3,000 per year – 3.0 – 3.49 GPA.  
• Premier Transfer Scholarship - $8,000 - $4,000 per year – 3.5 GPA.  

Application for Admission:  https://www.aum.edu/apply

Transfer Scholarships:  https://www.aum.edu/admissions/transfer-scholarships

Birmingham-Southern College offers scholarships to transfer students. All transfer scholarships are merit-based scholarships. Transfer students are considered for scholarships upon application. Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission. The transfer merit scholarship award range is $3,500 to $7,500 per year and is based on your GPA. Phi Theta Kappa members are eligible for an additional $1,500 per year.

Transfer and Scholarship Information: www.bsc.edu/admission/transfer.html 

To be considered for the JSU scholarships listed below students must:

• Be unconditionally admitted to JSU
• Have a minimum of 45 semester hours of transferable credit earned (unless noted below)
• Have a final overall transfer GPA as determined by JSU that meets the requirement listed

Transfer Merit Scholarships
Upon admittance to JSU, students will be considered automatically for the following Transfer Merit Scholarships based on GPA:

• Presidential Transfer Scholarship -- 3.5+ GPA -- $3,000/semester for four semesters (Fall)
• Academic Transfer Scholarship -- 3.0-3.49 GPA -- $1,500/semester for four semesters (Fall)
• STEP Transfer Scholarship – 3.0+ and accepted to STEP RN -- $1,000/semester for three semesters (Fall & Spring) 
• Spring Supplemental Transfer Scholarship – 3.5+ GPA, $1,500 -- 3.0-3.49 GPA, $750 -- For one semester. Qualified students may use other awarded merit scholarship beginning with the following Fall semester.

Competitive Merit Scholarships/Other Scholarships
These scholarships require submission of an application via JSU’s Scholarship Manager.

• Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship -- 3.5+ GPA, scholarship application, proof of membership -- $3,250/semester for four semesters (Fall). Deadline July 1.
• Opportunity Transfer Scholarship – 3.0+ GPA, scholarship application -- $500/semester for 4 semesters (Fall – students with fewer than 45 semester hours earned)
• Other scholarships listed in the JSU Scholarship Manager

Application for Admission: jsu.edu/undergraduate/apply/index.html
Transfer & General Scholarships: www.jsu.edu/transfer/scholarships-and-aid.html

Prospective transfer students seeking admission to the college must submit transcripts from all previously enrolled institutions. As an open-enrollment institution, Miles College does not require prospective students to submit standardized test scores to gain admissions to the college. Once a prospective student completes their admissions application and submits their transcripts from all previously enrolled institutions, they’re automatically considered for institutional scholarships.

• Dean  A Scholarship ($2500 - Sem) - 3.2 to 3.69 GPA
• Bridge Scholarship ($1250.00-Sem) - 2.75  GPA

Application for Admission: https://myexperience.miles.edu

Scholarship Information: https://www.miles.edu/admissions/2/Scholarship

Traditional transfer students are automatically considered for merit scholarships upon earning full-admission to Samford University. These scholarship opportunities include:

• Crosland Scholarship ($15,000 average) – 3.5 transfer GPA or higher
• Marion Scholarship ($11,000 average) – 3.0 transfer GPA or higher
• Sherman Oak Scholarship ($1,000 average) – Must have a family member who graduated from/is currently attending Samford.
• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship ($2,500 average) – Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
• STEM Scholars – Must have completed two years of community college in a science or math-related field to complete your bachelor’s degree through Samford University’s STEM Scholars program. This program is supported by the National Science Foundation and designed specifically for academically gifted transfer students who need financial assistance to complete their degrees.

Application for admission – https://www.samford.edu/admission/apply
Scholarships – https://www.samford.edu/admission/scholarships
STEM Scholars – https://www.samford.edu/arts-and-sciences/stem-scholars

Transfer students must be admitted before applying for scholarships. Once accepted, students should create a profile on the scholarship website, then apply for all scholarships. Although no deadline is set, students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. 

• Transfer Merit Scholarship — 3.0 GPA — $4,000 per year Phenix City Campus. Must complete at least 45 transferable credit hours

• Online Learner Transfer Scholarship — $4,000 spread over eight terms — At least a 3.0 GPA. Must have completed at least 12 hours and be pursuing an online degree. Alabama residency not required.

Application for Admission:  www.troy.edu/applications-admissions/admissions-process-requirements/undergraduate/index.html

Scholarships:  www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/undergraduate-scholarships.html

The University of Alabama offers automatic and competitive scholarships for qualifying transfer students. Scholarships are awarded based on residency type. Automatic awards are both entry terms described while competitive awards are only awarded one time per year and require a scholarship application. Awards can stack on top of each other provided that it does not exceed the cost of overall tuition.

Automatic Scholarships
Students will be considered automatically for the following transfer scholarships provided they have never attended another four-year institution since graduating from high school, have at least 45 transferable hours, have at least a 3.5 GPA on file at UA by the appropriate deadline mentioned above and a complete application for admission. 

• Community College Distinguished Scholarship — 3.75 GPA — $5,000 per year for two years
• Community College Achievement Scholarship — 3.5 GPA — $3,000 per year for two years
• Phi Theta Kappa Honors Scholarship — 3.5 GPA — $1,500 per year for two years — Must submit scholarship application and provide proof of membership.
• All-Alabama Academic Scholarship — $1,000 per year plus $300 book grant for two years. Must be named to All-Alabama Academic Team.

Competitive Scholarships
Students must complete an application for admission, a transfer scholarship application by March 1 and have 45 hours completed and on file at UA in order to be eligible for competitive scholarships for Fall 2021. Students must not have attended another four-year institution since graduating from high school (unless otherwise indicated).

• Presidential Transfer Scholarship — Full tuition for two years — Students must complete the UA scholarship application and be nominated by the Gadsden State Honors Committee. To be considered, students must submit a GSCC transfer scholarship application form, which is sent to all current students through GSCC email early in the Spring term. The GSCC application form must be received by the deadline stated in the email.
• Financial Aid Community College Honors Scholarship — Full tuition for two years
• Community College Excellence Scholarship — Full tuition for two years
• National Alumni Association Community College Honors Scholarship — $2,000 per year plus $300 book grant per year for two years.
• Roll Tide Transfer Scholarship — $3,000 per year for up to 3 years — Requires only 15 transferable hours and credit can come from any previous institution (two-year or four-year).

Application for Admission:  gobama.ua.edu/steps/transfer

Transfer Scholarships:  scholarships.ua.edu/transfer

Bama By Distance (online)  Scholarships: bamabydistance.ua.edu

Transfer students must be admitted to UAB by the appropriate deadline (March 1, 2022 for Fall/Summer & December 1, 2022 for Spring) and have a minimum 3.25 cumulative, transferable GPA for scholarship consideration.

Automatic Consideration Scholarships

Transfer students are considered automatically for one of the following scholarships upon admission to UAB by the corresponding deadline:

• Phi Theta Kappa – $6,500 per year – 3.5-4.0 GPA – Must also provide proof of Phi Theta Kappa membership (letter from PTK Advisor to UAB preferred)
• Transfer Excellence – $3,000 per year – 3.5-4.0 GPA
• Transfer Pathway Scholarship – $1,000 per year – 3.25-3.49 GPA

All scholarships above are renewable for a total of three years (or six semesters).

Competitive Scholarships

• Community College Presidential Scholarship – $10,000 per year for two years (or four semesters). Nominees for the scholarship are selected by the Gadsden State Honors Committee; final selection is made by UAB.
  • Students must be admitted to UAB by March 1, 2022 for the Summer/Fall semester, earn a non-technical associate degree by the end of Spring 2022, earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and be an Alabama resident.
  • Students must submit a GSCC transfer scholarship application form. This is sent to all current students through GSCC email early in the Spring term. The GSCC application form must be received by the Honors Committee by the deadline stated in the student email.
• Additional scholarship opportunities (from academic departments) are available beginning September 1 through the BSMART portal upon admission to UAB. Offers extended will be applied starting in the Fall semester.

UAB Resources:

• Application for Admission: https://www.uab.edu/apply
• Transfer Scholarships: https://www.uab.edu/scholarships
• Departmental Scholarships (BSMART): https://www.uab.edu/bsmart
• External Scholarships: https://www.uab.edu/cost-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/external-opportunities
• Online Students: https://www.uab.edu/online

Students who submit an Application for Admission and official transcripts and have earned at least 24 credit hours are automatically eligible for consideration for the following transfer scholarship awards. No separate scholarship application is required.

• Transfer Merit Scholarship -- $1,500/year – 3.0 GPA. Must have 48 hours completed
• Super Scholar Transfer Scholarship -- $3,000/year – 3.5 GPA

If GPA increases once final transcript is received putting student in higher scholarship bracket, UAH will automatically upgrade the scholarship.

Departmental Competitive Scholarships

• Applications are due by December 15.
• Must be admitted to UAH to qualify.
•  For GSCC Students ONLY – World of Kathy Chan Scholarship/Christel Ludewig McCanless Scholarship. Apply via the Competitive Scholarship Application

Application for Admission: www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply-for-admission/transfer
Transfer Scholarship Information: www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/transfer
Competitive Departmental Scholarships: www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/competitive-scholarships

Transfer students should submit an application for admission along with official transcripts by June 1 for Fall admission, Dec. 1 for Spring admission, or May 15 for Summer admission to receive priority consideration.

Transfer students admitted to the University with 30 transfer hours will be included in the applicant pool for the following scholarships:

• Transfer Academic Recognition Scholarship - $3,000/year – 3.25 GPA
• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship - $6,000/year – 3.25 GPA – Must be Phi Theta Kappa member. PTK Scholarship award may be combined with another transfer scholarship.
• Transfer Minority Scholarship - $3,000/year – 3.0 GPA – Minority students only

These scholarships are renewable for up to two years.

To apply for departmental, leadership, community service and financial scholarships, transfer students must be admitted to Montevallo and apply at the link below by March 1. Once you are accepted to Montevallo and receive credentials (username and password), visit this website link to apply for these scholarships: https://montevallo.awardspring.com

Application for Admission: www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/transfer/
Transfer Scholarship Information: www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/scholarships/transfers/

UNA offers two scholarship options specifically for transfer students. Transfer students are considered automatically for these scholarships upon admittance to UNA with 30 or more transferrable credit hours:

• Phi Theta Kappa - $4,500/year – 3.25 GPA – Submit letter of good standing from PTK advisor to lfranklin@una.edu. 3.75. GPA will be eligible for a housing scholarship; all requirements must be met by June 1 for Fall 2022 semester.
• Community College Scholarship -- $2,500/year – 3.0 GPA
• Opportunity Transfer Scholarship – $1,500/year – 2.0 GPA – 1st time transfer student

Transfer Scholarship application deadlines are Nov. 1 for Spring, March 1 for Priority, June 1 for Fall.

Application for Admission: www.una.edu/admissions/transfer-students.html
Scholarship Information: www.una.edu/financial-aid/transfer-scholarships.html

For Fall admission, transfer students must be admitted to the University of South Alabama by deadlines noted below, have earned at least 48 semester hours and apply through JagSPOT (using their Jag ID and JagMail password received upon admission) to be considered for the following scholarships:

• Community College Transfer Scholarships - $2,000 per year – 3.5 or higher FPA or $1,000 per year – 2.75 – 3.49 GPA.  
• Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarships - $2500 per year – 3.5 or higher GPA.  Must submit letter of recommendation from PTK advisor and complete supplemental application through link in JagSpot. 
• All-State Academic Team 1st and 2nd Team Scholarship - $1,000 per year – 3.75 GPA.  Must provide documentation of All-State Academic Team membership; may be stacked with PTK Scholarship.  
• Jaguar Dream Transfer Scholarship – students with an unmet need and there is no application necessary.  Reviews begin after March 1 and balance may be used with other university scholarships.

Priority admission deadline is May 1 for the Fall and Sept. 1 for Spring.

Application for Admission: http://www.southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/applytousa.html
Transfer Scholarships: http://www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/scholarships/transferstudents.html

For information about applying for scholarships at Shorter, contact an Admissions staff member: https://www.shorter.edu/admissions/meet-admissions. Shorter offers the following scholarship opportunities for transfer students:

• Transfer Academic Scholarships based on GPA 
  • $8,000 for 3.5-4.0 GPA
  • $6,000 for 3.49-3.0 GPA
  • $4,000 for 2.99-2.5 GPA
  • $1,200 for 2.45-2.0 GPA
• Shorter Scholars Program – Competitive; 75%-100% of tuition plus room and board. Minimum GPA of 3.3 with 24 credit hours.
• Shorter Excellence – Housing scholarship of $4000. Must live on campus, GPA 3.0 or higher.

Application for Admission: apply.shorter.edu
Scholarship Information: www.shorter.edu/financial-aid-sources

There are four tiers to the academic scholarships offered by Talladega College with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA Unweighted. All except the Presidential Scholarship is ACT/SAT test optional:

• Tornado Scholarship - 3.0-3.2 in the amount of $4,273/year.
• Dean Scholarship - 3.25-3.4 for half tuition per year in the amount of $6,923/year.
• Provost Scholarship - for full tuition & fees per year in the amount of $13,846/year.
• Presidential Scholarship* - for full tuition, room, board & fees per year in the amount of $20,701/year. 

*Please note that the Presidential Scholarship DOES require an ACT or SAT. The minimum required score of 25-36 for the ACT or a score of 1,200 - 1,600 for the SAT in order to qualify for the scholarship.

There are also scholarships for choir, marching band and athletics.

Apply for scholarships at http://www.talladega.edu/scholarships

The University of West Georgia offers in-state tuition to all Alabama residents, regardless of which county they reside. This affords students an opportunity to go to school out of state and save on tuition, fees, and room & board. westga.edu/visit

To be considered for scholarships, you must be accepted to UWG and complete the scholarship application. To apply for scholarships, click on the scholarship website link below, login using your UWG credentials and submit an application.

• Alabama Wolves Scholarship – 2.75 GPA or higher -- $500 to $1,000

• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship – 3.5 or higher GPA -- earned Associate Degree -- Current member of Phi Theta Kappa
• Transfer Foundation Scholarship – GPA 3.0 or higher (amount of scholarship varies up to $5,000)

Application for Admission: www.westga.edu/apply.php
Transfer Information: www.westga.edu/admissions/transfer.php
In State Tuition Waiver: westga.edu/alabama
Transfer/Institutional Scholarships: westga.edu/scholarships

The UA Community College Presidential Scholarship, full tuition two years. Nominees for the scholarship are selected by the Gadsden State Honors Committee. To be considered, students must submit a UA scholarship application by March 1 and a GSCC transfer scholarship application form (sent to all current students through GSCC email early in the Spring term). The GSCC application form must be received by the Honors Committee by the deadline stated in the student email.

Application for Admission: https://gobama.ua.edu/apply/
Transfer Scholarships: https://scholarships.ua.edu/transfer/
Continuing Studies (Bama By Distance) Scholarships: https://bamabydistance.ua.edu/tuition-financial-aid-scholarships/scholarships/index.php

UAB's Community College Presidential Scholarship, full tuition and fees for two years. Nominees for the scholarship are selected by the Gadsden State Honors Committee. Students must be admitted to UAB by February 1, earn an AS Degree by end of Spring term, earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and be an Alabama resident. To be considered, students must submit a GSCC transfer scholarship application form (sent to all current students through GSCC email early in the Spring term). The GSCC application form must be received by the Honors Committee by the deadline stated in the student email.

Application for Admission: www.uab.edu/apply
Transfer Scholarships: www.uab.edu/students/paying-for-college/scholarships/transfer
Departmental Scholarships: www.uab.edu/students/paying-for-college/scholarships/school-and-department