Scholarships for Incoming Transfers
You can earn up to $13,500 over three years by combining these scholarships designed specifically for transfer students.
No matter where you've taken classes before, or if you're planning to take classes in-person or online, you'll find a scholarship to meet your needs.
Merit-based scholarships are awarded based on materials you submit with your application for admission. No additional application is necessary. (Award values are subject to the availability of funds.)
Merit-Based Scholarships
Transfer Honors Scholarship
- $3,500 per year / $10,500 over three years
- Available to new transfer students with at least a 3.5 cumulative college GPA and 24 earned credits.
- Can be added to the Phi Theta Kappa Award.
- Can be renewed for up to three years by maintaining full-time enrollment and earning at least 30 new CMU credit hours each academic year. Third-year renewal requires a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least 30 new CMU credits earned each year through the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
Transfer Recognition Scholarship
- $2,000 per year / $6,000 over three years
- Available to new transfer students with at least a 3.0 cumulative college GPA and 12 earned credits.
- Can be added to the Phi Theta Kappa Award.
- Can be renewed for up to three years by maintaining full-time enrollment and earning at least 30 new CMU credit hours each academic year. Third-year renewal requires a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least 30 new CMU credits earned each year through the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
Transfer Success Scholarship
- $1,000 per year / $3,000 over three years
- Available to new part-time transfer students with at least a 3.0 cumulative college GPA and 12 earned credits who are taking between 6-11 CMU credit hours per semester.
- Cannot be combined with the Transfer Honors or Recognition scholarships.
- Can be renewed for up to three years by maintaining at least half-time enrollment and earning at least 15 new CMU credit hours each academic year. Third-year renewal requires a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least 15 new CMU credits earned each year through the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
Phi Theta Kappa Award
- $1,000 per year / $3,000 over three years
- Available to new transfer students who are Phi Theta Kappa members with at least a 3.5 cumulative college GPA and 12 earned credits.
- Can be combined with the Transfer Honors and Recognition scholarships.
- Can be renewed for up to three years by maintaining full-time enrollment and earning at least 30 new CMU credit hours each academic year. Third-year renewal requires a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least 30 new CMU credits earned each year through the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
Transfer Honors, Transfer Recognition and Phi Theta Kappa require full-time (12 credits) semester enrollment. Transfer Success requires half-time (6 credits) semester enrollment.
In addition to the merit-based scholarships, CMU offers dozens of scholarships that have their own sets of criteria, applications and deadlines. Visit Departmental Scholarships for more information.
Are you ready to become a CMU Chippewa?
Review the transfer application process and start your online application today.