Transfer Academic Scholarships
Transfer Scholarship Application
Application
Transfer Scholarships
Transfer Scholarship - Level I
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - (Priority) December 1 (Final) January 5
- Fall Semester - (Priority) May 1 (Final) July 15
Qualifications
- 12 or more for-credit hours with a 2.75-3.24 cumulative GPA at the most recent regionally
accredited college or university
Tech Transfer Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
Transfer Scholarship - Level II
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - (Priority) December 1 (Final) January 5
- Fall Semester - (Priority) May 1 (Final) July 15
Qualifications
- 12 or more for-credit hours with a 3.25-4.00 cumulative GPA at the most recent regionally
accredited college or university
Tech Transfer Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Transfer Scholarship
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - (Priority) December 1 (Final) January 5
- Fall Semester - (Priority) May 1 (Final) July 15
Qualifications
- Member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society;
- 12 or more for-credit hours with a 3.5 cumulative GPA at the most recent regionally
accredited college or university;
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and limited
in number; documentation of PTK membership must be provided for scholarship consideration.
Presidential Honors Transfer Scholarship
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - May 1
Qualifications
- Recommendation of the president/chancellor of any Arkansas two-year college;
- 12 or more for-credit hours with a 3.0 cumulative GPA;
The Presidential Honors Transfer Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis, with
up to five scholarships extended each academic year. Interested students should check
with their current two-year school’s President’s/Chancellor’s Office or Financial
Aid Office for further details; Arkansas two-year schools can recommend one student
each academic year.
Two-year college's President's/Chancellor's Offices or Financial Aid Offices should
email recommendations to scholarships@atu.edu by the above-listed deadlines.
Arkansas Academic All-Star Transfer Scholarhip
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - (Priority) December 1 (Final) January 5
- Fall Semester - (Priority) May 1 (Final) July 15
Qualifications
- Transfer students who are selected as Arkansas Academic All-Stars by their two-year
institutions
Transition Scholarship - Level I
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 1
Qualifications
- ATU Ozark Campus students who have completed an ATU Ozark Campus Associate of Applied
Science, Associate of General Studies, or Technical Certificate degree program with
a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA.
This scholarship requires an application that can found on the ATU Ozark Campus website
here; Transition Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
Transition Scholarship - Level II
Amount
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 1
Qualifications
- ATU Ozark Campus students who have completed an ATU Ozark Campus Associate of Applied
Science, Associate of General Studies, or Technical Certificate degree program with
a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA.
This scholarship requires an application that can found on the ATU Ozark Campus website
here; Transition Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
Deadlines
The Transfer Scholarship application, application for undergraduate admission, and
all supporting documentation must be on file by the deadline for each term to receive
scholarship consideration. The priority deadline for consideration for the fall term
is May 1 and the final deadline is July 15. The priority deadline for consideration
for the spring term is December 1 and the final deadline is January 5.
Transfer Academic Scholarship Policies
Applying for Scholarships
- For scholarship consideration, you must have a Transfer Scholarship application, an
application for undergraduate admission and transcripts from all colleges you have
attended by the scholarship deadline.
- Students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and/or Arkansas
Academic All-Stars should provide documentation to scholarships@atu.edu prior to the scholarship deadline.
- For scholarship consideration, a minimum of 12 for-credit hours must be transferred
from the most recent regionally accredited college or university. Concurrent credit earned
in high school cannot be used for Transfer Scholarship consideration.
- Students may receive only one Transfer Scholarship in any semester.
- Scholarship recipients must live in a residence hall OR receive an exemption to the
residency requirements from the Residence Life Office in accordance with established
university policy. Recipients are responsible for making on-campus housing arrangements.
REQUIREMENTS
- All transfer academic scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
- An applicant must be a transfer student seeking a first Bachelor's degree and admitted
as an undergraduate on the Russellville campus to be considered for an award.
- Students receiving academic scholarships must be U.S. citizens or Resident Aliens.
- All hours must be at the undergraduate level.
- Scholarships are awarded for consecutive fall and spring terms only and do not cover
summer terms.
Out-of-State Information
Out-of-state information can be found on the out-of-state page, here.
After you've applied
Once awarded, all scholarship recipients must be admitted on the Russellville campus
and enrolled in a minimum of fifteen hours with either housing charges OR an exemption
to the housing policy on file before a scholarship will be credited to a student's
account.
Scholarship Renewal
Tech Transfer, Phi Theta Kappa, Presidential Honors, Arkansas Academic All-Star, and
Transition Scholarships are renewable for five consecutive semesters after the first
or until the completion of an undergraduate degree, whichever comes first, provided
the student maintains all scholarship renewal requirements.
Students who receive scholarship awards are responsible for knowing the renewal requirements
to maintain the scholarships.
View Scholarship Renewal Requirements
Scholarship Stacking
Scholarship awards are subject to Arkansas Department of Higher Education Scholarship
Stacking Policy, Arkansas Act 1180 of 1999.
To remain in compliance with Act 323 of 2009, the University reserves the right to
cancel or modify any scholarship funded by the institution at any time.
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