Transfer Scholarships
Transfer Scholarship Application
Transfer Scholarships
Amount
- $4,000 per year
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 1
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.
Amount
- $3,000 per year
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 1
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.
Amount
- $6,000 per year
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 1
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.
Amount
- $6,000 per year
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 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;
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 fall and spring term.
Amount
- $9,000 per year
Deadline
- Spring Semester - December 1
- Fall Semester - April 1
Qualifications
- Transfer students who are selected as Arkansas Academic All-Stars by their two-year institutions
Amount
- $4,000 per year
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 be obtained through Student Services on the ATU Ozark Campus; Transitions Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
Amount
- $3,000 per year
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 be obtained through Student Services on the ATU Ozark Campus; Transitions Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.
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 deadline for consideration for the fall term is April 1. The deadline for consideration for the spring term is December 1.
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.
- Scholarship recipients must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with the Financial Aid Office. All additional information requested by the Financial Aid Office must be submitted by December 1, in order to meet the aid application requirements for second semester renewal.
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
Applicants who live in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas are considered in-state for tuition purposes. A limited number of out-of-state scholarship awards are made to applicants who live outside of Arkansas and its contiguous states.
After you've applied
Once awarded, all scholarship recipients must be admitted to the Russellville campus and enrolled in a minimum of fifteen hours. Additionally, a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and either housing charges OR an exemption to the housing policy must be 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 Transitions 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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