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Spring 2024 or Fall 2024 Incoming Students

Students transferring from any four-year accredited university or college as their last institution attended are eligible. If your last institution attended was a four-year accredited university or college, regardless of previous attendance at other institutions, you will be evaluated as a university transfer student and cannot be considered for any freshman or community college transfer scholarships. Automatic consideration upon admission. Check your Â鶹´«Ã½ email address and the GO System to accept any available offers.

  • Students must transfer within one year of enrollment at their previous institution.
  • Readmitted students to The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ do not qualify for transfer scholarships.
  • Click back here to a full list of eligibility requirements for all transfer scholarships. 

Spring Deadline: January 15

  • Must be fully admitted with all final college transcripts processed by the Office of Â鶹´«Ã½
  • All Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships applications submitted in the
    Initial offers may change as updated transcripts are submitted to the Office of Â鶹´«Ã½. 

Initial offers may change as updated transcripts are submitted to the Office of Â鶹´«Ã½. 

Fall 2024 Deadline: August 1

  • Must be fully admitted with all final college transcripts processed by the Office of Â鶹´«Ã½
  • All Transfer Designation-Based Scholarships applications submitted in the
    Initial offers may change as updated transcripts are submitted to the Office of Â鶹´«Ã½. 

Initial offers may change as updated transcripts are submitted to the Office of Â鶹´«Ã½. 


University Transfer Academic Scholarship $8,000

  • Transfer cumulative gpa of 3.0 or higher
  • Transfer cumulative hours 48 - 89
  • 2 Years (4 consecutive fall/spring semesters)
    $4,000 annually/$2,000 per semester

Automatic consideration upon admission. Check your Â鶹´«Ã½ email address and the GO System to accept any available offers. Scholarships are awarded a monthly basis. 

University Transfer Academic Scholarship $4,000

  • Transfer cumulative gpa of 3.0 or higher
  • Transfer cumulative hours 90-119
  • 1 Year (2 consecutive fall/spring semesters)
    $4,000 annual/$2,000 per semester

Automatic consideration upon admission. Check your Â鶹´«Ã½ email address and the GO System to accept any available offers. Scholarships are awarded on a monthly basis. 

Can only be combined with the Transfer Eagle Scout/Gold Award Scholarship.

Students whose last institution is a 4-year institution do not qualify for Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships or any other community college transfer award. 

Scholarship automatically renews if the student maintains a 2.5 Â鶹´«Ã½ cumulative GPA and 15 Â鶹´«Ã½ credit hours each fall and spring semester. Failure to meet these stipulations results in immediate cancellation of the scholarship. 


Transfer Eagle Scout/Gold Award - $4,000 Total

  • must be submitted in the GO System before the stated deadlines with proper documentation to be considered.
  • Must have a transfer cumulative gpa of 3.25 or higher
  • Must have between 48-119 transfer cumulative hours
  • Awarded for 2 years (4 consecutive fall/spring semesters)
  • $2,000 Total ($2,000 Annually at $1,000 per semester)
  • Scholarship automatically renews if the student maintains a 2.5 Â鶹´«Ã½ cumulative GPA and 15 Â鶹´«Ã½ credit hours each fall and spring semester. Failure to meet these stipulations results in immediate cancellation of the scholarship. 

Transfer Eagle Scout/Gold Award can be combined with the University Transfer Academic Scholarship.

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Office of Undergraduate Scholarships
Kennard-Washington (KWH) 200
118 College Drive #5011
Hattiesburg, MS 39406

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601.266.4540