Scholastic Transfer Award
Students transferring from a community college or a four-year college having earned
a 3.0 minimum cumulative transfer GPA are eligible for this scholarship.
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GPA 3.5-4.0
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Eligible For
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Total Award
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0-30
Transferable Hours
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7 semesters or
3.5 years
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$2400/year
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31-60
Transferable Hours
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6 semesters or
3 years
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$2400/year
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61+
Transferable Hours
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4 semesters or
2 years
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$2400/year
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GPA 3.0-3.49
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Eligible For
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Total Award
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0-30
Transferable Hours
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7 semesters or
3.5 years
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$2000/year
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31-60
Transferable Hours
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6 semesters or
3 years
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$2000/year
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61+
Transferable Hours
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4 semesters or
2 years
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$2000/year
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Scholarship Criteria
- Priority application deadlines for admission is January 17, 2025 (Spring Semester) and August 15, 2025 (Fall Semester). Note: Students who apply after the application deadline may still be considered for
scholarships as funds are available.
- Recipients must be transferring from a regionally accredited U.S. institution and
be enrolled full-time (at least 12 hours) for the first time at ULM.
- Recipients must be pursuing their first bachelor's degree. If a student has earned
an associate’s degree and is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree, that student will be
eligible for academic scholarship consideration.
- Recipients must be studying in face-to-face programs.
- Scholarship eligibility is determined by cumulative GPA and earned hours at the time
of admission.
For Scholastic Transfer Awards, the GPA and earned hours are calculated on all college-level
coursework (remedial/developmental coursework is not included in GPA or earned hours
calculations).
Other Important Information
- Certain professional programs are NOT eligible for transfer scholarships. These programs include: Dental Hygiene, Medical
Laboratory Science, Radiologic Technology, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, and Pharmacy.
- This scholarship cannot be used towards online-only programs. Qualified continuing
students who switch to an online-only degree program after completing their first
semester are eligible to receive 50% of their award.
- Students become ineligible for the award once their attempted hours exceeds 180 hours
towards a bachelor’s degree.
- Out-of-state students may also be eligible for the Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship.
For more information, please view the Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship page.
Accepting Your Scholarship
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Additional Transfer Award Opportunities
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Award
($1200 per year/$2400 total)
Scholarship Criteria
- Applicants must submit final, official transcripts from all colleges/universities
previously attended to the admissions office.
- Membership documentation needs to be sent to the scholarship office at the start of
the first term.
- Members of Phi Theta Kappa with a 3.5 minimum transfer GPA are eligible for this scholarship
as funds are available.
Other Important Information
- This award may not be combined with any other ULM institutional award.
- The award is valid for four semesters or until graduation, whichever comes first.
- Qualifying students are eligible to receive $1,200/year ($2,400 total).
- Maintain full-time, continuous enrollment (fall and spring semesters).
- Successfully earn a minimum of 24 hours each academic year at ULM, August through
July (credits from Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, CLEP or credit by exam are
not included in earned hours).
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester; and maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Questions?
If you have questions about scholarships, please contact the ULM Scholarships Office
at 318-342-5321 or scholarships@ulm.edu.
Scholarship Office