Incoming Transfer Merit Scholarships 2024-2025

Application Requirements

Consideration for scholarships are based on a complete admissions application submitted by March 1st for spring/summer admission, July 1st for fall admission and November 1st for winter admission (unless otherwise noted). Documents received after the deadline will not be used for scholarship consideration. 

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Award for Excellence Transfer Scholarship

Award amount: $2,000 (renewable for one additional consecutive year)

  • Must have completed 30 college credit hours at the time of application review
  • Must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater
  • Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress at Grand Valley
  • Requires full-time enrollment
  • Deadline for consideration is July 1 for fall admission
  • Deadline for consideration is November 1 for winter admission
  • Total award value: $4,000

Transfer Student Urban Schools Scholarship

Award amount: $3,000 (renewable for one additional consecutive year)

  • Awarded at application review specifically to students from select urban high schools. Click here for a list of qualifying schools.
  • Must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and completed 30 college credit hours at the time of application review
  • Cannot be combined with the Transfer Student Early Awareness Scholarship or a Native American Tuition Grant
  • Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress at Grand Valley
  • Requires full-time enrollment
  • Students receiving this scholarship are also encouraged to participate in one of the structured student success programs on campus
  • Deadline for consideration is July 1 for fall admission
  • Deadline for consideration is November 1 for winter admission
  • Total award value: $6,000

Transfer Student Early Awareness Scholarship

Award amount: $3,000 (renewable for one additional consecutive year)

  • Recipients of this scholarship will have at least two years of participation in one of the following programs:
    • The Detroit Compact
    • Wade H. McCree, Jr. Incentive Scholarship
    • Introspect Youth Services, Inc.
    • Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
    • TRiO Upward Bound
    • TRiO Talent Search
    • GEAR UP
    • Midnight Golf Program
    • Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars
  • Must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and completed 30 college credit hours at the time of review
  • Cannot be combined with the Transfer Student Urban Schools Scholarship or a Native American Tuition Grant
  • Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress at Grand Valley
  • Requires full-time enrollment
  • Students receiving this scholarship are also encouraged to participate in one of the structured student success programs on campus
  • Deadline for consideration is July 1 for fall admission
  • Deadline for consideration is November 1 for winter admission
  • Total award value: $6,000

GV Charter Schools Alumni Scholarship

Annual Award:  $1,000

  • Awarded at application review specifically to students that have graduated from a GVSU Charter High School  
  • Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress at Grand Valley
  • Requires full-time enrollment
  • Students receiving this scholarship are also encouraged to participate in one of the structured student success programs on campus
  • Renewable for three additional consecutive years
  • Total award value: $4,000

Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship

Award amount: up to $1,200 (renewable for one additional consecutive year)

  • Recognizes the outstanding members of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society
  • Must have a total cumulative community college grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be a member of the PTK Honor Society
  • Must be a graduate of an accredited community college in Michigan and have earned an associate's degree
  • Beginning Fall 2018: Must be a graduate of any accredited community college and have earned an associate's degree
  • Must be admitted to GVSU as a new, full-time transfer student 
  • Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress at Grand Valley
  • Requires full-time enrollment
  • Must complete a separate application by July 1 to be considered. Visit myScholarships to apply 

SCHOLARSHIP POLICIES & DISCLOSURES

*Renewal eligibility for each additional year is determined at the conclusion of the winter semester.  

*Students are only eligible for these scholarships during the fall, spring/summer, and winter semesters as an undergraduate student pursuing their first Bachelor's degree.  For programs and majors that require a nontraditional academic year, please contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships.

**Students that apply to the LEADS program, certificates or badges are not eligible for merit scholarships as listed.

*Student's annual award amount must be split between the fall and winter semesters.  The full annual amount cannot be received in one semester.



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