Incoming Transfer Merit Scholarships 2025-2026
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.