Transfer Merit Awards

2023-2024 Merit Awards for HCU Transfers

A new residential full-time transfer student who has earned聽15 hours聽after聽high school graduation will be considered for the following transfer awards. Post-Baccalaureate and online students聽are not eligible for transfer or freshman merit awards. Transfer聽merit awards are applied聽only to the fall and spring semesters鈥搕hey cannot be applied towards summer courses. In addition to these awards, there are grants and other scholarship resources available to transfer students.

Award Amount Qualifications

Provost鈥檚 Scholarship for Transfers

$18,000聽per academic year

3.5-4.0 cumulative transfer grade point average

Dean鈥檚 Scholarship for Transfers

$16,000聽per academic year

3.0-3.49 cumulative transfer grade point average

Transfer Grant I

$14,000聽per academic year

2.5-2.99 cumulative transfer grade point average

Transfer Grant II

$10,000聽per academic year

2.0-2.49 cumulative transfer grade point average

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

$3,000聽per academic year

Member in good standing with Phi Theta Kappa as a new聽transfer (not dual credit) student to HCU.聽 The scholarship is stackable on top of the Provost鈥檚, Dean鈥檚, or Transfer Grant. This scholarship is only offered to residential students.
In order to receive this scholarship, please provide a letter (with your H# listed) from your PTK sponsor, which indicates you are a member in good standing to the Financial Aid office聽prior to the first class day of the semester聽you will begin enrollment at HCU.

Renewal of Transfer Merit Awards

Recipients of the Provost鈥檚 Scholarship and Phi Theta Kappa are expected to maintain a 3.0 cumulative HCU grade point average and full-time enrollment. Recipients of the Dean鈥檚 Scholarship and Transfer Grants are expected to maintain a 2.5 cumulative HCU grade point average and full-time enrollment.

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