Transfer Admissions

Scholarships For Transfer Students

The following is a list of scholarships available to students who transfer to UMass Lowell from other institutions.


2013-2014 UMass Lowell Transfer Scholarship

We are proud to award the UMass Lowell Transfer Scholarship, our in-state scholarship, to a select number of our most academically qualified admitted transfer students from within the state of Massachusetts.

Award:$2,500

  • In-state residency required 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.50 
  • 15 earned transfer credits 
  • Application not required, recipients chosen based on fund availability at the time of admission

Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters


Provost Scholarship

UMass Lowell is proud to award the Provost Scholarship, our most prestigious out-of-state scholarship, to a select number of our most academically qualified admitted transfer students from outside the state of Massachusetts.

Award:$16,000

  • Out-of-state residency required 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.90 
  • 15 earned transfer credits 
  • Half of tuition and mandatory fees
  • Application not required

Renewal criteria: 3.25 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters


Academic Council Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a select group of incoming transfer students, with out-of-state residencies, who demonstrate an exceptional level of achievement.

Award:Will range from $5,000 - $7,500 

  • Out-of-state residency required 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.50 
  • 15 earned transfer credits  
  • Application not required 

Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters


Regional Provost Scholarship

UMass Lowell is proud to award the Regional Provost Scholarship, our most prestigious out-of-state scholarship, to a select number of our most academically qualified admitted transfer students from outside the state of Massachusetts.

Award:$9,500

  • New England Regional or Proximity residency required 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.90 
  • 15 earned transfer credits 
  • Half of tuition and mandatory fees
  • Application not required

Renewal criteria: 3.25 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters

Regional Academic Council Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a select group of incoming transfer students, with regional or proximity residencies, who demonstrate an exceptional level of achievement.

Award:$3,500 

  • New England Regional or Proximity residency required
  • Minimum GPA of 3.75
  • 15 earned transfer credits
  • Application: none

Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters 


International Provost Scholarship

This Provost Scholarship, UMass Lowell’s most prestigious international scholarship, is awarded to a select number of our most academically qualified admitted transfer students from outside the United States. 

Award:$16,000

  • International residency required 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.90 
  • 15 earned transfer credits  
  • Application not required 

Renewal criteria: 3.25 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters 


International Academic Council Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a select group of transfer students, with International residencies, who demonstrate an exceptional level of achievement. 

Award: Will range from $5,000 - $7,500 

  • International residency required 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.50 
  • 15 earned transfer credits 
  • Application: none

Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; full-time status; maximum eight semesters 


Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship

This scholarship is available to a limited number of transfer students who are active members in PTK.

Award:$1,000

  • In-state, out-of-state, Proximity and New England Regional Residency 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.50 
  • Associates Degree completed 
  • PTK Membership (active) 
  • Selections made by Transfer Admissions Office
  • Application not required, recipients chosen based on fund availability at the time of admission

Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; full time status; maximum 4 semesters


Massachusetts Advantage Plus Program (MAPP)

UMass Lowell proudly offers Mass. community college students who have earned an Associate’s degree in an approved program with a 3.0 or better GPA a full in-state tuition discount when they transfer to UMass Lowell

Award: In-state day school tuition, currently $1,454 for full time students/pro-rated for part time students. 

  • In-state, out-of-state, International, Proximity, or New England Regional residencies 
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 
  • Associate's degree from Mass. state community college
  • Mass transfer eligible major 
  • Enroll at UMass Lowell only within one year of graduating from Mass. community college 
  • Does not cover online or continuing education courses 

Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; maximum four semesters


Please Note: The scholarships listed on this page are not available to students enrolled in The Division of Online and Continuing Education.