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.