The following scholarships are available for transfer students who demonstrate superior academic achievement at their previous undergraduate or community college. Non-U.S. citizens are not eligible for these awards.
$9,000 - For transfer students with a 3.25 GPA or higher
$8,000 - For transfer students with a 3.0 - 3.24 GPA
$7,000 - For transfer students with a 2.5 - 2.99 GPA
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship - $2,000 for transfer students who have been selected as Phi Theta Kappa Scholars at their community college.
Transfer students are also eligible to apply for Performance
Scholarships in art, dance, vocal and instrumental music, and theatre.
Alma
also awards the Heritage Need-Based Grant to transfer students depending on
their level of financial need. For more
information on these scholarships, please click here.
For more information on
Alma’s
financial aid process, including information about filing the FAFSA, please
click here.
All final award amounts from
Alma
College may be adjusted to take
into consideration any state, federal or outside awards for which you may
qualify. Grants and/or scholarships awarded by
Alma
College will not exceed tuition.
All Alma College Scholarships and grants are awarded for a
maximum of four years (eight semesters). Students with bachelor’s degrees do
not receive
Alma
College
scholarships of grants.
Students living off campus are subject to a 25% reduction in
institutional grant and scholarship aid. Probation for any reason, academic or
disciplinary, shall be considered justifiable cause for withdrawal of
scholarships and/or need-based awards.
Alma
College
aid can be used for one semester (not Spring Term) in an approved
Alma
College
U.S.
citizens and who reside in the
U.S.
or a
U.S.
territory. Certain approved internships where coursework is incorporated may
allow students to take financial aid. Students who are not
U.S.
citizens or who are
U.S.
citizens residing outside the
U.S.
or
U.S.
territory are not allowed to use their
Alma
College aid for College-approved
overseas/off-campus programs. Federal and/or state aid is available for more
than one term of overseas/off-campus course work. Exceptions are for Modern
Language majors, who may study for a full academic year in one overseas
language program, and students with a double major in two languages, who can
receive aid for up to two terms if the programs are needed to fulfill overseas
language requirements (policy begins in 2004-05 academic year). Further
information about overseas and off-campus programs can be found in the Alma
College Academic Catalog.
Non-U.S. citizens are only eligible to receive the Alma
Opportunity Award.
