Transfer Merit Based Scholarships


Merit-based scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and upon fund availability. Submission of a scholarship application is NOT required. Eligible students will ONLY be considered for one transfer scholarship. To be considered, students must be admitted to UTRGV by the Admissions fall/spring priority application deadlines.

The scholarship is a 2-year renewable scholarship valued up to $6,000 ($1500 per fall/spring semester) (3.5-4.0 Transfer GPA) up to $4,000 ($1,000 per fall/spring semester) (3.0-3.49 Transfer GPA).

Eligibility Requirements:

Transfer in with a 3.0 GPA.

Renewable Requirements:

  1. Enroll each fall and spring semester in a minimum of 6 hours, leading to completing a baccalaureate degree.
  2. Maintain a 3.0 Cumulative Institutional Grade Point Average (GPA). GPA is based on all grades received in college-level courses, including those taken in high school.
  3. Renewable for 4 long semesters or until undergraduate graduation, whichever comes first. The scholarship terminates upon transfer to another university or non-enrollment at UTRGV for any fall or spring semester.

Appeals Process:

Scholarship recipients not meeting requirements 1 or 2 may submit a scholarship appeal @ www.utrgv.edu/appeals to be considered for the award. The scholarship appeal must be submitted by the first tuition due date of the corresponding semester.

The scholarship is a 2-year renewable scholarship valued at up to $37,400 (2-year total). (includes tuition and mandatory fees for fall, spring, and summer semesters and an annual room and board scholarship for fall and spring.)

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Transfer from Palo Alto College
  • Transfer with 30 hours or more
  • Transfer with a 3.25 GPA.

Renewable Requirements:

  1. Enroll each fall and spring semester in a minimum of 12 hours, leading to completing a baccalaureate degree.
  2. Maintain a 3.0 Cumulative Institutional Grade Point Average (GPA). GPA is based on all grades received in college-level courses, including those taken in high school.
  3. Renewable for 4 long semesters or until undergraduate graduation, whichever comes first. The scholarship terminates upon transfer to another university or non-enrollment at UTRGV for any fall or spring semester.

Appeals Process:

Scholarship recipients not meeting requirements 1 and 2 may submit a scholarship appeal @ www.utrgv.edu/appeals to be considered for the award. The scholarship appeal must be submitted by the first tuition due date of the corresponding semester.

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