Transfer Admission-Based Scholarships

Your application for admission is also your application for a number of admission-based scholarships.** Students must be admitted by June 1 to be eligible for Admission-based scholarships. Once you are admitted, you can apply for further scholarships via your student Ursa account.  

Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 Admits

• Colorado Resident

  Colorado resident admission-based scholarships are awarded automatically based on your academic performance. You can only receive one of the following scholarships (Trustee, Presidential or Northern Lights).

  These scholarships are renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid.

  Trustee Transfer Scholarship

  • $3,000 per year
  • Automatically offered to CO residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

  Presidential Transfer Scholarship

  • $2,000 per year
  • Automatically offered to CO residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 - 3.49

  Northern Lights Transfer Scholarship

  • $1,000 per year
  • Automatically offered to CO residents with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 - 2.99

  In addition to the above scholarships, you may be eligible to receive the following scholarship if you are transferring from a community college where you were a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

  Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

  • $1,000 per year
  • Complete the UNC Scholarship Application before June 1 (or provide documentation of Phi Theta Kappa membership to the Office of Financial Aid, if you're admitted after the June 1 application deadline)
  • Renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid

• WUE Resident

  WUE resident admission-based scholarships are awarded automatically based on your academic performance. You can only receive one of the following scholarships (Trustee, Presidential or Northern Lights).

  These scholarships are renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid.

  Trustee Transfer Scholarship

  • $3,500 per year
  • Automatically offered to WUE residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

  Presidential Transfer Scholarship

  • $2,500 per year
  • Automatically offered to WUE residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 - 3.49

  Northern Lights Transfer Scholarship

  • $1,500 per year
  • Automatically offered to WUE residents with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 - 2.99

  In addition to the above scholarships, you may be eligible to receive the following scholarship if you are transferring from a community college where you were a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

  Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

  • $1,000 per year
  • Complete the UNC Scholarship Application before June 1 (or provide documentation of Phi Theta Kappa membership to the Office of Financial Aid, if you're admitted after the June 1 application deadline)
  • Renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid 

  Note: UNC participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program. This allows students who are residents of 14 western states (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY) to attend UNC at a reduced tuition rate that is 150 percent of the in-state rate (calculated based on total tuition prior to the COF stipend for in-state students).

• Nonresident/International

  Nonresident admission-based scholarships are awarded automatically based on your academic performance. You can only receive one of the following scholarships (Trustee, Presidential or Northern Lights). 

  These scholarships are renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid.

  Trustee Transfer Scholarship

  • $7,000 per year
  • Automatically offered to nonresidents with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

  Presidential Transfer Scholarship

  • $5,000 per year
  • Automatically offered to nonresidents with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 - 3.49

  Northern Lights Transfer Scholarship

  • $3,000 per year
  • Automatically offered to nonresidents with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 - 2.99

  In addition to the above scholarships, you may be eligible to receive the following scholarship if you are transferring from a community college where you were a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

  Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

  • $1,000 per year
  • Complete the UNC Scholarship Application before June 1 (or provide documentation of Phi Theta Kappa membership to the Office of Financial Aid, if you're admitted after the June 1 application deadline)
  • Renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid

  *Students who are residents of the western states (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY) are not eligible for the scholarships listed above. They receive a reduced tuition rate through the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE). Click on the "WUE Resident" tab above for WUE scholarship information.

**Notes on eligibility:

• For transfer scholarship eligibility purposes, we use college credits from all previously attended institutions to compute the cumulative GPA for Transfer Scholarships.
• Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours each semester to qualify for these scholarships
• The admission-based scholarships listed are awarded to students who are working on their first bachelor’s degree
• Students in off-campus, cash-funded programs are not eligible for these scholarships and should check with UNC Extended Campus regarding scholarship opportunities
• The scholarship is awarded in yearly amounts divided into the fall and spring semesters. Admission Based Scholarships are not awarded for the summer term.