Scholarships

Scholastic Transfer Award

Students transferring from a community college or a four-year college having earned a 3.0 minimum cumulative transfer GPA may be eligible for this scholarship. 

GPA 3.5-4.0	Eligible For	Total Award
0-30 Transferable Hours	7 semesters or 3.5 years	$2,400/year
31-60 Transferable Hours	6 semesters or 3 years	$2,400/year
61+ Transferable Hours	4 semesters or 2 years	$2,400/year

GPA 3.0-3.49	Eligible For	Total Award
0-30 Transferable Hours	7 semesters or 3.5 years	$2,000/year
31-60 Transferable Hours	6 semesters or 3 years	$2,000/year
61+ Transferable Hours	4 semesters or 2 years	$2,000/year

 

Scholarship Criteria

• Priority application deadlines for admission is January 17, 2026 (Spring Semester) and August 15, 2026 (Fall Semester). 
  
  

• Recipients must be transferring from a regionally accredited U.S. institution and be enrolled full-time (at least 12 hours) for the first time at ULM.
  
  
• Recipients must be pursuing their first bachelor's degree. If a student has earned an associate’s degree and is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree, that student will be eligible for academic scholarship consideration.
  
  
• Recipients must be studying in face-to-face programs.
  
  
• Scholarship eligibility is determined by cumulative GPA and earned hours at the time of admission.

For Scholastic Transfer Awards, the GPA and earned hours are calculated on all college-level coursework (remedial/developmental coursework is not included in GPA or earned hours calculations).

Other Important Information

• Certain professional programs are NOT eligible for transfer scholarships. These programs include: Dental Hygiene, Medical Laboratory Science, Radiologic Technology, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, and Pharmacy.
  
  
• This scholarship cannot be used towards online-only programs. Qualified continuing students who switch to an online-only degree program after completing their first semester are eligible to receive 50% of their award. 
  
  
• Students become ineligible for the award once their attempted hours exceeds 180 hours towards a bachelor’s degree.
  
  
• Out-of-state students may also be eligible for the Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship. For more information, please view the Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship page.

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Additional Transfer Award Opportunities

Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Award
($1200 per year/$2400 total)

Scholarship Criteria

• Applicants must submit final, official transcripts from all colleges/universities previously attended to the admissions office.
  
  
• Membership documentation needs to be sent to the scholarship office at the start of the first term.
  
  
• Members of Phi Theta Kappa with a 3.5 minimum transfer GPA are eligible for this scholarship as funds are available.

 Other Important Information

• This award may not be combined with any other ULM institutional award, including the Scholastic Transfer Award.
  
  
• The award is valid for four semesters or until graduation, whichever comes first.
  
  
• Qualifying students are eligible to receive $1,200/year ($2,400 total).
  
  
• Maintain full-time, continuous enrollment (fall and spring semesters).
  
  
• Successfully earn a minimum of 24 hours each academic year at ULM, August through July (credits from Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, CLEP or credit by exam are not included in earned hours).
  
  
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester; and maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Questions?

If you have questions about scholarships, please contact the ULM Scholarships Office at 318-342-5321 or scholarships@ulm.edu.