Transfer Scholarship
The A-State Transfer Scholarship is administered through the A-State Financial Aid
& Scholarships Office. Any questions concerning the scholarship should be directed
to the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office at (870) 972-2310. Arkansas State University
reserves the right to make changes to the scholarship program at any time based on
available funding and eligible applicants.
Scholarship details
- The A-State Transfer Scholarship provides up to $5,000 annually split between fall and spring semesters.
- The A-State Transfer Scholarship provides an additional $1000 annually split between fall and spring semesters for students transferring with an Associate Degree from one of the A-State System campuses. To receive the additional award, recipient must send proof of degree in PDF format to scholarships@astate.edu, along with A-State campus ID and name of campus conferring degree, before the semester begins at AState. Students in one of the Hybrid programs are ineligible for the additional $1000.
- The Scholarship is awarded for the duration of six consecutive semesters or through the completion of the undergraduate degree provided the student maintains all scholarship requirements.
- Award is only for the A-State campus in Jonesboro or at one of the A-State System University Center campuses (Beebe, Mountain Home or Mid-South University Centers)
- This scholarship is not available for any of the online degree programs.
- Students must be seeking their first Bachelor’s Degree.
How to Qualify:
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Must be a U.S. citizen who is transferring from a two or four-year accredited college.
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Must have 24 transferrable hours (as determined by A-State Admissions Office) from accredited college with a cumulative 3.25 GPA.
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AP, CLEP, Military, PLA and Remediation hours are excluded from the required 24 hours.
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Residents and non-residents of Arkansas are eligible to apply.
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Current A-State students are ineligible to apply.
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Students must be fully admitted by July 15 for fall enrollment.
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Students must be fully admitted by January 8 for spring enrollment.
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Cannot be combined with any other A-State Institutional Scholarship.
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Students with only concurrent transfer work while in high school are ineligible.
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Students that apply the fall or the spring semester directly after high school graduation are ineligible.
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No scholarship application is required and scholarship awards are mailed to eligible candidates after the student is fully admitted and eligibility is determined.
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A limited number of awards are available.
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The deadline for acceptance is 30 days from the date of the scholarship offer.
Scholarship Guidelines:
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A-State Financial Aid & Scholarships Office (for students taking courses at the A-State campus in Jonesboro)
If you are in a 100% online degree program through A-State Online, please contact the A-State Online Financial Aid at 870-972-2920, Option #4