Transfer Student Scholarships

Minnesota State University Moorhead offers automatic, competitive and need-based scholarships to transfer students. Automatic scholarships, based on transfer GPA, are awarded at the time of admission. In addition to automatic scholarships awarded through the admissions process, MSUM Foundation offers scholarships gifted by alumni, businesses, friends and foundations to incoming, current, and graduate students. Many of these scholarships are available through individual departments, colleges and programs.

Transfer Automatic Scholarships

Automatic scholarships are easy — just apply and be admitted. A separate application is not required. Transfer scholarships will be awarded automatically to undergraduate transfer students (successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter credit hours), who are U.S. citizens, seeking their first undergraduate degree. Full-time enrollment (12 or more MSUM credits each semester) is required to receive the scholarship.

Scholarship Name
Minimum Requirements
Amount
Scholarship Name
Fall/Spring Transfer
Minimum Requirements
3.00-3.49 GPA, 24 semester/36 quarter credit hours*
(One year non-renewable)  
Amount
$500
Scholarship Name
Fall/Spring Transfer
Minimum Requirements
3.50-3.89 GPA, 24 semester/36 quarter credit hours*
(One year non-renewable)  
Amount
$750
Scholarship Name
Fall/Spring Transfer
Minimum Requirements
3.90-higher GPA, 24 semester/36 quarter credit hours*
(One year non-renewable)  
Amount
$1,000
Scholarship Name
Spring Transfer
Minimum Requirements
3.00-3.49 GPA, 24 semester/36 quarter credit hours*
(One semester non-renewable)  
Amount
$250
Scholarship Name
Spring Transfer
Minimum Requirements
3.50-3.89 GPA, 24 semester/36 quarter credit hours*
(One semester non-renewable)  
Amount
$375
Scholarship Name
Spring Transfer
Minimum Requirements
3.90-higher GPA, 24 semester/36 quarter credit hours*
(One semester non-renewable)  
Amount
$500

*The calculation of the weighted GPA is the number of credits and GPA points from all schools attended at the time of admission.

Competitive Transfer Scholarships

MSUM's competitive scholarships are based on talent, academic program, diversity or other award criteria. To be considered for 300 scholarship opportunities, complete the Scholarship Application between October 1 and February 1. Recipients are selected after February 1 for the following academic year. Here are a few examples of competitive scholarships awarded annually:

Phi Theta Kappa Transfer

This scholarship is awarded to new undergraduate transfer students from community/technical colleges who are members of Phi Theta Kappa, who are U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens seeking their first undergraduate degree, and who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher from the school they are transferring from.

No additional requirements are needed.