{"id":1693,"date":"2025-09-30T20:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/?page_id=1693"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:33:28","slug":"transfer-guaranteed-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/guaranteed-awards\/transfer-guaranteed-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Guaranteed Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-0cbb3019\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A graduate in a cap and gown waves joyfully during an outdoor ceremony at Tarleton State University, with a stadium and audience in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-1695 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/09\/female-waving-graduation-scaled-1-1568x1046.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; Transfer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton\u2019s founder and benefactor to provide a high-quality university education to students who otherwise might not have the chance. Tarleton State University will guarantee scholarship levels to entering transfer students who qualify.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-7e0f9c5d\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Requirements for Transfers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be considered for the President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program you must be admitted to Tarleton, have 30 transferable hours completed prior to registration, complete the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/#gen-sch-app\">General Scholarship Application<\/a>. Awards will be divided between fall and spring semesters based on full-time enrollment and be renewable \u200bfor up to 3 years&nbsp;with satisfactory academic progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students that transfer to Tarleton State University with a 2.0 GPA or higher and taking at least 6 credit hours per long semester will be guaranteed at an annual level between $250 and $2,000 as indicated in the table below. Awards pro-rate based on percent enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guaranteed amounts can be funded partially or completely by institutional and\/or endowment funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Minimum Guaranteed Award Levels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Guaranteed Award Levels&nbsp;(All New Transfer Students)<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>&nbsp;GPA&nbsp;<\/th><td>2.0-2.99<\/td><td>3.0-3.39<\/td><td>3.4-3.74<\/td><td>3.75-4.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>12+ Credit Hours<\/th><td>$500<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>9-11 Credit Hours<\/th><td>$375<\/td><td>$750<\/td><td>$1,125<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>6-8 Credit Hours<\/th><td>$250<\/td><td>$500<\/td><td>$750<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;*If you are transferring to Tarleton from a Distinguished College Partner (Blinn College, Cisco College, Ranger College, Dallas College, Hill College, McLennan Community College, Navarro College, Tarrant County College District, Texas State Technical College, Weatherford College), Tarleton will guarantee an annual award level between $500 and $2,500 depending on GPA and Course Load. See complete table on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/distinguished-college-partners\/\">Distinguished College Partner<\/a>&nbsp;page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Only students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher may qualify for an out-of-state tuition waiver<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull center-content no-margin-top no-margin-bottom has-black-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow advgb-dyn-2f7f84b6\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Confirm Your Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonstate.my.site.com\/undergrad\/TX_CommunitiesLogin_Undergrad?startURL=%2Fundergrad%2FTargetX_Portal__PB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Admission Application<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete online application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$50 application fee or submit fee waiver proof to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:admissions@tarleton.edu\">admissions@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/firsttimeincollege\/submit-freshman-admissions-documents\/\">Submit test scores<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/transfer\/submit-admissions-documentation\/\">Submit transcripts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/transfer-requirements\/\">transfer requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/#gen-sch-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Scholarship Application<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/#gen-sch-app\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarleton General Scholarship application<\/a>(this step is&nbsp;<em><strong>required<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;to receive an award)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/fafsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Financial Aid Application<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/fafsa\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/apply\/fafsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAFSA<\/a>&nbsp;and include Tarleton on your application using school code 003631 (this step is&nbsp;<em><strong>strongly encouraged<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;to maximize the amount of aid that we can provide to you!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-45cf1e58-5915-4854-a605-6f2194d295a1 advgb-accordion-wrapper engr-accordion\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Will these awards be renewable?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>The awards can be renewed for up to 4 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What if I don&#8217;t apply by the Scholarship Priority Deadline (February 15)?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Students submitting the scholarships application after the February 15 deadline will be eligible as funding allows. It is in the student&#8217;s best interest to apply as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Will this be the only money I can receive for scholarships?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>You can receive other scholarships and might qualify for more than the guaranteed amount. The guaranteed amounts can be funded partially or completely by institutional and\/or endowment funds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item engr-accordion\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebf2;color:#4f2d7f;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#8e7db3\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">In addition to scholarships, for what other types of financial aid might I be eligible?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>In addition to scholarships, you can also receive funds from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/typesofaid\/grants-2\/\">PELL Grant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/typesofaid\/loans\/\">Federal Student Loans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/typesofaid\/employment\/\">Federal Work Study<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program &#8211; Transfer The President&#8217;s Guaranteed Scholarship Program aligns with the 120-year vision of Tarleton\u2019s founder and benefactor to provide a high-quality university education to students who &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":580,"parent":1680,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1693","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","display_name":"keegan"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 months ago","modified":"Updated 2 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on September 30, 2025","modified":"Updated on February 20, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on September 30, 2025 8:38 pm","modified":"Updated on February 20, 2026 7:33 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1774,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693\/revisions\/1774"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}