Scholarships for Transfer Students

A college education is an investment and scholarships are a way to help make achieving your goals more affordable. Scholarship determinations are based on various criteria such as academic achievement, special interests, personal talents, leadership qualities, financial need, or a combination of these factors. While a separate application is required for some campus scholarships, most require only the UIC admission application. To ensure you receive full consideration for all scholarships, we recommend the following actions:

 

Apply for Admission to UIC

The application for admission to UIC also serves as the application for the majority of scholarships for transfer students to UIC.

Incomplete applications are not considered for scholarship opportunities.

 

Apply for Financial Aid

Need-Based Funding Support requires the competion and submission of either the:

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Alternative Application for Illinois Financia Aid (RISE Application).

Each application is available on October 1st. You do not need to be admitted to UIC to complete and submit either application.

Make sure to include the UIC School Code which is 001776 on your application so that the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Office receives the results of your submission.

 

Explore External Scholarships

A number of community organizations, cultural associations, foundations, governments and professional guilds have established scholarship opportunities for college students.

We highly recommend that all UIC students explore external scholarship opportunities. An external scholarship search may be conducted online using the platform or search engine of choice.

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College of Nursing Scholarships

The college provides financial support to undergraduate students in the form of scholarships from many generous donors at varying levels and lengths throughout each year. Applicants to a College of Nursing degree program for 2023-2024 are eligible to apply for scholarship awards. Scholarship applications are evaluated based on academic achievement, financial need and leadership/service experience. The application opens Saturday, October 1, 2022 and closes Friday, March 3, 2023. Scholarship decisions are sent out via email.

 

Honors College Scholarships

The Honors College offers two scholarships for incoming transfer students.

Transfer students to UIC may be eligible to apply for the following scholarships once they are admitted to UIC:

  • Transfer Merit Tuition Award – membership in the Honors College is not required
  • Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship – membership in the Honors College is required

Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) Transfer Scholar Award

The LARES Transfer Scholar Award is designed to assist incoming transfer students in obtaining a baccalaureate degree. Candidates are considered based on merit and leadership. Award funding is specifically earmarked for tuition, fees, and other educational related expenses.

Tribal Nation Tuition Award

This award, administered to new transfer students who are members of one or more of the tribal nations recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, gives recipients the opportunity to study at UIC for the equivalent of in-state tuition. Applicants are automatically evaluated for the award during the admissions process.

UIC Greer Scholarship Program

Priority is given to underrepresented students (Black, Hispanic, and Native American) admitted to UIC Engineering with a GPA of 3.2+. Transfer students receive $10K for 2 years. Candidates will be identified in January and will be requested to participate in an interview for final selection. Students will be notified if they have been selected in March.

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Scholarship notifications are in the form of letters from Admissions, Colleges and Departments.

The scholarship notification process begins in December and continues on a rolling basis.

Financial aid notifications list the maximum financial support in grants, loans and/or scholarships offered to a student.

Financial aid notifications for admitted incoming students are distributed in March.