Scholarships for Transfer Students

Merit Scholarships for Transfer Students

USF automatically considers all transfer applicants for merit scholarships up to $20,000 to be applied toward the cost of tuition. These merit scholarships are determined by your transfer GPA at the time of application, which is a calculated cumulative GPA of all college courses you’ve taken.

Merit scholarships are not available for students applying to USF’s Sacramento nursing program.

International students: The chart above also applies to international students. Unfortunately, USF does not offer full tuition scholarships for international students, and international students are not eligible for need-based financial aid.

Community College Partnership Scholarship

To be eligible for an additional $2,000 scholarship, you must:

• Have attended one of the community colleges from the list below
• Be a new, incoming USF transfer student in any major except nursing for the spring 2025 term or beyond

The scholarship will be added on top of any other USF scholarship(s) received. It will automatically be applied each year, for a maximum of three years, of consecutive full-time undergraduate study.

The eligible community colleges are:

• City College of San Francisco
• De Anza College
• Foothill College
• San Mateo County Community College District
  • College of San Mateo
  • Skyline College
  • Canada College
• Los Rios Colleges
  • American River
  • Cosumnes River College
  • Sacramento City College
  • Folsom Lake
• Peralta Community College District
  • Berkeley City College
  • Laney College
  • Merritt College
  • College of Alameda
• Contra Costa Community College District
  • Diablo Valley College
  • Los Medanos College
  • Contra Costa College
• Chabot College
• Ohlone College
• Napa Valley College
• Las Positas College
• Delta College
• Santa Rosa Junior College

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

To be eligible for the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) $2,000 scholarship, you must:

• Be a new, incoming USF transfer student in any major except nursing for the spring 2025 term or beyond
• Show documentation of your Phi Theta Kappa membership on your USF application and/or college transcript

USF offers up to 25 PTK scholarships per term to students who have been admitted to USF. The scholarship will be added on top of any other USF scholarship(s) received. It will automatically be applied each year, for a maximum of three years, of consecutive full-time undergraduate study.

Chancellor’s Award for Catholic or Jesuit High Schools

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If you have graduated from or have graduated from a Catholic or Jesuit high school, you are eligible to receive a $5,000 annual scholarship toward the cost of tuition, renewable for up to three years as a transfer student, provided you maintain satisfactory academic progress each semester.

Learn more about the Chancellor's Award