Resident Transfer Student Scholarships
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You have worked diligently to pursue your higher education, and we appreciate all of your progress. Transition can be difficult, so we hope these transfer student-specific scholarships can help!
Academic Scholarship
Academic scholarships for transfer students are based on specific requirements and the charts below:
- Liberty will use the best of the high school GPA or a simple average of all college GPAs in which the student transferred between 12 and 24 credit hours.
- Liberty will super score both the ACT (all sections of subtests) and the SAT (Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing or Critical Reading only)
- A transfer student’s GPA (12-24 credit hours) and best SAT/ACT scores will be used to determine his/her academic scholarship using the charts below:
| GPA* (High School/College) | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 3.0-3.19 | $1,750 |
| 3.2-3.39 | $3,100 |
| 3.4-3.59 | $3,500 |
| 3.6-3.79 | $4,000 |
| 3.8-3.99 | $5,600 |
| 4.0 | $6,500 |
| Test Score Bonus | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| SAT- 1240+ or ACT- 26+ or CLT- 81+ | +$1,000 |
| SAT- 1540+ or ACT- 35+ or CLT- 112+ | Full tuition |
Students with 25+ Credits
- For students who are transferring at least 25+ college credit hours, or who have a conferred associate degree from an accredited institution, college GPA* only will be used.
- College credits earned through Liberty are not eligible to be considered for the purposes of this scholarship (i.e., courses taken previously on campus at LU, online through LUO, through LCA Dual Enrollment, or through LUOA Dual Enrollment)
*Must have earned at least 12 college credits from one institution for the college GPA to be used; if there are multiple institutions from which 12+ credits are earned, a simple average of those institutions’ GPAs is used.
**The grid above reflects the Bonus amounts students are eligible to receive per year based on the Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) portions of the SAT or the composite score of the ACT or the CLT, with at least a 3.0 GPA. Test Score Bonus: Super scoring is used for the ACT (all four subtests), the SAT (Math and ERW), and the CLT. Submission of SAT, ACT, or CLT scores is not a requirement to be eligible for the academic scholarship, but it is a requirement to be considered for the test score bonuses listed above.
Top 25% for Affordability
Over the last 7 years, Liberty has only raised its tuition costs by less than 4% – ranking its residential, undergraduate tuition rates in the top 25% for affordability among its leading private, residential competitors.
Central Virginia Community College Scholarship
Eligibility:
- For prospective students only
- Must have completed and conferred the degree or certificate from CVCC
- Must have graduated from CVCC with a cumulative GPA of 3.0* or higher (*Fall 2022 and forward; students matriculating at LU in Spring 2022 must have 3.50 GPA or higher)
- Must transfer directly to Liberty after completing and conferring the degree at CVCC
- Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible
Award:
- The award is $5,000 per year up to four years with a conferred Associate’s Degree from CVCC, or $2,500 per year up to four years with a conferred Certificate from CVCC (Beginning in Fall 2022)
The CVCC Associates Degree and Certificate scholarships are not stackable with each other.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa and have proof of membership
- Transfer directly to Liberty University from the school at which they were inducted into PTK with a cumulative college GPA of 3.5 or higher
Award:
- $1,000 per year for up to four years
In order to qualify, eligible students must submit a copy of their proof of membership to residentscholarships@liberty.edu.
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Virginia Two Year College Transfer Grant
Eligibility:
- View eligibility requirements on the Grants page
Awards:
- The award is up to $1,000 for a standard award year
- Some majors may receive up to an additional $1,000 for the award year
Word of Life Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Transfer directly to Liberty with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher after completing one full academic (Fall, Spring, and Summer) year of attendance at WOLBI (domestic or international)
- OR Transfer directly to Liberty with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher after completing two full academic years (Fall, Spring, and Summer) of attendance at WOLBI (domestic or international)
- You cannot attend another college or university prior to coming to Liberty University
Awards:
- Transfer after completing one full academic (Fall, Spring, and Summer) year of WOLBI attendance – $1,000 per year for up to four years
- Transfer after two full academic (Fall, Spring, and Summer) years of WOLBI attendance – $1,500 per year for up to four years
