Transfer Student Scholarship

Three types of scholarships are available to all four types of students, unless otherwise noted.

Two-Year Renewable: Incoming students transferring into UM LSA, admitted for the Fall term can be awarded a Two Year Renewable scholarship. Note: This scholarship is not eligible for UM Cross Campus Transfer students.

Academic Year Non-Renewable:  Incoming students transferring into UM LSA, admitted for the Fall term can be awarded an Academic Year Non-Renewable scholarship. 

One-Term Scholarship Non-Renewable: Incoming students transferring into UM LSA, admitted for the Winter, Spring, Summer, or Spring/Summer terms and are not renewable scholarships.

Once admitted and enrolled in LSA, all transfer students can apply for additional scholarships to cover a wide range of educational interests. In particular, we encourage transfer students to apply for the Returning Student Scholarship (which covers the academic year - Fall and Winter), as well as explore our Spring/Summer, Study Abroad, and Internship scholarships: U.S.-Based and International.

All of the scholarships available through LSA Scholarships are funded by generous donors to the college who want to help future communities of students succeed. When donors give to the college, they may request that the funds go to support students meeting specific criteria. Our office follows this criteria closely when selecting students for scholarship awards. All of our transfer student scholarships are designated to help students with demonstrated financial need, so our awards go to students who receive need-based support from the Office of Financial Aid.

Additionally, some awards may require that we support students who meet certain academic or geographic requirements. For example, if a scholarship must go to a student transferring into LSA from a specific community college, we will look for an applicant who meets that requirement. If scholarship criteria requires us to award a student who shows a demonstrated interest in creative writing, we’ll look for applicants who show a passion for writing, whether through formal studies or community engagement.

Transfer students admitted to LSA from another university (including U-M's Flint or Dearborn campuses) do not need to be enrolled to apply for a Transfer Student Scholarship. These students are encouraged to complete their scholarship application as soon as they receive notification of their admission.

For admitted students who have not yet enrolled at the university, a Friend Account is required to access all university systems, including the LSA Scholarships application portal.

Transfer Student Scholarships are awarded ahead of the university’s enrollment deadline to help students make an informed financial decision.Transfer students coming to LSA from another college on U-M's Ann Arbor campus (Ross, Engineering, Kinesiology, etc.) do need to be enrolled in a degree program within LSA to be eligible for the Transfer Student Scholarship and all other scholarship opportunities for current LSA students. However, at the time the scholarship is disbursed, the student must be enrolled as a full-time (12 credit hours or more) student in the College of LSA. Visit our Current Students tab for more information about these scholarship opportunities.

First, please know that the scholarship decision in no way diminishes your incredible accomplishments. Our office has very limited funding to share across a large incoming class and must decline thousands of exceptional scholarship applicants every year. 

Students who qualify for need-based support should apply for financial aid through the Office of Financial Aid. Even if you are not sure, the Office of Financial Aid can help you determine any grants, scholarships, or loans that you qualify for. 

Transfer students who make the decision to enroll can apply for a Returning Student Scholarship every year to be considered for one-year scholarships for fall/winter tuition support.

In addition, the University of Michigan Library has compiled a list of funding sources both internal and external to U-M. This resource can give you a good sense of the types of funding opportunities available to Michigan students and can point you toward external foundations and organizations with available scholarship opportunities.

No, not at this time. All of our scholarship opportunities for transfer students require that a student receive need-based support from the Office of Financial Aid. To be eligible for a Two-Year Renewable Scholarship or a Returning Student Scholarship through the College of LSA, students must complete a FAFSA and a CSS profile with the Office of Financial Aid and must update their FAFSA annually. 

For admitted students who have not yet enrolled at the university, a Friend Account is required to access all university systems, including the LSA Scholarships application portal.

If you do not have a Friend Account, you can request one here.

Once you have created your Friend Account, you will also need to get it authorized to use university systems. To do this, go to Wolverine Access. Click on the Students tab, then on New & Prospective Student Business, and log in using your newly created Friend Account ID and password. Verify your personal information, including your eight-digit UMID, which was emailed to you, as well as your birth date.

Once you have requested your friend account and authorized it, you will have access to our application system (plus a number of other university systems). 

Note: Once you create a new Friend Account and authorize it by verifying your personal information, it may take 24-48 hours for your new account information to migrate to our application system, granting you access to the application. You may also need to clear your cache once you have finished verifying your information. 

If you are an admitted student and already have a Friend Account, you will still need to get it authorized to use university systems including our application system.

To authorize the account, go to Wolverine Access. Click on the Students tab, then on New & Prospective Student Business, and log in using your Friend Account ID and password. Verify your personal information, including your eight-digit UMID, which was emailed to you, as well as your birth date.

Once you have requested your friend account and authorized it, you will have access to our application system (plus a number of other university systems). 

Note: Once you create a new Friend Account and authorize it by verifying your personal information, it may take 24-48 hours for your new account information to migrate to our application system, granting you access to the application. You may also need to clear your cache once you have finished verifying your information. 

If you are an admitted student and receive an error when attempting to log in to the LSA Scholarships portal, first check to make sure you are logging in with your Friend Account ID and password. Then, make sure you have followed all the steps to authorize your Friend Account so that you can access university systems. Instructions to do this are included above under the question: How do I verify a Friend Account?

If you still encounter errors after completing those steps, try clearing your browser's cache or logging in with a different browser entirely. If these actions don't correct the issue, you may contact LSA IT for assistance at 734.615.0100. Be sure to have your UMID ready when you call.

NOTE: If you have enrolled, make sure you are using your new uniqname and password to log in. If you very recently paid your enrollment deposit and have noticed that you cannot log in to view or update your application, there can sometimes be a delay while our systems integrate your new uniqname information. Wait a few days and try again. If you continue to experience issues, please email us with a screenshot of the error so we can help troubleshoot.