Transfer Scholarships

We have several unique scholarship options for transfer students to ensure that an excellent education is within financial reach, whether you’re coming from a community college or from another four-year university.

If you have enrolled full-time at another college or university for at least one full semester after high school, then we consider you a transfer student, which makes you eligible for our transfer scholarships based on your final cumulative college grade point average. Many of the transfer scholarships that we offer are stackable.

At the end of each semester you spend at Lipscomb, you’ll be eligible to renew the transfer scholarships you’ve been awarded as long as you still meet our criteria. Check below to see our scholarship options and GPA requirements for each.

Students who previously attended Lipscomb University are considered returning students and do not qualify for transfer scholarships. Additionally, students pursuing their second bachelor's degree at Lipscomb University are considered second-degree seeking students and do not qualify for transfer scholarships.

Transfer Student Scholarships

Lipscomb Pathways Scholarship

Lipscomb awards an annual scholarship to each student who transfers 12 or more credit hours from another four-year university or community college. To be eligible for the Lipscomb Pathways Scholarship, students must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative college GPA and be enrolling full-time for each semester they receive the scholarship. Students must also have a minimum 2.0 GPA upon entry. This scholarship applies to fall and spring semesters and cannot be applied to summer classes.

Award

Scholarships range from $9,000 ($4,500 per semester) to $18,000 per year ($9,000 per semester) for the duration that the student is enrolled.

This scholarship is stackable with the Tennessee HOPE scholarship and the Phi Theta Kappa Award. It cannot be combined with other Lipscomb institutional aid. Children of Lipscomb employees are not eligible. You must submit a FAFSA to be eligible. This scholarship is for students seeking their first bachelor’s degree only.

Community College Transfer Scholarship

Students who transfer to Lipscomb from a community college are eligible for a $2,000 annual scholarship. The student’s most recent college before transferring to Lipscomb must be a community college to be eligible for this scholarship. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required and the FAFSA must be filed.

For renewal each semester, a 2.0 GPA and full-time enrollment is required. This scholarship can be stacked with the Lipscomb Pathways Scholarship and the Phi Theta Kappa/National Society of Leadership and Success Scholarship. This scholarship cannot be stacked with the Transfer Trustee Scholarship.

Phi Theta Kappa & National Society of Leadership

Lipscomb University will award transfer students who are active members of Phi Theta Kappa or the National Society of Leadership and Success a $2,500 annual scholarship upon enrollment. Proof of Membership is required. Students must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA at Lipscomb each semester for renewal. Children of Lipscomb employees are not eligible. The scholarship is for traditional incoming undergraduate transfer students seeking their first bachelor’s degree only. Current undergraduate students and students in our adult degree/online programs are ineligible.

Transfer Trustee Scholarship

Lipscomb Noyce Scholars Program

The Lipscomb Noyce Scholars Program provides scholarships to support talented STEM majors in their pursuit to become middle and high school math and science teachers. The goal of this program is to develop highly qualified STEM teachers who are committed to teaching in high-need school districts for a period of time upon graduation.

Noyce Scholars

Noyce Scholars receive:

Up to $16,500 per year in scholarships during their junior and senior years
Professional development opportunities in STEM education and culturally responsive teaching
Support for passing teaching licensure exams
Mentoring throughout their training and during their first years of teaching

Lipscomb University has been recognized as one of the most transfer-friendly colleges in the nation due to the excellence in the development and support of dynamic and innovative pathways for community college transfer students.