Transfer Scholarships

Commonwealth University is committed to supporting Pennsylvania transfer students with dedicated scholarships — making it easier to continue your academic journey and earn a top-quality degree right here in the Keystone State.

• To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Apply for admission to the Commonwealth University campus of your choice, complete your application, including all supporting documents including all college transcripts by May 15th, and pay your deposit by July 1st.
  • In-state students are those that live at a permanent home address located within the State of Pennsylvania.

Merit Scholarship Award

Commonwealth University welcomes out-of-state transfer students with special scholarships — making it easier to continue your education and feel at home on our Pennsylvania campuses.

• To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Apply for admission to the Commonwealth University campus of your choice, complete your application, including all supporting documents including all college transcripts by May 15th, and pay your deposit by July 1st.

Merit Scholarship Award

Commonwealth University is proud to offer scholarships to international transfer students that recognize your academic achievements — helping you continue your journey and unlock new opportunities at a university committed to your success.

• To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Apply for admission to the Commonwealth University campus of your choice, complete your application, including all supporting documents including all college transcripts by May 15th, and pay your deposit by July 1st.

Merit Scholarship Award

Commonwealth University is proud to offer transfer scholarships for students from our community college partners — making it easier to build on your success and take the next step toward earning your degree at a university that’s invested in your future.

• To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Apply for admission to the Commonwealth University campus of your choice, complete your application, including all supporting documents including all college transcripts by June 1st, and pay your deposit by July 1st.

Community College Partners

• Lehigh Carbon Community College
• Luzerne County Community College
• Northampton Community College

Commonwealth University’s guaranteed transfer admission agreements provide a seamless pathway for community college graduates to continue their education at one of our campuses. Qualified students are guaranteed renewable transfer scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 — plus access to on-campus housing.

• To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Apply for admission to the Commonwealth University campus of your choice, complete your application, including all supporting documents including all college transcripts by May 15th, and pay your deposit by July 1st.

Merit Scholarship Award

Community College Partners

• Bucks County Community College
• Harrisburg Area Community College
• Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
• Reading Area Community College

• These funds are available for all new full-time transfer students and will be disbursed equally between the fall and spring semesters.
• Transfer scholarships are good at any Commonwealth University campus for up to seven (7) consecutive fall and spring semesters, or completion of an undergraduate degree — whichever comes first.

Notices

• Scholarship values are reviewed annually and subject to change.
• Scholarship funding is limited and awarded on a first come, first served basis until available funding is exhausted.
• Scholarship awards are based on information you provide in your application — including whether you’re commuting or living on campus, your state of residency, your chosen campus, and your program of study. If any of these variables change, your scholarship may be impacted.
• Merit based scholarships cannot be stacked.

Program Selectivity

• Nursing, physician assistant, and other health professions programs remain selective and have additional requirements or capacities. For these programs, it is vital that students apply as early as possible to these majors to receive early consideration for admission.

Employee Tuition Waiver

• Full tuition waiver employment benefits and other institutional tuition-specific waivers or awards may not be stacked with institutional scholarship awards and may not be used to cover fees or other costs for Commonwealth University. Partial tuition waiver employment benefits and other institutional tuition-specific scholarship awards made through Commonwealth University may be combined, with tuition waiver employment benefits applied first, to cover up to 100% of tuition.