Transfer Scholarships
Transfer Scholarship Information
Coming to NSU in the Summer or Fall of 2023?
The Transfer Scholarship Application is now closed. New Transfer students for those terms will want to check back in December to fill out our Continuing Scholarship Application to apply for foundation scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. You can also visit our Outside Scholarship page for additional funding options. Out-of-State students will want to visit our Out-of-State scholarship page for more information on our non-resident tuition waivers.
Application Deadline: May 1
Students must be admitted by the scholarship deadline.
New transfer student at NSU in the Spring 2024 semester?
Transfer students who will attend NSU for the first time during the spring 2024 semester should complete this application. By filling out this application, you are applying for In-State Transfer Tuition Waiver Scholarships only. Foundation scholarship will have already been awarded for this academic year when the spring semester begins.
Application Deadline: Dec 1
Students must be admitted by the scholarship deadline.
| Scholarship | Minimum College GPA | Amount Per Year | Duration |
| Phi Theta Kappa*1 | PTK Member | $2,500 | 2 Years |
| Tulsa Achieves*2 | 3.75-4.0 | $2,000 | 2 Years |
| Tulsa Achieves*2 | 3.5-3.74 | $1,500 | 2 Year |
| Tulsa Achieves*2 | 3.25-3.49 | $1,000 | 1 Year |
| Smart Choice Presidential*3,4 | 3.8-4.0 | $4,000 | 2 Years |
| Smart Choice*3 | 3.5-4.0 | $1,500 | 2 Years |
| Smart Choice Part-Time*3 | 3.5-4.0 | $500 | 1 Year |
| RiverHawk Transfer* | 3.5-4.0 | $1,000 | 1 Year |
Scholarships are not automatic and are awarded based on availability of funds and application receipt date. Students can only receive one of the above tuition waivers.
*Only in-state students, that are pursuing a first bachelor's degree, are eligible for these tuition waivers. Students must plan to enroll full-time (enroll in at least 12 hours at NSU) in order the be awarded a transfer scholarship. There is one exception to this rule: our Smart Choice Part-Time award. Students would need to be enrolled in between 6-11 hours in order to be considered a part-time student.
1 Only those applicants that are members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society are eligible.
2 Only those applicants that have completed/will complete the Tulsa Achieves program are eligible.
3 Only students transferring from one of our Smart Choice partner institutions (CASC, CSC, EOSC, NEO, TCC) are eligible.
4 Our Smart Choice partner (CASC, CSC, EOSC, NEO, TCC) president's will each nominate 2 recipients for these awards entering in a Summer or Fall term. We are unable to award the Smart Choice Presidential Scholarship to spring admits at this time.
Are you an Out-of-State transfer student?
Please visit our Out-of-State scholarship page for more information on our non-resident tuition waivers.