All awards are renewable provided certain criteria are met. Unless noted, none of these scholarships may be combined. For more specific information, visit the Student Financial Aid‘s website.
Students who transfer with 120 or more credit hours are not eligible for automatic transfer scholarships. Automatic transfer scholarships are only available for students who are working on their first bachelor’s degree. Eligibility is evaluated once you’ve been accepted to Mizzou.
To be considered for Transfer scholarships student must:
- Have earned a high school diploma or equivalent
- Completed a regular fall or spring semester at a college or university following the completion of high school
- Meet transfer scholarship GPA requirements using all college coursework attempted and test score requirements if less than 24 college hours completed
The scholarships listed below are for transfer students entering Mizzou the Fall 2025 semester.
Automatic Awards
Once you apply to Mizzou, you’ll be automatically considered for a range of scholarships.
| Award | Amount Per Year (Academic Year 2023-24) | Minimum Criteria |
| Missouri Transfer Award I | $4,500 | 3.75 GPA and 24 or more transferable credit hours |
| Missouri Transfer Award II | $3,500 | 3.50 GPA and 24 or more transferable credit hours |
| Missouri Transfer Award III | $2,500 | 3.00 GPA and 24 or more transferable credit hours OR 3.00 GPA and 25–36 ACT or 1200–1600 SAT and fewer than 24 transferable credit hours Only test scores from high school will be considered. |
| Phi Theta Kappa Award | $1,000* | Be a member of Phi Theta Kappa |
| Missouri Associate Degree Award | $500* | Have earned an associates degree from a Missouri community college |
| Missouri Land Grant | 100% of unmet need for tuition and fees | For Pell-eligible students. Must submit FAFSA to MU. |
Missouri resident scholarships are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
| Award | Amount Per Year (Academic Year 2023-24) | Minimum Criteria |
| Nonresident Transfer Award I | $20,000 | 3.90 GPA and 24 or more transferable credit hours |
| Nonresident Transfer Award II | $10,000 | 3.00 GPA and 24 or more transferable credit hours OR 3.00 GPA and 27–36 ACT or 1260–1600 SAT and fewer than 24 transferable credit hours (Only test scores from high school will be considered) |
| Phi Theta Kappa Award | $1,000* | Be a member of Phi Theta Kappa |
*Phi Theta Kappa may be combined with other awards. All scholarships are subject to change without notice. They are not to be regarded as offers to contract.
Scholarships are only applicable to the fall and spring semesters; therefore, students cannot receive these awards in the summer semester. Students starting in the middle of the academic year (Spring term) will receive half of the scholarship award for their first term of entry.
Nonresident scholarships can only be applied to the nonresident portion of tuition. Nonresident Distance transfer students would receive a full or half reduction to the nonresident portion of the Distance Education charges.
Please note: International applicants to Coordinated Undergraduate Degree Programs (CUDPs) in the Missouri School of Journalism are not considered for transfer scholarships.
Students previously enrolled at Mizzou as a degree seeking student are not eligible for transfer scholarships.
Visit the International Student Scholarships page for information on awards available for international transfer students.