Transfer Scholarships
A number of scholarships are available to MCC students planning to transfer from MCC to bachelor’s degree programs. Questions about these external transfer scholarships should be directed to Diane Parcella, Transfer Counselor, parcellad@middlesex.mass.edu, 781-280-3628 or to Jane Fain, Transfer Counselor, fainj@middlesex.mass.edu, 978-656-3266:
New England Transfer Association Scholarship
Each year the New England Transfer Association awards several $1,000 scholarships to students transferring from NETA affiliated community colleges to NETA affiliated Baccalaureate institutions.
Student Qualifications:
- Must be slated to receive an Associate’s degree by the end of the summer 2015 term.
- Plans to transfer to a NETA-affiliated, four-year institution beginning in fall 2015.
- Demonstrates consistent academic performance with a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average.
- Has successfully completed a minimum of 30 semester credit hours at MCC at the time of application.
UMASS Amherst Community College Academic Scholarship
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Associate Degree from a Massachusetts Community College
- Students must have at least 57 transferable credits
- Complete 45 credits from a Massachusetts Community College
- Plan to attend UMass Amherst during the day
- Complete the admission process to UMass Amherst
*Send scholarship application and official transcripts directly to UMass Amherst by date pending.
Award: $2,500-$5,000 per year for full time students or prorated for part time.
UMASS Boston Foster Furcolo Scholarship
- The UMASS BOSTON Foster Furcolo Scholarship was established to honor Foster Furcolo who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1957 to 1960. He was instrumental in the creation of the system of public community colleges in the Commonwealth.
- This is a two-year scholarship covering tuition and most mandatory fees to one graduate of each public community college in Massachusetts.
- The attached application and the required documents listed in it should be sent to a Transfer Counselor located in the Academic Career & Transfer Center in either the Bedford or Lowell by March 25, 2015.
- Eligibility requirements are listed on the application form.
UMASS Dartmouth Chancellor’s Transfer Merit Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Eligible students are those who are graduating from a two-year college (public or private)
- 3.5 or better Grade Point Average
- Associate Degree completed by the fall semester of their matriculation
- Scholarship is renewable for up to six semesters as long as students complete 18 credits a year and maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average
- Application for admissions and subsequent acceptance to UMD will automatically allow students to be considered. Recipients are selected by an Admissions Committee.
UMass Lowell Transfer Scholarship
UMass Lowell is proud to award the UMass Lowell Transfer Scholarship, an In-State scholarship, to a select number of the most academically qualified admitted transfer students from within the state of Massachusetts.
Award: $2,500
- In-State residency required
- Minimum GPA of 3.00
- 15 earned transfer credits
- Application not required
Renewal criteria: 3.0 GPA; full-time status; maximum six semesters
For additional information on UMass Lowell Scholarship opportunities please go to:
http://www.uml.edu/FinancialAid/scholarships/Transfers.aspx
Charter Oak Transfer Scholarship for Community College Graduates
Amount of award: $1,000 Community College Transfer Scholarship Application (PDF)
Qualifications
- Demonstrated interest and success in online learning
- Completion of 6 or more credits through online courses
- Accepted at Charter Oak State College - application and credentials on file
- Overall grade point average: 2.7
- Nominated by an instructor, counselor or administrator at the attending community college
- Provide a short essay on the benefits of online learning
Additional Scholarships
Salem State Academic Transfer Scholarship
Boston University Metropolitan College, Scholarship for Community College Graduates
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine
College of St. Rose
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Northeastern University College of Professional Studies
Southern New Hampshire University
University of New Hampshire - Manchester
For further information on transfer scholarships, visit an Academic Planning Center or call to be connected to an academic counselor at 1-800-818-3434.
