Carthage awards one full-tuition scholarship and one $20,000 per year scholarship to new incoming transfer students who show determination, intelligence and motivation.

Scholarship basics

• Join our mailing list to receive more information about Carthage’s competitive scholarships.
• One full-tuition scholarship and one $20,000 per year scholarship.
• Renewable for up to 3 years.
• Each competitor will receive a minimum $1,000 grant toward tuition.
• Application deadline: May 2021.
• The competition includes a 20-minute interview and a 50-minute essay.
• Information sessions will be provided on Carthage academics and student life.

Who is eligible?

• New full-time, degree-seeking transfer students who have been admitted to Carthage for Fall 2021. Not yet admitted? Apply online for admission. (New full-time student teachers and new full-time social work students completing field placement are not eligible for this competition.)
• Those with at least 12 transferable credits at an accredited college or university.
• Students with fewer than 12 transferable credits need to have a 3.0+ on a 4.0 scale cumulative high school GPA and a 22+ ACT composite (or 1100 SAT composite).
• Those with a cumulative college transfer GPA of at least 2.75.

When are applications due?

The application deadline for the Fall 2021 Transfer Scholarship is May 2021. An invite-only on-campus competition will be held in May 2021.

How do I apply?

• Complete the Fall 2021 Transfer Scholarship Application. (application available spring 2021)
• You must be admitted to Carthage as a full-time, degree-seeking Fall 2021 transfer student to be considered for this scholarship. Not admitted yet? Apply online for admission.
• Join our mailing list to receive more information about Carthage’s competitive scholarships. The Fall 2021 Transfer Scholarship application will be available in spring 2021.

Questions?

Contact the Office of Admissions: Email transfer@carthage.edu or call 262-551-6000