Transfer Student Financial Aid & Scholarships
The 2025-26 FAFSA is now open. Apply at FAFSA.gov.
You can apply for scholarships beginning October 1 through March 1 every year. Transfer students can apply beginning October 1 through May 15 every year.
Scholarships for transfer students
- Transfer Academic Performance Scholarship (APS) is ETSU’s largest merit-based scholarship program for new transfer students from Tennessee and border counties eligible for in-state tuition.
- Apply separately to the Honors College Undergraduate Research Honors Scholars program.
- Endowed Scholarships are established by donations from individuals or organizations. Criteria vary.
- College & Departmental Scholarships
- Scholarships for Out-of-State Students
- Visual Performing Arts Scholarships are available to artistically talented students.
Special Information for Transfer Students
Getting Started with Your Financial Aid
Filling out the FAFSA is always the first step to qualifing for financial aid.
- If you have received, or you expect to receive, the HOPE (Lottery) Scholarship or the TSAA Grant, please make sure you have listed ETSU (School Code 003487) as your first school of choice.
- If you have received the TSAA Grant or HOPE (Lottery) Scholarship at a previous institution, notify the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation of your intent to transfer.
- Cancel in writing any aid that a previous institution has offered you for the coming semester – ETSU Financial Aid will likely need written verification from your previous college that aid has been cancelled for you.
Related Links
- How to apply money from an outside source to your ETSU account.
- Important deadlines for scholarship application.
Complete the FAFSA
To learn more about the FAFSA, watch this short Financial Aid TV video:
The staff in the TRIO office are able to assist you in completing the FAFSA.
All students must apply for Financial Aid each year.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is your gateway to all federal financial aid, as well as many state and school aid programs. Many funding opportunities – including the Pell Grant and HOPE (Lottery) Scholarship – are not available without a completed FAFSA.
Complete the FAFSA using ETSU School Code 003487
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