Transferring? Need a scholarship?

We’ve scoured Web sites, searched through our mail and have come up with these scholarships you just can’t miss. Check out these national and state-specific listings for your ticket to free money! We’ve done our best at providing you with the basic deadline, amount and deadline descriptions, but it’s up to you to check with each school and organization to see what you need to do to apply. Good luck!

Organization: Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Scholarship name: Community College Transfer Program
Amount: $1,500 to $2,500
Deadline: February
Award requirements: Applicants must be Hispanic and enrolled full time at a community college in specific areas. Minimum GPA required, also definite plans to transfer to a four-year school in the fall. Application required.
For more info, contact: (877) HSF-INFO; [email protected], www.hsf.net. For an application, send a SASE business-size envelope to the following address between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31: One Sansome Street; Suite 1000; San Francisco, CA 94104.

Organization: NAACP
Number: More than 100
For more info: Write to NAACP Education Department; Scholarships; 4805 Mount Hope Drive; Baltimore, MD 21215 for an application.

School: Plattsburgh State
Scholarship name: Transfer Merit Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Award requirements: Must be a two-year transfer student with a GPA of 3.30 or higher.
For more info: www.plattsburgh.edu.

School: Sacred Heart University
Scholarship name: Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Amount: $4,500; Renewable.
Deadline: Rolling
Award requirements: Member of Phi Theta Kappa, 3.4 GPA. (Must fill out the CSS Profile and FAFSA.) 
For more info, contact: Sacred Heart University Admissions, (203) 371-7880.

School: Sacred Heart University
Scholarship name: Connecticut Community College Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 to $4,000; Renewable.
Deadline: Rolling
Award requirements: At least a 3.0 GPA, transferring from a Connecticut community college and transferring 30 credits or more. (Must fill out the CSS Profile and FAFSA.) For more info, contact: Sacred Heart University Admissions, (203) 371-7880.

School: Sacred Heart University
Scholarship name: Transfer Achievement Award
Amount: $1,500 to $3,500; Renewable.
Deadline: Rolling
Award requirements: Transferring from another four-year college or university, or a junior or community college outside of Connecticut, have at least a 3.2 GPA, and transferring at least 30 credits. (Must fill out the CSS Profile and FAFSA.)
For more info, contact: Sacred Heart University Admissions, (203) 371-7880.

School: St. John Fisher College
Scholarship name: Transfer Achievement Scholarship
Amount: $3,000 to $5,000 per year
Award requirements: Min. GPA of 3.0 from all previously attended institutions.
For more info: www.sjfc.edu.

School: St. John Fisher College
Scholarship name: Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 per year
Award requirements: Participating members of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
For more info: www.sjfc.edu.

School: SUNY College at Brockport
Scholarship name: several transfer scholarships, such as the Ross Vasta Memorial Scholarship, ROTC Residence Hall scholarships, Faculty Scholars and Science Scholar Award for Incoming Transfers.
Amount: Varies; up to full tuition.
Deadline: March 12, 2004
Award requirements: Many require a separate application and essay.
For more info, contact: Scholarship office, State University of New York College at Brockport; 350 New Campus Drive; Brockport, NY 14420; (585) 395-5414; [email protected].

School: University of Houston-Clear Lake
Amount: Up to $1,000 for the first academic year; Renewable.
Deadline: Nov. 1 for spring enrollment; June 1 for summer or fall enrollment.
Award requirements: First-time student at UHCL; strong leadership skills; potential for success in chosen field; proven academic ability.
For more info, contact: The Student Information and Assistance Office at (281) 283-2567 or www.uhcl.edu/ssc/sia/essentialinfo.html.

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