Interested in transferring to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor's degree? You may be eligible for the College Transfer Grant upon transferring. Submit the completed application to the financial aid office at your Virginia four-year college or university. If you have questions in the meantime, contact the financial aid office at either your community college or your Virginia four-year college or university.
Eligible students must:
Be an in-state student
Be a first-time entering freshman no earlier than summer 2007
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the associate degree
Complete an associate degree at a community college and transfer to a participating four-year institution by the fall semester following completion of the associate degree
Attend full-time at the participating four-year institution and enroll in an eligible program of study
Enroll in a non-profit private or public four-year institution
Apply for financial aid by submitting the FAFSA form by the four-year institution's deadline
Awarded to students enrolled at a participating Virginia four-year institution
Maximum annual standard award is $1000
Additional $1000 for students enrolled into a degree program in: engineering, mathematics, nursing, teaching, or science
Eligible institutions may provide an additional $1,000 award to students who transfer beginning in fall 2015
Eligible institutions include Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, the University of Virginia at Wise, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia State University
Reduced only if it results in an over award, but will reduce eligibility for state need-based aid
Renewal Criteria and Limitations
Limited to three years or 70 credit hours
Maintain college GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Continue to demonstrate financial need
Maintain satisfactory academic progress
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