Transfer Undergraduate Scholarships

Transfer students who have completed post-high school, college level coursework are eligible for a transfer achievement award. This merit-based scholarship is determined based on the cumulative GPA earned from their last college/university attended. Students are eligible to receive this scholarship for up to a total of eight semesters.

Additional Information

• If you are an athlete, you will need to discuss with your respective coach how the merit scholarship fits in with your overall athletic offer
• Tuition restricted scholarship
• A minimum of a 2.0 GPA must be maintained to for the scholarship to be renewed
• If you provide ACT/SAT scores, you may qualify for a higher scholarship level

Indiana Tech values community leaders and would like to recognize students who exhibit leadership potential while demonstrating the core values of the university. The Presidential Scholarship will recognize students for their achievements and encourage them to grow their leadership abilities.

This is a full tuition scholarship. It is renewable for up to eight semesters to help you achieve your first baccalaureate degree.

Ideal candidates will show concrete examples of how they have led within their communities. Candidates should have an attitude of continuous improvement and seek to improve their leadership abilities while helping others. To encourage this, the university will require recipients of this scholarship to complete annual leadership projects within the campus or local community.

In selecting recipients of the Presidential Scholarship, preference may be given to candidates who have established contributions within the Fort Wayne community, especially within the East Central neighborhood.

Please be sure to read the application process and rules.

Recommended selection criteria

Please note this is for Fall 2026 applicants only.

For transfer students:

• Qualified for scholarship upon graduating high school
  • 3.75 cumulative high school GPA or higher (on a 4.0 point scale)
  • 1240 SAT (combined math and evidence based reading & writing) or 26 ACT composite preferred, but not required
• Acceptance to Indiana Tech
• Maintain a 3.5 GPA at their previous institution

Application Process

Submit the following items to your application portal by 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.. To apply, you must complete:

• The Presidential Scholarship application
• An essay describing a time that you have demonstrated character and/or leadership in your community, your role, how others were affected, and what you learned from the experience (no more than 2 pages, double spaced).
• A professional resume demonstrating key accomplishments and contributions.
• A recommendation from a non-relative about how you demonstrate one of Indiana Tech’s core values: respect, commitment, honesty, passion, or integrity.

Additional Requirements

• Applicants must complete the FAFSA and meet financial aid deadlines each year to be awarded the scholarship.
• Deposits must be made by May 1.
• This is a full-tuition scholarship. Scholarships from Indiana Tech are tuition-restricted; aid already awarded is not stackable with this scholarship.
• Presidential Scholars must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. If GPA is lower than 3.0 for two consecutive semesters, the student’s scholarship will be eliminated. However, if the student raises the GPA to the accepted level, the scholarship may be restored.
• Applicants who fail to complete leadership projects may not be awarded the scholarship in subsequent years.

If you have or will receive your Associate’s Degree prior to enrollment at Indiana Tech, you can earn a $3,000 scholarship in addition to your merit scholarship.  To qualify, you must have a cumulative 2.25 GPA at the completion of your Associate’s Degree.

Additional Information

• This scholarship cannot be awarded with an athletic scholarship or a Partnership Grant.
• You must enroll in a traditional undergraduate degree at Indiana Tech.
• Tuition restricted scholarship.

Non-athlete freshman and transfers who are admitted into Indiana Tech’s traditional program at our main Fort Wayne campus are eligible for the following stackable grant based on home state:

• Illinois Partnership Grant- $3,500 per year
• Indiana Partnership Grant – $3,000 per year
• Michigan Partnership Grant – $3,500 per year
• Ohio Partnership Grant – $3,500 per year

Additional Information

• The Partnership Grant will take effect only for new students starting in the 2021-2022 academic year.
• This award cannot be used in addition to an Indiana Tech athletic scholarship or Associate Degree Scholarship.
• This is a tuition restricted scholarship.
• Students may receive this scholarship for up to eight total semesters.