Transfer Undergraduate Scholarships

Indiana Tech Transfer Achievement Award*

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.

GPA Requirement	Merit Scholarship
3.5 +	$11,000
3.2 – 3.49	$10,000
2.7 – 3.19	$9,000
2.25 – 2.69	$7,000
2.0 – 2.24	$5,000

*These scholarship amounts are effective for students enrolling in the Traditional Day School beginning Fall 2022.

Additional Information

This is not stackable with the Indiana Tech Elite Scholarship
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

Indiana Tech Elite Scholarship

The Indiana Tech Elite Scholarship awards $15,000 yearly, for up to a total of eight semesters, to students demonstrating academic excellence and pursuing an academic degree.

For transfer students with ACT/SAT test scores:

2.5 cumulative GPA at previous college
3.52 high school GPA
Minimum of 24 ACT score or 1170 SAT Evidenced Based Reading and Writing and Math combined
Acceptance to Indiana Tech

For transfer students without ACT/SAT test scores:

2.5 cumulative GPA at previous college
3.75 high school GPA
Acceptance to Indiana Tech

Additional Requirements

Tuition restricted scholarship.
A minimum of a 2.75 GPA must be maintained to continue receiving your scholarship.

Indiana Tech Presidential Scholarships

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 2023 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

The application requirements must be submitted by January 4th, 2023. 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.

Associate Degree Transfer Scholarship

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.

Indiana Tech Partnership Grant

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.