Non-Resident Transfer Scholarships

Montana State University offers a limited number of scholarships and awards to transfer students who apply for admission. These awards are only available to students who are working on their first undergraduate degree.  

We encourage all prospective students to explore our Real Deal Tuition Calculator to establish an estimated cost of attendance for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Non-Resident Transfer Scholarships Fall 2025:

Non-Resident Transfer Scholarships are automatic, merit-based scholarships based on your application to the university. The minimum GPA to receive one of these scholarships is a 2.5 GPA from your previous institution. This award is worth $7,000 per year (renewable for up to 3 years).

To be eligible, students must apply for admission to MSU as a transfer student.

It is essential to apply for admission to Montana State University as soon as possible. These scholarships and awards may only be available for a limited time.

All Transfer Achievement Awards are designated for tuition only. Students awarded renewable Transfer Achievement Awards must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater, enroll for a minimum of 15 credits per semester, maintain non-resident status and continuous enrollment to retain the scholarship throughout their four years at MSU. MSU freshman scholarships and awards are available to those seeking undergraduate bachelor degree programs only.

To receive a scholarship, you must be in academic good standing from your previous institution.

MSU aims to make a college education affordable. The FAFSA priority deadline is February 1, 2025. We encourage all students to apply in order to be considered for federal grants, work-study, and student and parent loans, so that we can best meet your financial needs. Need and non-need based aid programs are available. Filing the FAFSA will give you consideration for all financial assistance programs at Montana State University. Our MSU school code is 002532. The FAFSA is available online at www.fafsa.gov.

*MSU will begin to award Non-Resident transfer scholarships in Fall 2024. Please send us your official transcript to be awarded this scholarship. 

Please note that non-resident transfer students are not eligible for the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) scholarship program.

 
Scholarship Deferment

Please be aware that MSU new student Premier, Achievement Award, Transfer and WUE scholarships are not deferrable and will be awarded to you for a specific start term that matches the start term on your application for admission. Scholarship parameters change every year.

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us! You can email our staff at [email protected], or call us Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm MT at 1-888-MSU-CATS.