Transfer Scholarships
Coca-Cola Scholars Program: A Non-Transfer Scholarship
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation provides $1000 scholarships to students at two-year colleges who have performed volunteer service during the previous 12 months. Bristol Community College
New Scholarship for Veterans
For more information about the scholarship, contact Associate Dean Terri Overton at toverton@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2988. For details about Wesleyan’s admissions process, go to www.wesleyan.edu/admission . For information about the financial aid process at Wesleyan, go to www.wesleyan.edu/finaid .
The deadline for applications is March 15, 2008.
New Scholarship for Evening Students – UMD’s Success by Degrees program.
UMass Dartmouth’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education (UMD/PCE) will award qualified community college graduates a scholarship equal to a 33% tuition waiver for each course taken to complete a bachelor’s degree through UMD/PCE. This amounts to a savings of approximately $183 per three-credit course.
To qualify for the Success by Degrees program, students must
- Obtain an associate’s degree from a community college
- Graduate from their community college with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Submit a UMD/PCE application within one year of graduating from their community college.
- Answer "yes" to the question on the application, "Applying for Success by Degrees Program?"
- NOTE: It is NOT necessary for Success by Degrees applicants to send a high school transcript.
Once matriculated at UMD/PCE, qualified students will be eligible for the Success by Degrees program for four years as long as they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 at UMD.
Available Programs:
Accounting, BS
General Business, BS
History, BA
Liberal Arts, BA
Management, BS
Psychology, BA
Sociology, BA
Crime and Justice Studies, BA
Click here for an application. BE SURE TO ANSWER "YES" to the question on the application, "Applying for Success by Degrees Program?" It is NOT necessary for Success by Degree applicants to send a high school transcript.
Applications are also available in BCC’s Transfer Office (G208). For more information, contact a UMD/PCE Academic Advisor at 508-999-8071.
Click on the name of the scholarship in the table below to download the application.
| Scholarship | Amount | Requirements/Comments* | Deadline |
| Bridgewater State College | One Full Tuition & Fees Scholarship- 4 semesters and two $1000 one-time scholarships |
• G.P.A. > 3.5 • Plan to enroll in Fall 2008 • Day or Evening • Completed associate's degree by August 2008 • Must apply for admission to BSC • Must apply for financial aid at BSC • Must be a U.S. Citizen and Mass. Resident |
March 10, 2008 |
| Bridgewater State College Transitions Scholarship | $1000 | •G.P.A. > 3.0 •Plan to enroll in FALL 2008 •Day or Evening •Completed associate's degree by August 2008 •Must apply for admission to BSC •Must qualify for financial aid at BSC •Must be a U.S. Citizen and Mass. Resident •Part-time students are eligible |
March 10, 2008 |
| New England Transfer Association | $1000 | • G.P.A. > 3.5 •Must be eligible to receive an associate's degree by the end of August 2008 •Must have successfully completed 30 credits at nominating institution (BCC) by the time of the application •Plan to attend a regionally accredited, NETA-affiliated, four-year institution (most New England colleges and universities) full-time in fall 2008 |
March 7, 2008 |
| UMass Amherst | $2500-5000 per year | • G.P.A. > 3.5 • Award is pro-rated for part-time students • Priority given to Joint Admissions Students • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident • Must have at least 54 transferable credits; 45 credits from a Mass. community college • Must plan to attend UMA during the day in fall 2008 • Must apply for admission to UMA |
March 10, 2008 |
| UMass Boston Foster Furculo** | Tuition & Most Fees for 2 years | • G.P.A. > 3.5 •Must be eligible to receive an associate's degree by the end of August 2008 • U.S. Citizen or Eligible Non-Citizen and Massachusetts Resident • Must apply for admission to UMB • Must complete application process for financial aid at UMB |
March 10, 2008 |
| UMass Dartmouth | $3000 Fee Waiver for 2 years | • G.P.A. > 3.5 • Award is pro-rated for part-time students • Priority given to students in Transfer Programs • Must apply for UMD admission • U.S. Citizen and resident of Massachusetts or nearby Rhode Island Communities NOTE: Students who have previously attended UMD as matriculated students are NOT eligible for this scholarship. |
March 10, 2008 |
| UMass Lowell | $2500 per year | • G.P.A. > 3.7 • Award is pro-rated for part-time students • Priority given to Joint Admissions Students • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident • Must complete 45 credits from a Mass. community college • Must plan to attend UML during the day in fall 2008 • Must apply for admission to UML |
March 10, 2008 |
*Unless otherwise noted, scholarships are for students who will graduate from BCC in June or August 2008 and plan to attend a four-year institution full-time during the day in the fall of 2008.
**Click here for information about other scholarship opportunities at UMass Boston.
Award amounts and criteria are subject to change. Check this site for updated information.
Applications are also available in the Transfer Office (G-208). For more information e-mail Ann Ibara at aibara@bristol.mass.edu
Links to Other Merit-Based Scholarships
Some four-year institutions award scholarships to students based on their academic or other achievements. Click on the links below for more information.
Bryant University
Rhode Island College
Roger Williams University
Salem State College
Westfield State College
UMASS Amherst
UMASS Boston
UMASS Dartmouth
UMASS Lowell
Scholarship Search Engines
Explore other scholarship opportunities at the following web sites:
http://www.ptk.org
http://www.fastweb.com
http://collegeboard.com
http://finaid.com