Transfer Scholarships

Eligibility Requirements for Comet Transfer and PTK Scholarships

• Must be a Texas resident at the time of admission.
• Must have earned at least 30, but no more than 90, transferable semester credit hours. A minimum of six of those hours must have been completed after high school graduation, excluding the summer immediately following high school graduation.
• Students are reviewed automatically for the Comet Transfer Scholarship when admitted.
• For consideration for PTK scholarship: Proof of PTK membership is required and must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid soon after applying for admission. Proof of membership can include any of the following:
  • A copy of an active PTK membership card.
  • A current PTK certificate.
  • An official letter from a PTK advisor verifying membership.
• Scholarships are subject to the availability of funds.
• These scholarships are only awarded to students who, at the time of admission, have a cumulative transferable GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• These scholarships are awarded for fall or spring semesters to new transfer students.
• These scholarships may be used in addition to other grants, scholarships or loans.

Scholarship Renewal Requirements

• Be admitted and continuously enrolled in an undergraduate degree-seeking program at UT Dallas.
• Certain levels of the Comet Transfer and PTK Scholarships may be renewable for up to six consecutive semesters at the original award amount.
• Successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours for full-time or 6 hours for part-time enrollment per semester at UT Dallas.
• Maintain a cumulative 3.00 GPA or higher while receiving this scholarship.

For questions regarding transfer scholarships, please contact Financial Aid at 972-883-2941, or by email at [email protected].

Additional scholarships are available for qualified transfer students.