Transfer Nebraska Legacy Tuition Scholarship

Awarded to extraordinary out-of-state transfer students with a parent alumnus who have demonstrated academic accomplishment to offset the cost of out-of-state tuition. Nebraska Legacy Scholars demonstrate academic distinction. Selection is based on confirmation of parent alumnus status as well as a holistic review that includes a balanced objective assessment of competitive academic achievement, including a 3.000 cumulative college transfer GPA. Nebraska Board of Regents policy defines child of an alumnus as someone who is a natural born child or legally adopted child of an alumnus.

1. Apply for admission by May 1 (fall) or December 1 (spring). 2. Submit your college transcripts in MyRED. 3. Submit your Enrollment Deposit in MyRED by May 1 (fall) or December 1 (spring).

Awarded to extraordinary out-of-state transfer students with a parent alumnus who have demonstrated academic accomplishment to offset the cost of out-of-state tuition. Nebraska Legacy Scholars demonstrate academic distinction. Selection is based on confirmation of parent alumnus status as well as a holistic review that includes a balanced objective assessment of competitive academic achievement, including a 3.000 cumulative college transfer GPA. Nebraska Board of Regents policy defines child of an alumnus as someone who is a natural born child or legally adopted child of an alumnus.

Students must maintain a 3.000 cumulative GPA and complete 24 credit hours each academic year (fall/spring). Students with 52 credits or fewer may renew for an additional two years and those with more than 52 credits may renew for one additional year. See full guidelines for scholarship.

This scholarship is offered by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The scholarship is not transferable in part or in whole to any other university or campus, including the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) or the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). This scholarship will not cover the cost of tuition for classes taken at UNO, UNK, NCTA or UNMC. Note: The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based upon any protected status. Scholarships are subject to change each year for new incoming students. As a public tuition benefit under Nebraska State Statute 4-110, individuals awarded these funds must be citizens of the United States or if a qualified alien have been verified as lawfully present in the United States (Nebraska State Statutes 4-111 and 4-112).