Transfer Student Academic Scholarships

The University of Kentucky Academic Scholarship Program offers scholarship opportunities to outstanding undergraduate students who show the potential for superior academic performance. To be eligible for consideration for transfer scholarships, students must be planning to enroll as a full‐time undergraduate student for a first bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky beginning for Fall 2026. A student that will have earned a bachelor’s degree prior to enrolling at UK is not eligible for a transfer scholarship. Students who previously attended UK, but have since attended another institution, are considered a re-admit to the university and therefore not eligible for transfer scholarships.

UK awards academic scholarships for transfer students based on academic credentials provided with their admission application, date of acceptance, and funding availability. Applicants must have completed at least 24 transfer credit hours. Awards are renewable for 2027-28 with required 3.00 UK cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment. Transfer student academic scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, as funds are available, to those transfers earning at least 24 hours after high school graduation. Awards are made based on the cumulative GPA at the time of admission to the University of Kentucky.

*If a deadline falls on a weekend, the application will remain open until 11:59pm (Eastern Time) on the following Monday. 

The application for the Trustees and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarships is available on Scholarship Universe. The deadline for receipt of admission application, final transcript, and scholarship application is June 15, 2026. Only one application is needed to apply for both scholarships.

Trustees Scholarship ‐ Scholarship Application Required ‐ Currently enrolled KCTCS students who will earn their Associate’s in Arts or Associate’s in Science Degree with a 3.50 cumulative GPA by the end of the Spring 2026 term, are eligible to compete for a limited number of two‐year renewable awards. Applicants must be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree. 

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship - Phi Theta Kappa members are eligible to compete for a limited number of two-year renewable awards. Applicant must be a PTK member in good standing, be pursuing a first bachelor's degree, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, and at least 48 credit hours completed prior to transferring.

A competitive Transfer Scholarship (Trustees or PTK) will replace a Transfer Academic Scholarship.

Students must be admitted to the university and have an active UK linkblue email account and password to apply.

How do I login to Scholarship Universe?

1. Once you have been accepted to the University, you can click here to access Scholarship Universe.
2. Enter your linkblue email (example: wildcat123@uky.edu) and password.
3. Answer all student profile questions provided.
4. Click on the “Scholarships” tab to begin applying for scholarships.
5. Using the search bar search for a keyword such as, “Transfer.”

For questions regarding SU, please email AcademicScholarships@uky.edu. For technical difficulties within the SU system, please use the Feedback tab in Scholarship Universe to submit a specific description of your situation to the Scholarship Universe Support Team, include as much detail as possible, including error codes if applicable.