<p>Are transfer students eligible for merit-based scholarships at their 'new' school if accepted?</p>
<p>Depends upon the school, but usually merit aid is much more limited for transfer applicants.</p>
<p>A much smaller pool of money.</p>
<p>Exactamundo. My S got merit $$ at 2 of 3 colleges where accepted as a freshman. Got some (fairly small amount) from 1 of 10 as a transfer. Nothing from several schools well known as generous with freshman merit aid.</p>
<p>Most schools spell out on their admissions website what - if any - merit $$ are available for transfers.</p>
<p>This gets me wondering...suppose you are applying transfer to several schools with some being safeties, targets or reaches. If you list your target and reach schools on the application of your safety, would that make them more inclined to give you merit money?</p>
<p>I think they would be more inclined to think that you aren't truly interested in the school and that you're merely using them as a fall back with no intention of attending should you get into one of the others on your list.</p>
<p>I didn't notice many transfer apps asking where else you applied (the way some freshman apps do).</p>
<p>I haven't either. But, as stated, many schools post (and it can be depressing) just how much they will give. Sometimes though, the 10,000 limit lets say, may be supplemented with another type of scholarship if they "really wanted you". Manhattan College was the only one so far that told me they have a seperate pool for transfers and incoming freshman so it isn't "used up" as it in some colleges. You really have to look at their web page closely or call...some have no money for transfers except for fafsa money and some have no housing (re Fordham)</p>