Statement: Transfer undergraduate students applying for Federal Student Aid programs must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Georgia Tech Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App). Undergraduates who are Georgia residents and seeking only the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship programs are annually required to complete the Georgia Tech Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App), but are not required to complete the FAFSA, and may instead choose to submit the Georgia Student Finance Application (GSFAPPS) form to the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) in lieu of completing the FAFSA.
What do transfer students need to know about applying for Financial Aid at Georgia Tech?
- The financial aid award offer will not be final until after all official transcripts from prior schools have been received.
- Financial aid does not "transfer" from one school to another. However, federal and state aid received at one school will impact remaining eligibility at another school.
- Please see below for the required financial aid applications based on your transfer semester.
- Spring 2021 or Summer 2021 Transfer Students
- 2020-2021 GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid. If you have difficulty logging onto the GT application, click here.
- Also complete the 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, in lieu of the FAFSA, the Georgia Student Finance Application (GSFAPPS) if you want to receive your HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship only.
- Priority financial aid processing deadlines:
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Spring 2021 transfers: December 1, 2020
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Summer 2021 transfers: March 1, 2021
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- Fall 2021 Transfer Students
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2021-2022 GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid. If you have difficulty logging onto the GT application, click here.
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2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, in lieu of the FAFSA, the Georgia Student Finance Application (GSFAPPS) if you want to receive your HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship only.
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- Priority financial aid processing deadlines:
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Fall 2021 Transfers: January 31, 2021. This deadline applies to prospective transfer applicants who want to be considered for institutional funds (i.e. scholarships, grants, loans) with financial need as a criterion.
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- Spring 2021 or Summer 2021 Transfer Students
- When completing the FAFSA, use of the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) that is made available through the application is strongly encouraged. Please review application tips when completing the FAFSA.
- You can and should continue looking for outside scholarships. We have a listing of outside scholarships currently accepting applications available.
- Participating in co-op work experiences help many students offset the cost of attendance. Transfer students can explore co-op opportunities as another way to help offset their education costs.
Page last reviewed/updated 09/30/2020
