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