This policy complies with updated federal regulations in the Federal Student Aid Handbook, published December 17, 2025.
Limited scholarships are available to graduates of accredited two-year colleges, and transfer students from four-year colleges who completed a minimum of 24 credits from the prior school and who wish to complete their bachelor's degree at New York Institute of Technology. The minimum required cumulative GPA ranges from 2.5 to 3.75, and award amounts vary accordingly. Transfer scholarships will be granted for up to three years or six semesters of full-time enrollment unless the student is enrolled in an approved undergraduate five-year program, in which case they may receive up to eight semesters of eligibility. If the time of study goes beyond five years, students may be eligible for an extension of their merit award by contacting the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@nyit.edu. All renewal criteria below must be met.
Transfer Scholarships: $10,000–25,000
If you receive this scholarship, you are eligible for three years (six semesters) of full-time undergraduate enrollment at New York Tech.
To qualify, students must:
- Complete the FAFSA each year you are enrolled at the university (U.S. students only)
- Have earned at least 24 credits from an accredited college or university
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
You may qualify for a transfer award based on your cumulative GPA (estimated below) and prior coursework.
| Cumulative GPA |
Award |
|---|
| 3.75 – 4.0 |
$25,000 |
| 3.35 – 3.749 |
$23,000 |
| 3.15 – 3.349 |
$21,000 |
| 2.95 – 3.149 |
$20,000 |
| 2.75 – 2.949 |
$17,000 |
| 2.5 – 2.749 |
$13,000 |
| 0 – 2.499* |
$10,000 |
| * If you have a GPA below 2.5 and you have a completed associate's degree, you may be eligible for a Community College Scholarship of $10,000. |
A transfer scholarship will be renewed each semester provided you maintain full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credits) and meet satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements. Students must also maintain the required 2.8 cumulative GPA for a New York Tech Transfer scholarship renewal. Scholarships may be prorated for part-time enrollment in the student's final graduating semester.
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarships: up to $2,500
The Office of Admissions selects four transfer student applicants per year to receive this $2,500 scholarship. Students must have been members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at their prior college.
To qualify, students must:
- Have earned at least 24 credits from an accredited college or university
- Have maintained a 3.5 cumulative GPA
- Submit a PTK scholarship application, along with proof of PTK membership, and an essay to be considered
Legacy Award: $1,000 per year
To qualify, students must:
- Be an entering undergraduate full-time student in a degree-granting program
- Have a parent or legal guardian who graduated from New York Tech in a degree-granting program
- Submit the Legacy Award Application to the Office of Alumni Relations. Application Deadlines: June 15 for the fall semester and December 15 for the spring semester
The Legacy Award will be renewed each semester provided the student maintains continuous full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credits) and meets satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements.
Children of Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT, and K–12 Teachers Award
This award acknowledges students with parents or legal guardians who are active, fully employed (non-volunteer) within the tri-state region (NY, NJ, CT) in certain professional service positions serving their community. The award will cover up to 50 percent of a student's flat-rate full-time tuition (12–18 credits) for no more than eight full-time semesters of enrollment (six semesters for transfers, 10 semesters for an approved undergraduate five-year program). If a student has been awarded other "tuition-only" awards (including state grants, institutional or external merit scholarships, and New York Tech grants), the Children of Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT, and K–12 Teachers Award will supplement up to 50 percent of tuition. Only credits/courses for full-time enrollment within the student's program of study are eligible. The award applies to fall and spring semesters only. Students who qualify for special discounted tuition packages or have specific program scholarships (e.g., HEOP, tuition remission, tuition exchange) are ineligible for this award, as students may only qualify for one discounted tuition program at a time.
To qualify, students must:
- Be an entering or continuing undergraduate full-time student in first degree-granting program at the Long Island or New York City campus
- Have a valid FAFSA on file for the relevant academic year prior to the award application deadline
- Parent or legal guardian must be actively employed full-time (non-volunteer) as one of the following professionals:
- Police Officer
- Firefighter
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in emergency medical services
- Certified Teacher of a K–12 grade
Submit the Children of Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT, and K–12 Teachers Award form to the Office of Financial Aid once per application year by the deadline.
- Deadlines: July 15 for fall, December 15 for spring
- Incomplete applications will not be reviewed or considered. Applications received after the deadline will be placed on hold and be reviewed for the next semester.
- Submit a copy of the parent's/legal guardian's unexpired active status employee ID card/badge.
- Submit an official letter on letterhead from the parent's/legal guardian's place of employment verifying their current work status (i.e. full-time and active employment), in addition to completion and submission of Section A on the Children of Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT, and K–12 Teachers Award form.
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Stay On Long Island Scholarships
In each academic year, the Stay on Long Island Scholarship covering full tuition is offered by New York Institute of Technology to one graduate of Nassau Community College (NCC) and one graduate of Suffolk County Community College (SCCC). Candidates must apply to New York Tech for transfer admission by March 1 for NCC and February 27 for SCCC.
In addition to superior academic achievement, selection will be based on their student leadership experience and contributions to their campus and communities through activities and service. The scholarship recipient must attend New York Tech on a full-time basis (at least 12 credits) as a matriculated student for consecutive fall and spring semesters. Students selected for this full-tuition scholarship must transfer directly from NCC or SCCC to New York Tech, attending no other college or university in between.