If a Tennessee Educational Lottery Scholarship (TELS) recipient transfers from an eligible postsecondary institution to MTSU, they must meet all eligibility requirements in order to receive the scholarship. All transfer students will be required to complete the steps below:

• Send a full transcript to MTSU’s Admissions Office, and notify the Financial Aid Office when you receive confirmation that your transcript has been processed
• Inform your current school’s Financial Aid Office that you are planning to transfer, so they can cancel your aid
• If you did not list MTSU on your FAFSA as one of the institutions to receive your information, you will need to add our school code (003510) to your FAFSA
• Inform Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) of your plans to transfer by completing the TSAC Change of Institution Request form located on our website under Financial Aid Forms (finaid/forms.shtml) and fax to TSAC (615-741-6101). If you have any questions you can contact TSAC by calling them at (800) 342-1663 or (615) 741-1346.
• If you are a Stafford Loan borrower, you will need to let your lender and your previous school know that you will be attending MTSU

If you are transferring to MTSU in the middle of the academic year, please be aware that you may not be paid until after the beginning of the semester depending on completion of eligibility processing. We are required by state policies to verify your initial and continuing eligibility; we will be unable to complete this process until all of the above steps are completed.

*If you were initially eligible for a TELS award upon completion of high school requirements and enrolled in a regionally accredited out-of-state postsecondary institution and are transferring to an eligible Tennessee postsecondary institution, you may be eligible to receive the TELS award. You will need to check with the Financial Aid Office to verify your eligibility.