This is the transfer version of South Alabama's Global Scholars awards, opened for autumn 2026 entry. It pays nothing in cash. Instead the university bills you at the Alabama in-state tuition rate, which is where the money is at a US public university.
South Alabama's published 2026-2027 schedule sets out-of-state undergraduate tuition at exactly twice the in-state rate in every college. Arts and Sciences charges $386 a credit hour in-state and $772 out-of-state, so a 30 credit hour year falls from $23,160 to $11,580. That is about $11,580 a year, and about $23,000 across the two years the transfer award can run. Engineering, Business, Computing, Allied Health and Nursing carry higher rates, so the saving there is bigger, up to around $13,050 a year in Nursing.
You need a transfer GPA of 3.0 on the 4.0 scale, degree-seeking status and an F-1, H-4 or L-2 visa. Renewal lasts up to two years and needs a 3.0 each year. Fall below that and the out-of-state rate returns for the rest of your degree.
Tuition is all it covers, so fees, housing, food and health insurance are still yours to fund, and the Registrar continues to treat you as a non-resident outside the tuition rate. Government-sponsored students cannot hold it. Get admitted by 15 January or 1 May, then file the application in JagSPOT.