Transfer Pathways Program
Forecasted
Transfer Pathways Program supports public two-year and private four-year college partnerships, funding pathways that help historically excluded students transfer and complete liberal arts bachelor’s degrees.
Funder: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Letter of Inquiry)
Funding Amounts: Planning: up to $25,000 over 6–12 months | Implementation: up to $350,000 over 24–36 months
Summary: Supports public two-year and private four-year college partnerships that help historically excluded students transfer and complete liberal arts bachelor’s degrees.
Key Information: Partnerships must operate at a statewide, regional, or consortial scale.
Description
The Transfer Pathways Program is run by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) in partnership with the Teagle Foundation. It supports academic partnerships between public two-year colleges and private four-year colleges that connect community college study with transfer pathways to a baccalaureate in the liberal arts. Funding supports both planning and implementation work.
The program aims to extend the lifelong benefits of a liberal arts education to students historically excluded from higher education, including low-income students, first-generation students, students of color, and immigrant students. It recognizes these students as the “new majority” of undergraduates and community colleges as their gateway to higher education. Transfer Pathways sits within AVDF’s Advocacy for the Liberal Arts focus area under its Private Higher Education program.
