All Entries Tagged With: "Scholarships"
Paying for Graduate School – 49 Awards and Fellowships
Paying for graduate school can be difficult, especially in universities in the US where tuition is expensive. International students are not allowed to work off campus, which makes paying for graduate school harder for someone that has no income source for at least two years while they are completing their degree. However, there are a [...]
Scholarships for International Students at UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin Madison (UW-Madison) has had record number of international student enrollment during the 2009 fall semester. Of these 2,214 were graduate students, 1,433 undergrads, 227 non-degree-seeking students, and 105 taking professional coursework. The university attributes this increase in international student enrollment due to the university’s high ranking in U.S. News and World [...]
Sample Recommendation Letter
A recommendation letter is an important piece in the graduate application process. Sometimes graduate schools ask applicants to supply multiple recommendation letters. It is usually a good idea to get recommendation letters from past professors, superiors/managers at work or from leaders in organizations that you have been a part of. Often times, people that you [...]
International Trustee Scholarship at Lake Forest College
Lake Forest College is a coeducational undergraduate institution located just 30 miles north of Chicago in the small city of Lake Forest, Illinois. Lake Forest College provides generous assistance to international students if they are unable to pay the full cost of a college education. If international students qualify, Lake Forest College will provide financial [...]
5 Things to Prepare International Students for Study in the USA
Admission to highly ranked colleges in the USA is very competitive. This can get even more competitive for international students when they are seeking scholarships from the college to fund their studies. International students can do a few things while they are in high school to increase their chances of admission to a US college [...]
In-State Tuition Scholarship at MSU Mankato
Minnesota State University Mankato provides an in state tuition scholarship for international students. All international students are eligible as long as they maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 (undergraduate) or 3.0 (graduate) and perform 25 hours of voluntary service every semester. This involves doing activities that are cultural in nature and are meant to share [...]
Need Based Financial Aid for International Students
A number of colleges and universities in the US offer need based financial aid to international students. This means that the university will pay for whatever expenses you are unable to cover on your own. You will need to calculate how much of the cost you can pay and the university will pay the rest [...]
USA Scholarship for the Average International Student
We all know how competitive it can get for an international student to get a scholarship at an American university. Not all universities offer scholarships to international students and those that do only have a limited number of scholarships. The competition for these scholarships can be fierce. Typically there are thousands of students from all [...]
Full tuition scholarship at Texas A&M University
There are numerous scholarships for international students available at the Texas A&M University. The Good Neighbor Scholarship awards full scholarship to students from the Caribbean and North, South and Central America. Other scholarships at A&M range from $500-$2500. However, international students need to be enrolled at the university for a few semesters before they become [...]
University of South Florida – International Student Scholarship
The University of South Florida offers multiple scholarships for international students. The International Undergraduate Scholars Award (I-USA) provides $15,000 for four years to international students and the USF International Student Scholarship provides $500 per year for four years to qualified international students.