Does anyone know of any scholarships for international students?

Answer 1

This question is country-specific and university specific. But I would say its very competitive and they only give them out after one semester of exams and that the international student does very well (usually has to be top of class).

Unless, you are an outstanding scholar in your own country who can win international scholarships like Rhodes, Fulbright, Commonwealth-based, government agency funded scholarships.

Depends on your chosen area as well, with hard sciences and mathematics dominating the funding areas.

Answer 2

Sure. You will find some scholarships specifically for international student as well as some scholarships that simply don't care about citizenship. Here's a brief list: http://www.edupass.com/finaid/databases.phtml

However, I would encourage you to register with and browse any of the scholarship search engines. Many of the scholarships you will find won't be limited to U.S. citizens. Try these:

http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.srnexpress.com
http://www.scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships101.com
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
http://services.princetonreview.com/default.asp?RUN=%2Fcollege%2Ffinance%2Fscholar%2FscholInterview%2Easp&RCN=auth&RDN=7&ALD=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eprincetonreview%2Ecom
http://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/content/pay_free_money.jsp

Additionally, don't forget to ask the Financial Aid Office at your school(s) of choice if (a) they have any institutional funds that they offer international students and (b) if they have any listings of private scholarships that their students have received in the past. Many schools maintain scholarship listings based on materials that they have received from outside organzations.

Answer 3

There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.

Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.

Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!

Answer 4

if you go here http://highered.cois.org/resources/scholarships.htm there is a list of scholarships for international students. you can also go 2 http://www.internationalscholarships.com/