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CAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GET SCHOLARSHIPS?

Many non-U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals may be eligible to receive scholarships for international students. For instance, if you hold a green card, yes you can fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You may also be an eligible non-citizen if you:

  1. American University
  2. Emory University
  3. Cornell University
  4. Brandeis University
  5. University of California – Berkeley
  • Check with your country’s embassy or with a consulate here in the U.S.
  • Look for a government office in your country that may offer aid
  • Ask the college or career school you plan to attend whether they offer scholarships for international students
  • Have an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94)
  • Hold a T-nonimmigrant status
  • Are a “battered immigrant qualified alien”
  • Are a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau

Scholarships for International Students 2024 List

Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest most prestigious international scholarship program. Students studying at Oxford University from the following countries: Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe are eligible.
Award Amount

Total:  $4750000

Awards:  95

Deadline

Deadline:  September 30

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program aims to provide financial support to help develop Africa’s next generation of leaders. The scope of majors and degrees eligible for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program varies from institution to institution. Click here to learn more and apply today!
Award Amount

Total:  $2500000000

Awards:  50000

Deadline

Deadline:  September 30

Overcoming Adversity Scholarship

At Kopfler & Hermann, we are pleased to continue our annual scholarship for 2023! This $1,000 award will be given to a student who has overcome adversity and emerged stronger. With over 40 years of legal experience, Kopfler & Hermann law firm has served the Gulf Coast since 1992. As personal injury attorneys, we are committed to serving justice and ensuring injured workers and accident victims receive full compensation for their injuries and damages. Following this mission, the attorneys at Kopfler & Hermann established the Overcoming Adversity Scholarship and are offering it for the fifth year in a row. Kopfler & Hermann, a personal injury law firm based in Houma, Louisiana, is excited to bring back to announce our annual scholarship for 2024. This $1,000 award will be given to a student who has overcome adversity and emerged stronger. With over 40 years of legal experience, Kopfler & Hermann law firm has served the Gulf Coast since 1992. As personal injury attorneys, we are committed to serving justice and ensuring injured workers and accident victims receive full compensation for their injuries and damages. Following this mission, attorneys Kopfler & Hermann established the Overcoming Adversity Scholarship and offered it for the sixth year!
Award Amount

Total:  $1000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  November 30

GyanDhan Scholarship

India’s first education financing marketplace, GyanDhan aims to equalize and expand access to education. Providing end-to-end education loan assistance, GyanDhan is a digital-first company that seeks to revolutionize education financing in India. Started with an aim to make abroad higher education more accessible to students, GyanDhan has helped tens of thousands of students in selecting the right financing option. In continuation of our efforts towards our aim, we are launching the GyanDhan Scholarship. This scholarship of INR 1 Lakh will be awarded to 1 student.
Award Amount

Total:  $1204

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  August 31

Boren Fellowship

The Boren Awards for International Study were established by the National Security Education Act of 1991 in honor of Senator David L. Boren of Oklahoma to increase the number of students in languages, fields of study and world regions critical to U.S. security. Boren Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. The fellowships encourage graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an important international dimension to their education. The award provides up to $25,000 for a maximum of 12 months. Preference is given to programs of 6 months or longer. Administered by Stanford
Award Amount

Total:  $25000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  January 16

GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security

Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Head of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Head of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges. The inaugural edition of the prize will be awarded in 2023. Applications may come from any country, but the potential impact of the concepts submitted should extend beyond national borders in their scope or thinking. Concepts from a wide variety of fields may be eligible for consideration, including, but not restricted to, transformative technologies, pandemics, biothreats, autonomous weapons, climate change, human rights, cybersecurity, education, or disarmament, for example. The winners (first, second and third place) will be announced publicly during an event to be held in late May 2023. The prize for the application coming in the first position is a fully funded 2-month incubation programme within the GCSP’s Creative Spark in Geneva (worth CHF 15’000) and a certificate of excellence. The two other finalist applications will receive a certificate of recognition.
Award Amount

Total:  $15949

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  March 27

Fighting Bullying with Technology

1902 Software is a Danish-managed software development company based in the Philippines. For over 20 years, we have been working with companies, big and small, for their design, development, and support needs with ecommerce, websites, mobile apps, and custom software. Write an essay (minimum of 1,500 and maximum of 3,000 words) that details your personal experience with bullying and how you have overcome it, or the initiatives that you have done to help stop and campaign against it in your school or community. Furthermore, describe how technology can help prevent or stop bullying. Download and fill out the application form at https://1902software.com/scholarship-fighting-bullying-with-technology/. This form is to be submitted along with your essay to scholarship@1902.software.
Award Amount

Total:  $4000

Awards:  2

Deadline

Deadline:  July 15

Angels On The Move Scholarship

Angels On The Move is commited to improving the quality of life by helping students fund their education. This scholarship is open to all students and can be used for any kind of academic endeavor. There are no restrictions on citizenship, residency, age, level of study, school/college, GPA, scores, finances, activities, or major.
Award Amount

Total:  $500

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  May 15

University of Nebraska at Lincoln International Baccalaureate George Beadle Scholarship

U.S. students who are not residents of Nebraska and plan to receive an IB diploma are eligible for this award. Students must have an ACT/SAT score of 25/1130 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $60000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01