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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: November 15, 2024

LOCATION: USA

First-year international students will be considered for a limited number of merit scholarships. Scholarship selection is competitive based on a holistic review of SAT or ACT scores and high school marks/grades. Students must complete the OneApp scholarship application to be considered for the award.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for the International Merit Scholarship go to the OneApp Scholarship Portal and submit the General Application; then navigate to Opportunities > Recommended > International Students Admission Scholarship Application (Choose spring or fall) and apply.

Incoming international first-year applicants who have been offered admission and are assessed international tuition

Complete the Iowa State University OneApp application

Complete the General OneApp application AND

Complete the International Student Admissions Scholarship application

The following criteria must be met during your Iowa State career to maintain the scholarship:

Minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 while enrolled at Iowa State

Continuous enrollment in a minimum of 12 semester credits each semester (summers not included)

Only students assessed international tuition are eligible for this award

The award may only be used toward undergraduate tuition and fees

BENEFIT:

Award of Achievement: Up to $40,000 ($5,000/yr–$10,000/yr)

Award of Distinction: Up to $16,000 ($2,000/yr–$4,000/yr)

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MCGILL UNIVERSITY NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID FOR FUTURE UNDERGRADUATES

Application Deadline: June 30th 2024

LOCATION: Canada

McGill University is committed to supporting the academic pursuits of qualified undergraduate students who require financial assistance. The University’s Entrance Bursary Program offers entrance bursaries to students from low to modest-income families who demonstrate financial need. Those eligible to apply include all: newly accepted, first-year, first-degree undergraduates, and newly accepted, first-year undergraduate direct entrants to professional programs in Medicine and Law (with prior degree)

ELIGIBILITY:

To be considered for the Entrance Bursary Program, applicants must:

enrol in a full-time degree program at the University

demonstrate financial need, including the intention to apply for government student aid and/or Indigenous Band Support Funding 

Students registered with the Student Accessibility & Achievement may be eligible for financial aid while pursuing a reduced course load.

Submit a CSS Financial Aid Profile if you are a:

Canadian (citizen or permanent residents) students living outside of Canada

U.S. students

International (non-US) students

If you are a student with a disability who requires help completing online applications, please do not hesitate to contact us.

BENEFIT:

Entrance bursaries range in value and award amounts are determined by:

the level of need demonstrated by the student and their family, relative to other applicants

the tuition fee rate charged based on the program of study and student residency (Quebec, rest of Canada, US, International)

While these awards are not automatically renewed in the second and subsequent years of study, students may continue to receive assistance through our In-Course Financial Aid Program.

Any student receiving this form of aid will be automatically approved to seek employment through the University’s Work Study Program upon application via Minerva.

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