Scholarships in USA for International Students

USA, not restricting the scholarships to meritorious students alone, provides monetary funds to all kinds of students. There is no dearth of scholarships in the US and it is easy to get them given your application (both the SOP and LOR) is unique and motivating. These scholarships cater to all the needs of the students encouraging them to take up their desired courses to study in eminent American Universities or Colleges.

As the name suggests, Merit scholarships are for students who consistently performed exceptionally well in their academics, sports and extracurricular activities. The consistency is important because it shows their dedication and passion for a subject, sport or an activity. Merit scholarships are classified into three sub types such as Academic scholarships, Average Academic Performance Scholarships and Sports scholarships.

a. Academic Scholarships - They are given purely based on a student’s academic performance in their latest grade or class. They are carefully picked after considering their consistent performance in their academics. These scholarships are sponsored by the government, private universities, or private bodies like NGOs.

b. Average Academic Performance Scholarships - Average Academic Performance scholarships are given to students who maintain their overall academic profile impressive. The overall academic profile means not only the scores and GPAs are considered, but their performance in extracurricular activities and community service involvement is taken into account. So when the complete profile of a student seems creative and impressive, Average Academic Performance scholarships are awarded.

c. Sports Scholarships - Sports scholarships are fiercely competitive as merit scholarships. Both have tough competitions as many talented scholars and sportspersons apply for the scholarships. Sports scholarships are given to outstanding sportspersons who consistently perform well in their respective fields.

Need-based scholarships are given to students who need financial assistance to fund their studies. Contrary to the merit scholarships, these scholarships are purely given based on the financial status of the international students. Hence academic scores are not considered. Financially-weak students are considered for these scholarships. For a long time, international students were not considered for this scholarship, but as time passed, many universities started to provide these scholarships for them.

School-specific scholarships are sponsored by a particular US university or College to international students. These scholarships may be fully-funded, covering the tuition fees, living expenses, travel expenses and establishment expenses or partially funded, covering alone the tuition fees.

Apart from the native Americans, a major smaller group of minorities reside in America. So this scholarship is created for them. These scholarships are not available to international students.

Like the scholarship mentioned above, scholarships for women are also aimed at only women who need financial assistance to fund their studies. Since women were treated as a minority in the before-age, separate scholarships for women alone are awarded now.

Art is one form of life for modern Americans. It has become a part of life for them as each art has made ordinary people in America as celebrities and famous personalities. So much importance is given to liberal arts like acting, writing and performing music. So if you are creative and excel in any form of art or music instrument, there is probably a scholarship for you in the US.

• Fulbright Foreign Student Program in USA 
• Thomas Jefferson Prize in United States History
• Professional Fellows Program
• Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship
• Fulbright Student Scholarship Program
• DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
• Dr Abdul Kalam Postgraduate Fellowship
• TLP-SP Master’s Degree Scholarship Program

• Alumni Association International Scholarship At University System of Maryland, USA
• Fermi Scholarships Northwestern University the USA
• Hiram College Scholarships
• Global Excellence Scholarships
• University of Arizona International Tuition Award
• Amherst College International Scholarship
• International Dean’s Scholarship University of Maine
• Gus Archie Scholarship Program
• International Undergraduate Scholarship Montana State University
• University of Buffalo International Admission Scholarship
• LSA Manoogian Postdoctorate and Visiting Scholar Fellowship
• Hunt Postdoctoral fellowship
• Mercatus PhD Fellowships George Mansion University
• Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral fellowship
• Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellowships

• Fulbright Scholarships
• Stanford University Scholarships
• Yale University Scholarships
• University of New Haven Scholarships
• The University of Memphis Scholarships
• The University of Minnesota Fellowships
• AAUW International Fellowship Program
• ACI Foundation Scholarship
• ONSI Sawiris Scholarship
• Rotary Peace Fellowship Program

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Two to three years of work experience in the relevant field.
• Excellent academic score.
• Excellent GMAT/GRE score.
• English proficiency score certificate if needed.
• Certificates of any extracurricular activities or project completion, or any community involvement.
  
  

• Arizona State University W.P. Carey Forward Focus MBA Scholarship
• National Academy of Human Resources Graduate Scholarship
• National Black MBA Scholarships
• Paul Hagelbarger Memorial Scholarship Fund
• QS Leadership Scholarship
• Reaching Out LGBT MBA Fellowship
• Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business
• Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program
• Robert H Rumler MBA Scholarship
• Selected Professions Fellowship