Additional Scholarships for International Students
'Funding for US Study' is an extensive database of scholarships, fellowships, and grants for all levels of post-secondary study across the full range of academic areas.
The International Education Financial Aid offers financial aid information for students who wish to study in a foreign country.A loan comparison tool which is the first of it's kind, designed to match international students with available lenders at their school.
'Funding for US Study' is an extensive database of scholarships, fellowships, and grants for all levels of post-secondary study across the full range of academic areas.
General Scholarship Opportunities
Always visit a sponsor’s website for the most up-to-date program description, announcement, and deadline.
Community Associations Institute Research Foundation
The Hanke Fellowship stipends will be an amount between $2,000-$4,000. Students of all disciplines are welcome to apply for the Hanke Fellowships, provided their studies relate to community associations generally and to the topic of the candidate's proposed community associations research project.
Fullbright
Educational exchanges that strengthen understanding and communication between the United States and over students from 140 countries. Students interested in applying for the Fulbright Student Program must apply through the Fulbright Program Office in their home country.
Institute for Humane Studies
Awards up to $12,000 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work.
Leakey Foundation
- Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships make it possible for scholars to pursue education or training from an institution outside of their home country. This award is for a program of approved, advanced special training or studies leading towards an MA or PhD. It is limited to two years of support. The maximum award is limited to $15,000 per year. Due March 1st.
- The Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship provides up to $2,000 to recipients who must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a country where there are limited resources for academic development. Awarded year round.
MPower Global Citizen Scholarship
Scholarships of up to $8,000 awarded annually to international students accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school that MPOWER supports. Deadline: August 31
The Roothbert Fund Scholarship Program
Awards ($5,000-$7,000) are offered to students in the U.S. in need of financial aid to further their education at the undergraduate or graduate level. While the Fund does not emphasize any particular form of religious practice or worship, it seeks to provide support to persons motivated by spiritual values. Deadline: early February.
World Bank Graduate Scholarship Regular Program
The World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) provides scholarships to students and young researchers, contributing to the World Bank’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to capacity development and knowledge sharing in the developing world.
Scholarships for Undergraduate Students
Fellowships to first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. This program supports one year of non-degree undergraduate study in the United States in the fields of accounting, agriculture, American studies, business, computer science, criminal justice, economics, education, environmental management, hospitality management, international relations, journalism and mass communication, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Deadline: November.
The Justin Moeller Memorial Scholarship aims to support underrepresented students who are passionate about IT so they can afford to pursue and achieve their dreams.
Scholarships for Graduate Students
The Environmental Research and Education Foundation scholarship recognizes excellence in Ph.D. or post-doctoral environmental research and education.
Deadline: August 1.
The Organization of American States (OAS) offers fellowships for graduate study or research in any field except medical sciences or introductory language study. Deadlines vary.
Prodigy offers student loans and refinancing options to international postgraduate students. To help make education more accessible, Prodigy assesses postgraduate applicants based on their future earning potential and they don't have credit requirements. This loan is only available for the College of Engineering students at Kansas State University.
Scholarships for Women
Amelia Earhart Fellowships (Zonta International Foundation) are for women of any nationality with a superior academic record and a bachelor's degree in science or engineering. Fellowships carry a stipend of $6,000 approximately. 35 are awarded annually.
Deadline: mid-November.
The American Association for University Women offers full-time study or research fellowships to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported.
Deadline: December 1.
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarships provide financial assistance to women from outside the United States and Canada who are seeking advanced degrees from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada with the expectation that students will return to their home countries to utilize their education to make a positive impact and foster global peace. The maximum amount awarded to a student is $12,500. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs. Eligibility forms are due in December. Full applications are due in March for current graduate students and in April for incoming graduate students.
Margaret McNamara Education Grants support the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in their home countries.
Scholarships based on Home Country/Region
- Since 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program has provided over 50,000 young African leaders with the support and resources to succeed in the world of work and become transformative leaders.
- The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a program designed to provide scholarships to academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher education in the U.S.A, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya.
- The Rowe Fund program of the Organization of American States aims to support Latin American and Caribbean students pursuing higher education in the US by providing interest-free loans and supplementary scholarships. Through the Fund, eligible Latin American or Caribbean students holding F/J visas and enrolled in their last two years of undergraduate can apply for interest-free loans of up to USD $15,000, as well as supplementary scholarships of USD $2,000. Deadline: Rolling
- The Canadian Federation of University Women has supported graduate study, literacy and the creative arts through awards and grants since its founding in 1919. Grants and Awards offered annually to Canadian women for post-graduate study. Numerous fellowships are available for graduate students.
- The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) Scholarship is for young journalists and journalism school graduates from Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. Deadline: December 31.
- CONACYT Graduate Fellowship Program: Some US universities have entered into agreement with the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) to support Mexican nationals admitted into PhD programs.
- The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies is for nationals of IMF Asian member countries interested in studying for their doctorates in economics in order to work in an international financial institution (such as the IMF or the World Bank) or in their home administrations.
- The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship is for citizens or pemanent residents of the Pacific Region (American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna Islands), Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), and East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan)
- The Melvin MS Goo Writing Fellowship will award two US$10,000 grants to individual journalists, authors, or writers from the United States or China to complete projects that will foster understanding between the two countries.
- The Asian Cultural Council gives a small number of scholarships each year to students who have been admitted to a graduate degree program in the U.S. in an eligible field [mostly in the arts]. This funding may be used for travel and living expenses, but it will not be sufficient to cover full tuition costs. March deadline.
- The Rafael del Pino Foundation gives scholarships to Spanish Graduates and Higher-Degree Graduates, for the extension of their studies in Universities and Research Centers.
- Citizens from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden are eligible to apply for American Scandinavian Foundation fellowships for study or research programs (usually at the graduate level) in the United States for up to one year. Awards are made in all fields.
- The Statens Lanekasse for Utdanning, a State Educational Loan Fund, provides educational grants and loans for Norwegian students abroad.
- The Sweden-America Foundation (Sverige-Amerika Stiftelsen) awards approximately 40 fellowships for Master's, PhD and Post doc studies in the United States and Canada every year. Swedish citizens with a completed undergraduate degree are eligible to apply.
- The Italian Student Loan Fund offers financial aid to Italian university graduates, who wish to attend a Post-Graduate course in the United States.
- The Belgian American Educational Foundation, Inc. offers fellowships for study or research in the United States.
- The East-West Center offers many scholarship and fellowship programs for students from the Indo-Pacific Region:
- The Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP) with Taiwan is for citizens of the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). A bachelor's degree is required. Exceptions may be considered on the basis of other relevant experience and qualifications/
- The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship is for citizens or pemanent residents of the Pacific Region (American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna Islands), Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), and East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan)
- There is no country restriction to apply/participate in the Indo-Pacific Futures Fellowship, but past experiences or current work with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region.