Via the always-useful Education USA Weekly Update, here are some scholarships that are available at certain institutions. I’ve listed three here and I’ll list two more in tomorrow’s post.
As an aside, it’s a common theme of this blog that Education USA and their advising centers are a unique resource for international students. If you haven’t been to one, use this center locator and see if there’s one near you. I learned of all of these scholarships through Education USA, for example, and you can learn about these and more at a local advising center. Anyway, on with the scholarship info:
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AT ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY – UP TO $16000 PER YEAR
Roger Williams University is a 53-year-old independent, coeducational liberal arts university that has quickly established itself as a leader in higher education. A dynamic educational environment in which students live and learn to be global citizens, the University is committed to its mantra of learning to bridge the world. With 40 academic programs and a robust array of co-curricular activities available on its waterfront campus in historic Bristol, R.I., RWU looks to a set of core values in fulfilling its mission to prepare students for life as 21st century citizen-scholars. Under the leadership of President Roy J. Nirschel, Ph.D., the institution has achieved unprecedented academic and financial successes. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report named RWU the seventh-ranked baccalaureate college in the north.
International Presidential Excellence Scholarship $16,000 per year
Minimum GPA required for consideration-3.5
International Achievement Scholarship $10,000 – 13,000 per year
Minimum GPA required for consideration-3.0
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Wesley Roy
Associate Director, International Admission
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road Bristol, RI 02809 USA
1.401.254.3500 / 1.401.254.3557
wroy@rwu.edu
www.rwu.edu
RHODES COLLEGE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS – $5,000 – $32,000 PER YEAR
Rhodes College is a small liberal arts and sciences college located in Memphis, Tennessee.
International students are eligible for scholarships at Rhodes valued at US $5,000 to $32,000 per year. There is no separate application process for these scholarships; students must simply submit the application and supporting documents for admission to be considered. Scholarship amounts are based on academic merit, standardized test scores, extracurricular accomplishments and letters of recommendation. There are two additional fellowships for which international students may apply: The Taylor Fellowship for Physics, valued at up to US $15,000 per year, is designed for students who are passionate about physics (www.rhodes.edu/finaid/1413.asp) and the Bonner Service Scholarship, valued at US $12,500 per year, is designed for servant leaders and students excited about community service (www.rhodes.edu/finaid/611.asp). Please see www.rhodes.edu/internationaladmissions or email Lauren Sefton at
SEFTONL@rhodes.edu for more information about the admission process and scholarships at Rhodes College.
For additional information, please contact:
Lauren Sefton, Associate Director of Admissions: SEFTONL@rhodes.edu
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN USA / www.rhodes.edu
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT RAMAPO COLLEGE, NJ -$20,000 PER YEAR
Greeting from Ramapo College, NJ!
Ramapo College offers the most prestigious award the “Presidential Scholarship” to qualified international students which is a $80,000 award to be used over four years ($20,000 per academic year) commencing in Fall 2010. The criteria to be selected for this award are the following;
- Minimum of 3.5 GPA in high school
- SAT scores of at least 1230 in Critical Reading and Mathematics
Currently most of our international students are receiving the Presidential scholarship and I am very confident that many of your students will be eligible for this award which covers all their tuition for the 4 years of their undergraduate degree.
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as fifth in the north in the Top Public Universities-Master’s category, Ramapo College of New Jersey is sometimes mistaken for a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of more than 5,660 students and its pastoral setting in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.
Distinguished by its innovative mission, Ramapo College is supported by its Four Pillars of Learning – International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary, and Experiential. Ramapo College provides an International focus in nearly all fields of study, preparing students to become globally well-versed and to take advantage of new opportunities in an increasing interdependent world. Ramapo College of New Jersey is listed in the December 2008 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as among the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 2009. This is the fourth consecutive year Ramapo has been included in the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.” The college was ranked #66 in the country, and one of two colleges in New Jersey in the Top 100. Ramapo College also is one of 212 institutions recommended by The Princeton Review in the “Best in the Northeast” section in the 2009 edition of The Best Northeastern Colleges.
Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work. In addition, Ramapo College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. The College also offers three graduate programs as well as articulated programs with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New York Chiropractic College, New York University College of Dentistry, SUNY State College of Optometry and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.
Undergraduate students choose to concentrate their studies in one of five schools with more than 700 course offerings and 40 academic programs. Ramapo College boasts an average student/faculty ratio of 18:1 and average class size of 23, affording students the opportunity to develop close ties to the College’s exceptional faculty.
For further information, please contact:
Rajesh Adhikari
Assistant Director for Int’l Students and Scholars
Roukema Center for International Education, ASB 123
Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
Phone: +001 (201) 684-7567
Fax: +001 (201) 684-7989
Email: radhikar@ramapo.edu
www.ramapo.edu/international
www.ramapo.edu/academics
