Financial Aid for International Students

UT Scholarships

UT offers partial academic scholarships to qualified undergraduate international students with exceptional grades, SAT and TOEFL scores. These funds do not cover the full cost of attendance, estimated at $34,283 for 2009/2010. Scholarships up to $5,000 per academic year are awarded, depending on the level of achievement.

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate assistantships are available each academic year to full-time graduate students. They are offered to qualified students at the time of admission.

Many types of graduate financial assistance are specific to individual programs. Choose from the following to learn more:

Student Employment
Part-time student employment positions are offered by some campus departments and posted on HireUT.

Alternative Loans
See the lender list for more information about a few of the many private lenders offering educational loans. Some lenders require a U.S. co-signer.

Private Scholarships

Fulbright grants are available for international students in graduate school.

Rotary International provides international student scholarships.

The Soros Foundations Network offers international student scholarships for undergraduates and graduates. Many are restricted to students from specific countries.

AAUW provides fellowships for women international graduate students.

American Councils for International Education provide grants and fellowships to students from the former Soviet republics.

AMIDEAST provides grants for international students from the Middle East and North Africa.

The Institute for International Education publishes Funding for U.S. Study: A Guide for Citizens of Other Nations, which provides information on hundreds of grants and international student scholarships offered by governments, foundations and international organizations.

The Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship database contains a list of funding and international student scholarships available to graduate students.

King Faisal Foundation provides an international student scholarship program for Muslim students to undertake post-graduate studies at any U.S. university.

Philanthropic Educational Organization’s International Peace Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the U.S. and Canada. PEO’s need-based Educational Loan Fund makes loans available to qualified women.

Other Resources

Financial Planning for Study in the US Institute of International Education

The Foundation Directory

Scholarships and Grants for Study or Research in the USA

The Africa-American Institute

The Foundation Center

International Education Finance Corporation (IEFC) World Headquarters

iStudentCity

NAFSA: Associations of International Educators

Organization of American States Department of Fellowship and Training Program

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Program

Office of Public Liaison

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