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4 myths & challenges concerning scholarships for international undergraduate students. International undergraduate students aren’t eligible for scholarships. Myth 1. General Academic Scholarships (amounts vary) Entering Freshman Top 25% of high school class
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4 myths & challenges concerning scholarships for international undergraduate students.
International undergraduate students aren’t eligible for scholarships. Myth 1
General Academic Scholarships (amounts vary) • Entering Freshman • Top 25% of high school class • 1100 SAT / 24 ACT (excl. written score) Scholarships available to international undergraduate students • Board of Regents Scholarships (amounts vary) • Entering Freshman • Top 10% of high school class • 1200 SAT / 27 ACT (excl. written score) • Texas Transfer Scholarships ($1000.-) • Transfer at least 45 hours from Texas institution • 3.5 GPA • Departmental Scholarships (amounts vary) • Criteria differ per department • Good Neighbor Scholarships (Fall semester tuition) • Five years residence in a Pan-American country • 2.0 GPA • Mexican Waiver (In-state Tuition) • Incoming & ongoing in good standing • Nationals & residents of Mexico legally in the US • Financial need • Eagle Ambassador ($1500.- and $7.50 / hour) • 15 hours completed • 2.75 GPA
How to do a better job communicating scholarships that are available to varied audiences that need to know? Challenge 1
All international students are required to pay ‘out-of-state’ tuition. Myth 2
“International students receiving any UNT competitive scholarship with an amount of at least $1,000 for the academic year will have their out-of-state tuition waived and will pay in-state tuition.”
How to increase the number of $1000.-scholarships for those students who just need to cross the ‘in-state’ tuition threshold? Challenge 2
Only substantial, need-based scholarships make a difference. Myth 3
How to expand the number of and eligibility for small scholarships? Challenge 3
“Our funding agency works with schools willing to collaborate on cost-sharing.”
How to assure a minimum amount of scholarship funding for qualified students recruited through pipeline partnerships with funding agencies? Challenge 4
Better communication about availability &application Expanded eligibility to in-state tuition More, partial scholarships Focused scholarships to support pipeline partners Action Items