U.S. universities offer a variety of financial and scholarship options to international students. Financial Aid is available to international students at certain universities on a case-by-case basis. Federal financing (e.g. FAFSA) is not available to international students. If you think you will be applying for Financial Aid / Scholarships in order to study in the U.S., it is worth having this discussion with your consultant in order to better target universities that offer this financing.

Scholarships & Grants

Scholarships and grants are available at certain universities on a case-by-case basis. This form of financing does not need to be repaid is sometimes referred to as gift aid. These include:

• Scholarships
• Merit-based scholarships

Some universities focus purely on financial need whereas other focus on academic merit (and for some, a mixture of the two) when awarding financial aid. Alternatively, private databases non-affiliated with Educom offer helpful resources on external sources of aid, such as CollegeScholarships.org