Hi guys.
Could you help explain to me what exactly can I do to take advantage of this Waiver? I’m an international student who plan to apply for the 2017 Fall semester as a freshman. And obviously I can’t afford the full non-resident tuition fee.
This is what is stated about the waiver:
“Nonresident or foreign students receiving a competitive scholarships of at least $1,000 (or a combination of scholarships totaling at least $1,000). Students must have competed with other students, including Texas residents, for the award. The student may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition for the period of time covered by the scholarship, not to exceed 12 months. Waivers may be received in any year in which the student meets the competitive scholarship requirements.”
So basically I need compete with other Texans to get a scholarship worth more than $1000?
However, sadly, the website of UT Austin states that “For the most part, international students are not eligible for university scholarships.” So the chance of getting scholarship directly from the college is very tough? And I am not very sure what other types of scholarships which are recognised by this waiver. Are private scholarships ok? Could anyone help guide me to find possible scholarships that can be helpful in this case?
There are only a limited number of tuition waivers from UT-Austin. The last time I checked, there were only SEVEN OR EIGHT for all engineering students, of any class, for example. So even if you get a $1,000 scholarship, there’s very little chance you will get a waiver.
If you can’t afford the non-resident tuition fee, I’m afraid you’ll have to look elsewhere. My son was an out-of-state applicant. He got a scholarship, but did not receive the tuition waiver. UT is a school primarily for TEXANS, so the school can’t afford to subsidize non-Texans.
@MaineLonghorn is spot on. My son also received a big named scholarship, but no waiver as part of the award. I found that the website information does not clarify well enough on availability of these waivers. UT is also well known as being a school that does not need to offer waivers for international or OOS students in order to attract the best students. Nice problem to have for the school, but not great for international / OOS students. Bottom line: just don’t count on an international / OOS scholarship or any potential waiver. But it does happens, as I can attest, so by all means do what I did: give it your best shot with a quality application process. Hook 'em!