<p>Hey fellow CCers! I've seen some hints at this question in older threads, but since I never really got an answer for it, I'd like to ask it again. I want to know generally the financial aid policies of other countries other than the US. Obviously, the US is the most generous :D but what about other countries? Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, China, basically just any university in ANY country that has English as the main language for instruction. I have a very high financial need; at most I'd be able to pay $8,000. I know that's low, but I have stellar scores and extracurriculars and everything, so it doesn't matter whether it's need-based aid or merit-based as long as there IS aid for international students. I know it's competitive, but I just want to know if there EVEN such colleges exist before I see if I'm a competitive applicant or not. I don't care how competitive it is.. I guess you get my point :p Thanks in advance CCers!</p>
<p>P.S. I've googled A LOT about this, but there isn't a resource like Education USA for non US institutions, and any foreign university website doesn't mention ANYTHING regarding financial aid or scholarships for international students, that is if the website even mentions international students.</p>
<p>If sustained online research hasn’t given you an answer, then the next step should be to contact each school directly. UK and Australia have greatly expanded their international education - but largely to bring in much needed cash to their schools. (Both countries have indicated to their universities that they need to live with less government support.) That doesn’t mean they don’t have financial aid, especially to the highly accomplished student. But it does mean that aid may be limited. (As it is in the US.) Another route is to research what kind of FA your own government can offer. Many countries offer government-funded grants to their citizens studying abroad.</p>
<p>I couldn’t find anything either a few years ago. I decided to come to the US because it seemed to be the only English-speaking country where universities gave significant financial assistance to foreigners. </p>
<p>Now that doesn’t surprise me so much anymore. College dynamics in the US are so different from the rest of the world that it appears to be the only country where universities actually benefit funding foreigners. For example, Americans tend to judge a university by its admission rate. Offering a small amount of financial assistance to international students will attract a huge pool of foreign applicants, which will lower the admission rate considerably. That, in turn, will encourage more applications from domestic students which will actually make the institution more selective and more “prestigious.”</p>
<p>In most other countries, like katliamom said, international students are primarily an extra source of income. There are few other incentives for universities to recruit foreigners.</p>
<p>Thank you katliamom and b@r!um! I honestly have spent a great deal of time in researching both the US and other institutions, but the problem is that university websites in other countries don’t help at all. I mean what would they lose if they wrote whether they give financial aid to international students or not? It’s frustrating, and there’s no way I could contact each institution separately. It’s not just hell and a waste of time, but I could use that time to study for tests or something else.</p>
<p>Anyway guys, if you have the name of an institution or a country where aid is given to international students, I would be forever greatful if you could post it here. Thanks again!</p>
<p>Have you looked at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany? They give aid to foreigners with very high scores and their teaching is in English.
Also, maybe an idea is to learn German and get a DAAD scholarship. Obama’s sister has done it.</p>
<p>That reminds me, there are a couple of American universities in other countries that give financial aid to internationals: NYU in Abu Dhabi, ECLA Bard in Germany, Richmond in London, Franklin College in Switzerland, several universities titled “American University” (in Paris, Rome, Cairo, Dubai, Kuwait, Lebanon), and probably a couple more that I haven’t heard of. </p>
<p>Jacobs is an American-style university in Germany, though I can’t really call it American (it’s not accredited by American authorities and not affiliated with an American university).</p>
<p>worriedmom777: I was under the impression that DAAD scholarships funded short-term exchanges. Do they also give scholarships for an entire college education in Germany?</p>
<p>DAAD scholarships are also for Master’s degrees. I haven’t seen any - save for one which involves one going back to their home country afterwards - for undergrads. On that note, if I recall correctly, Norway offers that kind of financial aid to international applicants. I think it covers living expenses for the amount of time one takes to get their bachelor’s (or is it just 3 years?) + one year for a language course. Again, one would have to go back to their home country, otherwise they’d have to pay back the “loans”.</p>
<p>If anyone is interested in studying there, it’d be best if they look that up and confirm. I, admittedly, haven’t read too much on the subject.</p>
<p>University accreditation in the US is handled by independent organizations that take responsibility for different regions in the US. To the best of my knowledge (and b@r!um may be able to correct me on this) these organizations do not accredit any institutions that are outside the US. Which means, of course, that there are many fine institutions all around the world which can be described as unaccredited.</p>