<p>Hey there</p>
<p>I'm an international student from Europe, and I'd like to study in the US. However, not many universities offer financial aid to internationals (such as carnegie mellon and berkeley). </p>
<p>What scholarships programs can I apply for? I find it really unfair to be accepted at a top-notch uni and not attending because of its costs :(</p>
<p>^^^
Many Americans also get accepted to schools that they can’t attend because of cost.</p>
<p>Are you asking about private scholarships to apply for? I doubt that there are any that would pay for one’s education. Private scholarships tend to be small and limited. As an int’l, you’d find even less that you could apply for.</p>
<p>Do you realize that when Americans apply to go to school in foreign countries, they rarely get any aid at all?</p>
<p>If you can’t afford to go to school in the US, you may just have to go to apply to schools in your home country.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, from what I’m reading on different uni’s websites, most of them do have financial aid for US Citizens. Moreover, US Citizens can apply for other financial aid packages outside the school (federal/state or stuff like that, I’m not really informed)</p>
<p>The tuition in European schools is about 500-1000 USD a year, but the problem is that most of the universities are not in English. So, basically, with the wages American’s have, they can definitely afford a good European school without any financial aids (even though there are merit based aids)</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the education in my country is far from decent, so I can’t study here :(</p>
<p>You’re very naive about the kind of FA that most American students receive. Most get little or NO free money. Most get loans. You seem to think that American colleges all have some treasure chest of money that they can give out to students. Only a small number of colleges (like the ivies) have such money. </p>
<p>I doubt that there are many “good European schools” that Americans can go to for 500-1000 USD per year. That may be what they charge their own citizens. If Americans could go to a “good European college” for $500 per year, you’d see a LOT more Americans going.</p>
<p>Also, even if you did to a university in Croatia, unless you are planning to live there it wouldn’t work since many professional associations in the United States (medical and legal) don’t honor foreign-obtained degrees without a bunch of hoops (if at all). It’s meaningless to attend some rubbish foreign school to get a piece of paper when most employers over here will pretty much treat as being less than even a community college degree from the States. This isn’t tos ay that people who attend foreign schools and graduate don’t have the requisite skill set in most cases (law might be an exception due to the great degrees of naviance) but that’s just the way it works and simply attending school in a foreing country with the hopes of coming back to the US to use that degree migh tbe problematic to the nth degree.</p>
<p>To the OP…you need to check the U.S. schools you wish to apply to. Some do offer aid to international students…some offer limited aid to international students. Some offer NO aid to international students.</p>
<p>More importantly…check their admissions policies. Some schools are NOT need blind for international students. This means your ability to pay WILL be considered when your admissions info is considered. In other words…if you can’t pay…your admissions chances are less. Some schools are need blind for internationals.</p>
<p>Regardless…to get a visa to study in this country, your family WILL have to demonstrate that they have them money to support you for the full year…this CAN include financial aid. However without the ability to demonstrate you are going to be able to be supported, you will not get a visa.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids, indeed, you will find very good unis with tuition fees (without room and board) are around 500-1000, even for international students! (ETH Zurich, Uni of Munich, vienna, etc). However, you need to learn the language that is used in the particular university (German, in this case), and that’s why there aren’t many US students studying in Europe. </p>
<p>I’m looking for some other kind of other need/merit based financial aid to internationals, except the one that may be offered from the school. Has anyone heard of any?</p>
<p>According to Fastweb.com, there are billions of dollars in unattained scholarship opportunities each year. While approximiately 15% of these are limited to employer-funded training programs, that still lives 85%+ that are up for grabs that nobody claims each year because they don’t know about them. MAny of these don’t even require being a citizen or having a green card! Check Fastweb.com for more information and apply for as many as you can. Most of the scholarships are fairly low in amount ($500-$10.000/year), but some of them can be worth up to a full ride, particularly ones sponsored by larger organizations like the Peace Corps and the Chamber of Commerce.</p>
<p>Good luck! :D</p>
<p>thank you very much! :)</p>
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<p>Incorrect as usual, I’m afraid. There actually isn’t that much available, even for American citizens. However, you can find some financial aid opportunities [if</a> you click on this link](<a href=“http://www.iefa.org/]if”>http://www.iefa.org/) and follow some of the links it has offsite. I don’t recommend you undertaking a plan to study in the United States unless you have enough family funds or university funds to make coming here and staying for at least 4 years viable. You can’t get a visa unless you can prove that you have the wherewithal to pay for it, and even if you do obtain some loans you might not qualify for years 2, 3, or 4 if you rely *heavily<a href=“and%20I’m%20thinking%20of%20upwards%20of%2050%%20here”>/i</a> on non-university financial aid to attend here.</p>
<p>It is nearly impossible for an international student to get enough scholarship money from American private scholarship sources to pay for 4 years of college. An exception might be an American ethnic organization that might sponsor a student from their home country.</p>
<p>Most of the [private] scholarships are fairly low in amount ($500-$10.000/year), but some of them can be worth up to a full ride,</p>
<p>It is irresponsible to give such false hope to a young person. That would be like a million to one for an American student. The chance that an international could do that is even less.</p>
<p>Sure, there’s nothing wrong with trying, but the student needs to be told that the chances are one in a million that a bunch of private scholarships would add up to 4 years of college.</p>
<p>I’m sure there are students who have gotten some significant awards from Fastweb. BUT I would LOVE to see the statistics on how many international students are able to FULLY FUND a U.S. college education on Fastweb scholarships. My guess…not very many…if any at all. I’m not saying not to try…but don’t get your hopes up…this is not likely to fill the money gap. AND also check the provisions of the Fastweb scholarships. MANY are one time awards and are not renewable.</p>
<p>Bedouin, you need to check your facts before posting. You are giving out incorrect information.</p>
<p>Can international students apply to some schools with financial aid and some without?</p>
<p>MK, yes you can, but in order to get a visa you have to be able to prove that you can pay.</p>