Full scholarship in Canada for international students.

Paying for College
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<p>Some U.S. universities have full scholarship (need-based) for international students to study medicine.</p>

<p>Does this exist in Canada?</p>

<p>P.S.: I'm brazilian.</p>

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<p>What universities in the U.S. have full need-based medical school scholarships for internationals?</p>

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<p>Not in Canada. </p>

<p>I was about to ask what @Madison85 asked. </p>

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<p>@Madison85 @tomofboston</p>

<p>100% covering of demontrated needs: <a href=“Types of Aid | Harvard”>https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/types-aid/scholarships-grants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And this is 1 example. It’s not full but full on demonstrated needs.</p>

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<p>JaxPlus, the link above is for undergraduate students, not for medical school. There are NO medical schools in this country that guarantee to meet financial need…for anyone…at all. In fact, the vast vast majority of medical students pay the full price to attend. Some select number receive merit awards. But not that many. </p>

<p>U.S. citizens who are accepted to the medical school affiliated with the military pay no cost to attend. But that is for American citizens only. There are some programs whereby new doctors serve in underserved areas and get their loans forgiven…but again…U.S. citizens only…and not available to everyone. </p>

<p>Are you talking about premed studies…undergrad studies?</p>

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<p>No Canadian university is wealthy enough to offer the UNDERGRADUATE need based aid that Harvard and a handful of other US universities offer. </p>

<p>Only a handful of international students are admitted to US and Canadian medical schools, even if full pay. </p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for the replies.</p>

<p>@thumper1
I will get more information about Harvard.
Someone on another forum (about medicine) posted this
“I am also an international student. I have 2 acceptances so far and one school has offered me a full tuition scholarship. It seems that schools in the #20 range (Vandy, Emory, U Chicago) offer merit based scholarships that do not take into consideration whether or not you are a PR or citizen.”</p>

<p>And I’m talking about scholarship for a M.D. degree, not undergrad studies. I’m planning to do premed on U.S. and M.D. on U.S. too. And a undergrad in Brazil. But i’m sill planning.</p>

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<p>JaxPlus…I would wager you are reading about UNDERGRAD students at Harvard. The school does not give out full rides to medical school to international students. Sorry…doesn’t happen.</p>

<p>As noted above…it is very difficult for international students to gain admission to U.S. medical,schools. just FYI.</p>

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<p>I received this response from Admissions Office Department of Harvard:
“We offer need-based financial aid to the vast majority of students accepted to our MD programs.”</p>

<p>I know… It’s very difficult for international students. Not just very dificult, but extremely difficult… This will be a long path…</p>

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<p>The cost of medical school at Harvard exceeds $60,000 a year. Believe me when I tell you, you will not be getting even half of that in need based aid for medical school as an international student. You just won’t. Nevermind that acceptance to Harvard School of Medicine is not a slam dunk for anyone. Not anyone.</p>

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<p>Are you saying that you want to do undergrad in Brazil and THEN do ‘premed’ in the U.S.? I’m not sure if that’s a good use of your money. In the US, pre-med is an undergraduate course of study that some universities here provide for people who want to go to medical school. If you went through a pre-med program here, it would be another undergraduate program – is that a good use of your time and money? I think that anyone who wants to go through medical school here should do their best to make sure that their undergraduate career is as cheap as practically possible. </p>

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<p>@DmitriR </p>

<p>That’s the problem for me DmitriR. I can’t go directly to U.S. to do an undergrad there (I did my high school to get the requirements for an university in Brazil, I don’t have the requirements for a university in U.S. now) . A ‘premed’ in Brazil seems strange and not possible.</p>

<p>So my plan FOR NOW is:
undergrad (Brazil) + advanced degree with a premed (US) + M.D. degree (US) + work (US if possible)</p>

<p>Too many years and I don’t know if someone can do an advanced degree with a premed</p>

<p>Should I start another thread to discuss this?</p>

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<p>You might want to post this in the premed forum…see if you gat any responses there.</p>

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<p>@JaxPlus‌ </p>

<p>that student that you mentioned that got 2 acceptances, got those in 2006…that is how rare those acceptances can be. And, she’s a Canadian citizen. Many US MD schools do NOT consider Canadians to be the same as other international students. I looked for her stats, but didn’t find them, but it is safe to say that she must have had spectacular stats. </p>

<p>She got a rare full tuition award from UChicago’s med school. That is not a free ride. She still has to cover room, board, books, supplies, health insurance and personal expenses and travel costs…and since I have a child in med school, I know that those costs are over $25k per year. </p>

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<p>There are a limited number of US medical schools which will even accept internationals. (According to AMCAS, only 27.)</p>

<p><a href=“Aspiring Docs | Students & Residents”>https://www.aamc.org/students/aspiring/303912/applyasaninternationalapplicant.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>No US med school provides 100% need-based scholarships for any student. Even the most generous med schools (Harvard, Yale) require a base unit loans equivalent to the full federal med student loans (~$35-40K/year). Since internationals cannot receive federal student loans, they must finance this thru a private student loan with a US co-signer or a private loan in their home country. </p>

<p>HMS financial aid for internationals:</p>

<p><a href=“http://hms.harvard.edu/departments/financial-aid-harvard-medical-school/about-financial-aid-hms/financial-aid-packaging”>http://hms.harvard.edu/departments/financial-aid-harvard-medical-school/about-financial-aid-hms/financial-aid-packaging&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Yale financial aid for internationals:</p>

<p><a href=“http://medicine.yale.edu/education/finaid/apply/international/index.aspx”>http://medicine.yale.edu/education/finaid/apply/international/index.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>@JaxPlus – it’s extremely difficult for a international, non-PR to practice medicine in the US, even if you have earned your MD in the US. Lots of reasons, including licensing and visa requirements. </p>

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<p>ETA: Found it:</p>

<p>Policies of US medical schools toward internationals (Includes financial aid policies):</p>

<p><a href=“Pre-Professional Advising | Student Affairs”>Pre-Professional Advising | Student Affairs;