<p>I applied to RPI for Fall 2011, and I will require financial support. However, I just received an email from RPI saying that I need to submit the International Student Certificate of Finances, which states the financial support isn't offered to international applicants.
I e-mailed RPI and they haven't responded to me yet, so I'll ask my question here.. Does RPI offer need-based financial aid to international applicants? Or is it all scholarships? And if it is all scholarships, how generous are they with the scholarship packages?</p>
<p>I don’t have the facts, but I have the impression that there’s no financial aid for international students at most colleges. That said, there are opportunities to earn money or save money by being a Resident Assistant or Learning Assistant in a dorm, or perhaps doing research for a professor. You could not be an RA/LA freshman year but could later years.</p>
<p>curious about this too. </p>
<p>@JustASenior - did RPI reply already? do they or do they not give FA to internationals? </p>
<p>They waived my application fee, so I thought they might offer aid. But I don’t see anything in the website that tells which FA forms to fill out and send, etc.</p>
<p>They replied. They don’t offer aid, just merit scholarships, and they consider you for those along with your application, no separate application required. We’re not eligible for need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>^But did you have to still send the International Certificate of Finances? How are we supposed to send it if we don’t have the necessary funds in the first place?</p>