I’m a U.S. citizen but not a resident, I’m searching for private scholarships that allow me not being a permanent resident so if anyone has some links of scholarships, I’ll be very grateful… thank you 
Why would a citizen need a permanent resident green card?
What year in high school are you?
If you are a citizen, you are not a permanent resident. You can’t have both as a status.
But it is very hard to find scholarships not from the school itself.
Most of the scholarships require me to be a citizen and live in the US… I already finished high school in Brazil, moving to the US soon
The biggest source of scholarships is from the colleges themselves.
For each school, you need to see if a separate scholarship application is required or if there is an earlier deadline to get priority consideration for scholarships.
Your best chances at scholarships will be at colleges where your grades and test scores put you in the top 10 to 25 percent of the application pool.
Colleges also offer aid based on financial need. Every college is required to have a net price calculator on the website to help you see if you qualify for any of that type of assistance.
I’ve already received my admissions and merit scholarship offers… now I was looking for other ways to pay before financial offices reach me
You posted a similar question a couple of months ago. As a US citizen, you qualify for the federal student loan. Your parents aren’t US citizens, so I’m not sure if you qualify for a Pell grant. They can only pay $5k/year, so you need to find a school that offers tuition grants for your ~1200 SAT/3.6 GPA.
The best aid comes from the colleges. Most outside scholarships are only for a few hundred dollars and many schools subtract those awards from the grants they offer, so unless you find a large (renewable) scholarship and a school that stacks aid you’re better off focusing on schools that offer merit for your stats. Have you applied to any financial safeties (either in the US or Brazil)?
You seem to be missing the point. As a U.S. citizen, you are eligible for scholarships any other U.S. citizen can receive. Of course, if there is a specific notation that you must graduate from a U.S.high school…that would be different.
What scholarships are you seeing that require you to live in the U.S? Please clarify.
You would not be eligible for state grant money like Calgrant and Tap…or Hope…because you don’t reside here.
But scholarships? What are you talking about where you must reside in the U.S.
In addition…you need to understand that at MANY places…if you receive an outside scholarship…it will reduce need based aid that the colleges award you. Sure…some schools allow stacking of scholarships…with need based awards…but many, many do not.
ETA…here is one of your other threads. Lots of good…and similar answers there.
Hi @austinmshauri I qualify for the pell grant… My school has ended and I have 9/10 of my total grades, that means my gpa is now 4.0 unweighted… I didn’t know about the subtraction of private aids from the school offer, thanks for the info
what do you mean by financial safety?
What school are you going to attend? In what state?
@austinmshauri OP will get a Pell grant if eligible. The FAFSA cares about the parents income but not their citizenship. Only the student must be a citizen.
A financial safety is one you KNOW you can afford to pay for…do you have any of those on your list?
You say your parents can contribute $5000 at the most. The Pell Grant max is $5900. You can get a $5500 Loan in your name as a freshman.
That is about $16,000.
In your acceptances…do you have ANY colleges in the U.S. that have a net cost to your family of $16,000 or less…with the colleges providing the rest of the money in the form of aid? If not…you don’t have an affordable college.
@twoinanddone probably syracuse or IIT, the ones that seem more affordable to me now, but still without my financial package
Neither of those schools guarantees to meet full need for all accepted students. As a low income student, you will get the $5900 Pell Grant…and a $5500 Direct Loan…those are the only guarantees.
Syracuse costs well over $60,000 a year.
Where is the money coming from to pay for the amount that Syracuse doesn’t give you…or are you counting on getting a full need award. Don’t.
Illinois Institute of Technology also costs $60,000 a year for OOS students. I can’t imagine this school will award an OOS student a HUGE need based award.
You need to see your full financial aid packages from these two colleges. Until you do…it’s a shot in the dark as to whether they will be affordable…or not.
You need a plan B in case these are not affordable.
Unfortunately, large private scholarships are few in number and incredibly competitive. If you don’t get aid from the colleges, your chances of affording the schools on your list are very low.
IIT is a private school.
Oops…right…IIT is a private college that does NOT guarantee to meet full need for all…AND costs in excess of $60,000 a year.
This student is Pell eligible…can take a $5500 Loan, and parents can contribute $5000…right. That is $16,000 or so.
He is expecting $44,000 in institutional aid from Syracuse or IIT.
Unfortunately, the financial aid office won’t let you register for classes if you haven’t paid the fees that are due.
Because you are a citizen you do qualify for federal aid, but as you have noticed, federal aid is very limited and minimal.
Because you’re not a resident of a state, you don’t qualify for the aid dollars that come from that individual state.
I don’t think you’re gonna be able to afford either of those schools because you have no money.
I just read your previous posts.
FYI: A lot of the US resident students cannot afford to go to the schools they want to go to, even though they do reside in the US.
I’m going to be brutally honest with you, from what it looks like to me, you can’t afford to go to school in the US.
I’ll tell you why I think this:
There is no pot of money; the universities are out of money, which is where your major funding would come from. Your current SAT and GPA aren’t the tippy top so you don’t qualify for full tuition and room and board.
You’re not a resident of any state, so you wouldn’t even qualify for in-state tuition which, at most public colleges, is more than $5000.
Mandatory health fees run anywhere from $2000 to $5000 depending on the school.
You have to eat, you need food; that alone in room and board fees is a lot more than $5000.
Traveling fees can be expensive from wherever, so coming from out of the country will be even more so.
You need dorm supplies ( bedding, bathroom, personal items) which are not included when you arrive.
Your parents don’t qualify for US loans.
How do US students do it?
The parents have saved and scrimped for years, putting aside family needs.
They take out huge loans, which is not recommended, or,
They have their kids go to the community college and then transfer for the last two years.
You wrote this in Oct. I think you’ll have a much better chance of getting the money you need from U of NM or Iowa State. Those schools cost less to begin with, and have merit scholarship programs for OOS students. The $16k from Pell, loan, and parents will be a good start.