International Student Cost

How much money can an international student get in any form (aid,scholarships or work) in University of Michigan Engineering? Is there a possibility to lower the cost from the estimated cost of $57,432 for non residents?

I am not looking for need based financial aid but is there any other source that could reduce the burden of this cost like an internship,or partime work, merit based aid etc ? If yes then I would like to know to what extent can it reduce my cost

Any internationals with similar experience???

This is from the UMichigan website.

Your ability to work here will be limited by your visa. You are a student…not a worker. If you don’t NEED need based aid, this implies that your family can pay for you to attend. Is that true?

@thumper1 What i had written earlier was that I am not ‘looking’ for ‘need’ financial aid as I am aware that it is limited for international students and yes my family can certainly pay for me to attend. But what I wanted to ask through this thread whether there is some source for internationals to fund their education as the expense is not a small one. I wanted to know if there are any international students who recieved some funding by any means which may include the ones i mentioned earlier.

I think it will be a challenge for you to receive merit funding through University of Michigan. There are a limited number of merit awards for students who are not residents of Michigan, and they are highly competitive.

What I don’t know…and I think it’s your real question…can international students be considered for these awards.

On another thread, you indicate you were deferred from University of Michigan. That being the case, I would guess that merit aid would not be forthcoming.

Did you apply elsewhere where merit aid is guaranteed? University of Alabama, for,example?