International Student, Financial Aid/Merit Scholarship?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>I am a Canadian citizen in New York State. I am very interested in UNC but from what I read they give no need-based financial aid for international students correct? But what about their wide selection of merit scholarships? Are they available for international students and are there separate applications required? </p>

<p>I am also applying for the University of Rochester which specifically gives Canadian and Mexican citizens financial aid. If anyone knows of any similar schools like that I would appreciate it.</p>

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<p>Do you have a green card?</p>

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<p>no i do not unfortunately</p>

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<p>So you’ll be on an F-1 visa? That will make things very tough for you - you won’t really be able to work off campus, etc.</p>

<p>The only people who can definitively answer your question about UNC are the UNC staff - have you emailed them?</p>

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<p>Yes I did recently, and yeah, I won’t be eligible for any financial aid. Best I could do is with some limited merit scholarships based off of application only (not need). Oh well.</p>