<p>Hello.
Does anyone know about Purdue's policy regarding financial aid and scholarships to international students?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Have you looked here? [Purdue</a> University Division of Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.purdue.edu/dfa/fast/international.php]Purdue”>http://www.purdue.edu/dfa/fast/international.php)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot- I’ll go through edupass right away!</p>
<p>Purdue’s website says this…</p>
<p>[Purdue</a> University - Merit_Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.purdue.edu/Admissions/Undergrad/costs/merit_scholarships.html]Purdue”>http://www.purdue.edu/Admissions/Undergrad/costs/merit_scholarships.html)</p>
<p>Only domestic students are eligible for the scholarships described above. Domestic students include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, permanent resident aliens, and aliens lawfully present in and able to establish domicile in the United States per federal immigration laws. **International students who hold F, J, and some other visa types are not eligible. **</p>
<p>Edupass is about outside scholarships (not Purdue scholarships)…not scholarships from Purdue. I think I mentioned on your other thread that Purdue doesn’t give aid or scholarships to int’ls.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids-
I agree. However, is it possible for colleges to support you after the freshman year- like if you perform really well?
A friend of mine in Purdue said that his need had been met to a great extent. He does joke a lot, I don’t know if I can believe it!
That’s why I’m still confused about it.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t trust what a jokey friend tells me. He may just be trying to impress you.</p>
<p>Purdue is a state school. Usually their rules are set by trustees and state legislatures. Typically, they are strict to make sure that US taxpayer money doesn’t go to int’l students. Which is fair. </p>
<p>A lot of students do “really well” after the freshmen year, but state schools rarely ever reward that with any substantial kind of money. My son was awarded a cash prize from his math dept for his performance, but in no way would it have come close to covering his COA. </p>
<p>Please understand that state schools typically do NOT have much of their own institutional money to give away (which is why they are typically lousy with aid - even to their own residents). </p>
<p>The student you are talking about MAY have been able to snag a research job or something like that…but I highly doubt such a job would cover all of his non-resident cost of attendance (about $40k per year). And…obviously, there are no guarantees a person could get such a job and something like that can be discontinued after a year. When my kids have gotten such research jobs, they’ve been for limited time and for a set amount of money - like $3k or $5k. </p>
<p>But, again, who even knows if your jokey friend is telling you the truth.</p>
<p>It would not be wise to count on something like that and then be left “high and dry” because then you’ll have missed your opportunities for a set scholarship for all 4 years at another school. The big scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen only.</p>