<p>Does anyone know why some independent scholarships says they must be paid to a "U.S. college of university"? Is there a legal or tax reason why the money couldn't be paid to a foreign institution? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Perhaps the organizations wish to keep our young people here in our country?</p>
<p>That would be a logical reason, but I actually wanted to just use the money for brief study-abroad. If it was just their preference, I think they would probably allow me to use the $$ for the study abroad, but if there is some tax purpose for the stipulation, I feel like it would be harder to do this.</p>
<p>You need to contact the granting institution for the details. They should be able to tell you if that’s permissible.</p>