<p>So, my college sent me an acceptance letter along with a $5000 scholarship and I decided to SIR there because of money problems. But they recently came up to me saying that I couldn't qualify for the scholarship since I'm not a US Citizen. My parents and I are currently holding an E-2 Visa, and we are currently owning this one small business and my parents have been paying taxes for the US government. However I couldn't do FAFSA since I'm not a US Citizen. So my question is, do I really need to be a U.S. Citizen in order to receive a scholarship? Why would they send me the $5000 scholarship in the first place?</p>
<p>That’s something that is determined by the college. The scholarship offer might be a form letter that you automatically qualified for because of your merit.</p>
<p>Each school has their own rules. some colleges give scholarships to int’ls. </p>
<p>However, since the school offered you the scholarship, they are under some obligation to honor it unless the offer stated somewhere that you needed to be a citizen or fill out a FAFSA to accept it.</p>
<p>Go and look at the scholarship. Does it say anything that would suggest that you need to be a citizen?</p>
<p>Did you formally accept the scholarship at some point? </p>
<p>What school is this? </p>
<p>Was this a multi-year scholarship?</p>
<p>well, they recently (about a week ago) sent me the letter about filling out the GLACIER Online Tax Compliance System. This is the letter I got: "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U.S. government tax authority, requires The University of California, Riverside to collect information from all non-U.S. citizens and non-permanent resident aliens to determine the appropriate rate of tax withholding and reporting for any payments that may be made to such individuals.</p>
<p>You have received this email because you may receive payments from The University of California, Riverside. For your convenience, The University of California, Riverside allows you to provide the required information and complete the necessary forms via the Internet from any web-accessed computer using the GLACIER Online Tax Compliance System. The information and forms must be provided prior to any payment so that the correct tax withholding and reporting decisions are made; failure to do so may result in the maximum rate of tax withholding and/or delayed payment. Information provided to GLACIER is transmitted and stored securely and will only be used by The University of California, Riverside for purposes of tax withholding and reporting.</p>
<p>You must access GLACIER and provide the requested information within 10 days of receiving this message. If you do not provide the requested information within 10 days, the maximum amount of U.S. tax will be withheld from any payments made to you."</p>
<p>So after filling this out, I got a mail about 4 days ago saying that I’m not qualified to receive any federal or state aid due to my citizenship status. They didn’t even mention about citizenship status under their scholarship terms. This is what the scholarship terms say:</p>
<p>"Tenure of Scholarship</p>
<p>Scholarships are for the 2010-11 academic year and are not renewable.</p>
<p>Academic Requirements</p>
<p>Chancellor’s Scholars are required to enroll for a minimum of twelve units per quarter during their tenure as a Chancellor’s Scholar and to make normal progress toward a baccalaureate degree.</p>
<p>Honorarium</p>
<p>Chancellor’s Scholars will receive an honorarium equal to $5,000 for the 2010-11 academic year</p>
<p>The Chancellor’s Scholarship is disbursed in three installments, at the beginning of each academic quarter (it may be used to pay fees or issued in the form of a refund). The scholarship is coordinated with other funds offered to you by the Financial Aid Office. Contact the Financial Aid Office for further details.</p>
<p>Priority Course Registration</p>
<p>Chancellor’s Scholars will have the opportunity to register for and attend one of UC Riverside’s first two summer orientation sessions, which will give them priority enrollment for their Fall 2010 courses. They will also receive appointments for priority course registration for all other quarters.</p>
<p>Change in Academic Status</p>
<p>A Chancellor’s Scholar is responsible for notifying the Financial Aid Office of any change in academic status, such as taking less than twelve units per quarter or withdrawing from the University.</p>
<p>Leave of Absence</p>
<p>A Chancellor’s Scholar who has been granted an official leave of absence from the University must notify the Scholarship Coordinator in order to retain his or her appointment as a Chancellor’s Scholar.</p>
<p>Scholarship Transfer</p>
<p>The scholarship can only be used for attendance at the University of California, Riverside. The scholarship offer will be withdrawn from scholars who choose to attend another institution.</p>
<p>The Scholarship Coordinator in the Financial Aid Office, Mary Coronado, is prepared to answer any questions relating to the Chancellor’s Scholarship Program. She can be reached at (951) 827-7243.</p>
<p>Acceptance</p>
<p>I hereby accept appointment as a Chancellor’s Scholar at UCR for 2010-11 (Note: This acceptance has no impact on your Student Intent to Register/SIR which is needed to confirm your intention to enroll at UCR). I have read the General Information and Terms concerning the obligations and privileges of a Chancellor’s Scholarship and agree to accept the obligations thereto attached. I understand that I will receive an honorarium equal to $5,000 for the 2010-11 academic year.</p>
<p>Information Release</p>
<p>I hereby authorize UCR to release biographical information about myself for use in publicity related to my status as a UCR Chancellor’s Scholar."</p>
<p>So yea. I formally accepted it after I got accepted and this is UC Riverside by the way.
it wasn’t multi-year scholarship. it was $5,000 for 1 year.</p>
<p>*So after filling this out, I got a mail about 4 days ago saying that I’m not qualified to receive any federal or state aid due to my citizenship status. They didn’t even mention about citizenship status under their scholarship terms. This is what the scholarship terms say:
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<p>While it’s true that you’re not eligible for any state or federal aid, I don’t see in this scholarship offer any indication that the funds were from the gov’t.</p>
<p>yea. I don’t think the scholarship is from the federal aid or state aid. It’s from my college. I’m sending an e-mail to UCR again. I’m just gonna ask why they sent me a letter about federal aid when my question was about the scholarship from UCR.</p>