Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarships at Northern Arizona University in the US
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Northern Arizona University in the US invites undergraduate and postgraduate students from all nationalities to apply for the International Excellence Award, which is a merit-based tuition waiver for the first time undergraduate and postgraduate degree-seeking students admitted directly into a university degree program. The International Excellence Award was established to provide opportunities for high-achieving underrepresented international students to attend the university.
Eligibility criteria:
- There are a limited number of scholarships and priority will be given to applicants that apply by the recommended deadlines of March 1st for the fall semester and October 1st for the spring semester
- Students with a 3.0 GPA or higher will be considered although not all eligible applicants will be awarded
- Students entering through a bilateral exchange, an ISEP exchange, or a dual degree program are not eligible
- Graduate students with graduate assistantships are not eligible
- Applicants must get the following scores in their English test: TOEFL 70 IBT, IELTS 6.0 band or higher
- Participation in two community service projects and the international week is also required yearly. Student participation in a community service project in the fall semester and a community service project and the international week in the spring semester is mandatory for all scholarship recipients. Participation in community service projects and international week will be evaluated as part of the consideration process for future scholarship applications
- Students receiving this award are required to attend a meeting with the scholarship program officer early each semester to plan their community service activities and projects, and then to carry through with their commitment to community service with various activities on and off-campus each academic term
- Students must have had past community service activities included school visits and presentations to elementary students on your country, student calling campaigns and international events on campus like the International Student Festival
Scholarship amount:
The award amount is $10,000 – $13,000 per year; $5,000 for the first fall and $5,000 for the first spring semester of enrollment, or $6,500 and $6,500 respectively, and is applicable to tuition only. The award amount for graduate students is $10,000. Students receiving this award are required to maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher to renew this award for $13,000 per academic year. Students who maintain a GPA of 3.00-3.49 are eligible for renewal for $10,000 per academic year.
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