TOP 10 Undergraduate Scholarships (2011)

10. Commonwealth-Grenada St. George’s University Scholarship Program

• Academically gifted students with limited resources deserve the ability to reach their potential. SGU recognizes this, and that’s why in January 2007 the University launched The Commonwealth-Grenada St. George’s University Scholarship Program (CGSP). * The program includes 75 scholarships, 10 of which will be awarded to students entering the School of Arts and Sciences. The goal of these scholarships is to train professionals to enhance the business and educational infrastructure of Commonwealth countries, specifically developing nations. Eligible undergraduate degree programs are International Business, Management Information Technology and Life Sciences.

9. Korean Government Scholarship Program for International Students for an Undergraduate Course

• The objective of the Korean Government Scholarship Program for an Undergraduate Course is to provide international students with the opportunity to conduct advanced studies at higher educational institutions in Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between the countries.

8.The China Scholarship Council (CSC)

• is a non-profit institution with legal person status affiliated with the Ministry of Education.
• The objective of the CSC is to provide, in accordance with the law, statutes and relevant principles and policies of China, financial assistance to the Chinese citizens wishing to study abroad and to the foreign citizens wishing to study in China in order to develop the educational, scientific and technological, and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation between China and other countries, to strengthen the friendship and understanding between Chinese people and the people of all other countries, and to promote world peace and the socialist modernization drive in China.

7. Indian Council for Cultural Relations

• The I.C.C.R on behalf Government of India offers scholarships and fellowships to international students wishing to study in India in various programs and disciplines. Scholarships are available also for research work and non-formal courses (Religion, Classical Music, Dance and Crafts). Click here for details of scholarship schemes available for International Students.
• ICCR offers 1804 scholarships every year under its various scholarship schemes. International students from over 70 countries study in different universities and educational institutions spread all over India to pursue a variety of courses from under-graduate to post-doctoral level in various subjects.

6. University of British Columbia – Awards for International Students

• The International Leader of Tomorrow Award (ILOT) is given to outstanding secondary school students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability and leadership potential, and who would be unable to attend UBC without financial support. Awards are by nomination only, and only one student may be nominated by each school or institution.

• The International Student Humanitarian Award (ISHA) is given to students entering UBC directly from secondary school, who have demonstrated academic achievement in circumstances requiring exceptional perseverance. Nominations are accepted from secondary schools and from international community-based and non-governmental organizations.

5. Australian National University

• A number of undergraduate fee waiver scholarships are available to students from any country.
• 100% coverage of international student tuition fees
• Overseas Student Health Cover (100%) is also included.

4.  York University - International Entrance Scholarship

• $100,000 – ($25,000 x 4 years)
• Highest academic average
• Demonstrated leadership skill
• Letters of recommendation
• To renew – maintain a high academic standing (7.80 on a 9-point York scale) in each academic year at York
• Deadline: March 1

3.  New Zealand Development Scholarships

• New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) provide the opportunity for individuals from targeted developing countries to undertake studies at tertiary education institutions in New Zealand. The purpose of the scholarships is for candidates to gain knowledge and skills in specific subject areas that will assist in the development of their home country by contributing to identified human resource development (HRD) training needs. Awardees are required to return to their home country for at least two years after the completion of their scholarship to apply these new skills and knowledge in government, civil society or private business organizations.

2. Need-Blind Admissions

• Schools Awarding Financial Need-Blind Admissions Aid. This is a relatively new admissions policy but what it means is that a college or university will admit students regardless of their ability to pay, and for any students that cannot afford the price-tag, the university awards scholarships and other institutional aid to make up the difference. There are now nine US schools that offer need-blind admissions to international students. Basically, if you can get in, you can afford to go – they are:

• MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Massachusetts
• Harvard University in Massachusetts
• Princeton University in New Jersey
• Yale University in Connecticut
• Williams College in Massachusetts
• Middlebury College in Vermont
• Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
• Brown University
• Amherst College in Massachusetts

1.  Advancing Africa Full Undergraduate Scholarship Fund at Brown University in Providence, RI

• recipients shall be known as Advancing Africa Scholars;
• recipients will be asked to sign a pledge to return to full-time residency in Africa for a period of at least two years upon completion of undergraduate studies Brown or, if they have an opportunity to continue their studies, to return upon completion of a graduate degree;
• during their undergraduate studies at Brown, recipients shall be entitled to two return trips paid through the Fund;
• upon their return to Africa, recipients will be given an appropriate monthly stipend for two years to ensure a higher standard of living and to ease their transition. If the resident shall cease to be a full-time resident of Africa within the two year period, this stipend will terminate.