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International Students - Scholarships and Financial Aid

There are several scholarship and financial aid options available to international students.

Office of International Programs/SFA International Scholarship

The OIP/SFA International Scholarship is to be awarded to any student that will contribute to the increased diversity for international representation at Stephen F. Austin State University. The amount of the scholarship is $1,000 per year. Graduate students who are awarded $1000 OIP/SFA scholarships and are subsequently awarded graduate assistantships will have their scholarship cancelled.

Criteria for consideration (must satisfy at least two of the following):

  1. A student whose mother tongue language is other than English.
  2. A student who has lived in a country other than the United States for a period of five years or more .
  3. A student who has foreign or dual citizenship: recognized by foreign country and not by United States.
  4. To a student who can demonstrate how he/she could make a contribution to international diversity on the SFA campus. (Prepare a 100-word essay explaining the contribution.)

Additional requirements

In addition, recipients of the scholarship must join the International Student Organization on campus and attend monthly meetings.  Recipients should also participate in at least one of the Fall International Week activities and one of our Spring Multicultural Festival activities.  It is requested, but not required, that recipients assist with new student orientation.

All applicants must show financial need in order to be awarded the scholarship.

Students who receive  $1000 OIP Scholarship are eligible for Texas resident tuition rates.

Applications are available in the Office of International Program, or on the internet at www.sfasu.edu/oip. Evaluation and award of this scholarship will be determined by OIP.

Deadline for application is July 1 for Fall semester awards and November 1 for Spring semester awards.

 

Pilot 19

As a result of the NAFTA Agreement, two students from Mexico per 1,000 students enrolled at SFA are eligible to pay in-state tuition and fees. Students accepted into this financial aid program must sign a financial need statement. (For example, with 11,000 students at SFA, 24 students from Mexico would be entitled to receive this tuition waiver.)

Good Neighbor Scholarship

The Texas Legislature enacted a law that awards 10 scholarships to students from every country south of the United States (except Cuba) and Canada. In addition, 30 scholarships are awarded to students from Peru and Mexico. Students must have been accepted into a Texas university by March 1. Then the university submits names to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which awards the scholarships. Recipients do not pay state tuition for fall, spring and summer following the award made in May. Recipients must intend to return to the eligible country upon completion of the program of study.

Other scholarships

See Scholarship Awards in the 2006-2007 General Bulletin for other scholarships, such as Community College Transfer Scholarship, for which international students may be eligible.

Other financial aid for international students

TPEG Grants - See the Financial Aid section of the 2006-2007 General Bulletin. (Applications for international students are available in the OIP.) International or nonresident students who hold competitive scholarships of at least $1,000 for an academic year are entitled to pay resident tuition and fees provided they compete with other students, including Texas residents, for the scholarship. The scholarship must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by the university. The waiver of non-resident fees is available only during the period covered by the scholarship.

Required documents for International Students

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