Looking for international student scholarships and loans

The reality is that there is very little financial aid available from US sources for international students. International student scholarships are very hard to secure. The great majority of international students in America must rely exclusively on themselves and their relatives for funding. If you need to obtain financial aid or an international student scholarship to afford an American education, the best place for you to look is your home country. There may be international student scholarships and international student loans available for study abroad from your government, or from local businesses, organizations, and foundations in your home country.

Other places to look for international student scholarships, international student loans and other forms of international student aid are international humanitarian organizations that want to promote international education and cultural exchange with the USA. Included in these organizations are the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the League of Red Cross Societies, and the World Council of Churches. Some of these organizations have restricted financial aid, international student scholarships and international student loans. For example, the international student scholarships or aid may only be available to graduate students, students from a specific ethnic group, or students who have chosen a specific course of study. Financial aid and scholarships from these organizations are very competitive, so you need to start your search early.

Finally, there are also many universities in the US that provide financial aid and international student scholarships to international students. However, this aid is usually limited and is often more readily available to graduate than undergraduate students. Furthermore, competition for international student scholarships and aid is fierce, and schools are careful to help out the most deserving international students. Good grades and exam scores are extremely important in securing an international student scholarship. Find out whether any of the schools that you would like to apply to have grants, loans or scholarships for international students. If they don’t, and you have not been able to obtain enough funding on your own, you may have to consider other schools that will help.

Below are some links for websites that provide information on international student scholarships and financial aid for international students:

ScholarshipExperts.com - This site helps international students who want to study in the USA with time-saving international student scholarship search tools. It also contains advice sections for international students.

International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) – This site provides a searchable database that contains various sources of aid available to international students. It is a free service.

International Student Loans – This site offers loans to international students, so long as the international student loan is co-signed by an American citizen.

Fulbright – Fulbright grants are available for international students in graduate school.

Rotary International – This organization provides some limited international student scholarships.

The Soros Foundations Network – This foundation offers international student scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Many are restricted to students from specific countries.

AAUW – This organization provides fellowships for international graduate students who are women.

American Councils for International Education – The councils provide international student grants and fellowships to international students from the former Soviet republics.

AMIDEAST – This organization provides grants for international students from the Middle East and North Africa.

Institute for International Education – The institute publishes a book titled Funding for U.S. Study: A Guide for Citizens of Other Nations that provides information on hundreds of grants and international student scholarships offered by governments, foundations and international organizations.

Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Notebook – This database contains a list of funding and international student scholarships available to graduate international students.

King Faisal Foundation – This organization provides an international student scholarship program for Muslim students to undertake post-graduate studies at any USA university.

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The International Medical University (IMU) has recognized that there are many Malaysian students who aspire to be a health sciences professional. For various reasons, some of these students are not able to achieve their life-long ambition, including those students whose families do not have the financial resources to support them for entry into an international institution like the IMU.

In view of this, the IMU has established a number of scholarships to be awarded to:

1. Two (2) students to pursue the undergraduate medical course in Malaysia leading to the MBBS (IMU).
2. Two (2) students to pursue the entire eight (8) semesters of the twinned undergraduate pharmacy course leading to the MPharm (Hons) degree (in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde).
3. One (1) student to pursue the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme to be conducted wholly in IMU, leading to the BPharm (Hons).
4. Two (2) students to pursue the Bachelor of Nursing degree leading to the BNursing (Hons).

Students who wish to apply must have excellent academic background together with other qualities, including strong extra-curricula activities and who, for financial reasons, would otherwise be unable to pursue a career in medicine, pharmacy or nursing.

These prestigious scholarships are established to reflect the IMU’s contribution to society. It also is an integral part of the University’s staff development scheme to groom young individuals with high potential to be part of the future IMU faculty for training of medical, pharmacy and allied health professionals. This is in line with our nations strive towards excellence in education and health care in the 21st century.

For enquiries or more information, please contact:
Tel : (603) 8656 7272 / 73
Fax : (603) 8656 1018
Email : enquiry@imu.edu.my

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Shell Malaysia engages in three main revenue generating business sectors, namely Exploration & Production (SM-EP), Gas and Power (SM-GP) and Downstream Oil Products (SM-DS). We have also established several hub businesses in Malaysia, which provide services and expertise to the Asia Pacific region and, in some cases, globally. We aspire to be the 'Top Performer of First Choice' by operating our businesses efficiently, responsibly and profitably. We aim to have a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) performance that we can be proud of , to earn the confidence of customers, shareholders and society at large, to be good neighbour and contribute to sustainable development. In pursuing high standards of performance, we seek a long term presence in Malaysia; striving to help all our stakeholders, improving their quality of life, while contributing to the nation's progress towards delivering Vision 2020.

The Shell Malaysia Scholarship Awards are now open for application. The scholarship is awarded to Malaysian students for pursuing full-time undergraduate studies (1st degree course) tenable at recognized universities in Malaysia or overseas, and Pre-University studies in Malaysia.

In addition, Shell also awards 2 scholarships to study Msc in Geoscience with Universiti Teknologi Petronas.

Scholarship Name
Shell Malaysia Scholarship 2009

Field Of Study
Engineering (Petroleum, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical),Sciences (Geosciences, Chemistry and Physics),Business Administration / Economics,Finance & Accounting,IT (includes Business/ Management IT),Master of Science (MsC) in Geosciences.

Eligibility

1. Diploma, matriculation, STPM, ‘A’ level and SPM/ O’ Level students who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for the Shell Malaysia Scholarship Awards:
2. Excellent academic achievement with emphasis in English
   Demonstration of leadership skills through active participation in extra-curricular activities. e.g. societies and clubs, sports, etc.
   Strong academic record and realistic expectation of a high CGPA or its equivalent.Candidate must posses a good Honours Degree or equivalent in the relevant field from a recognized university.
3. Applicants who are native English speakers or holding a degree with English as the medium of instruction may be exempted from this requirement.Applicants who are Malaysian citizens must possess a credit in Bahasa Melayu at the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) level or an equivalent qualification.
4. Foreign and local students are required to have English proficiency in both written and spoken by the meeting one the following requirements:
   Minimum TOEFL score of 550 OR
   Minimum IELTS score of 6.0 OR
   Minimum ELTS score of Band-6 OR
   Minimum MUET score of Band-4

HOW TO APPLICATION

All applications must be submitted online. Please submit your application before April 30th 2009.

Apply Now for the Shell Malaysia Scholarship 2009
Interview is compulsory.
Only shorlisted candidates will be notified.
Incomplete Application Form and late submission will be rejected.

For further enquiries, please email to scholarships@shell.com

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Public Services Department PSD scholarship of undergraduate students at local universities goes up by a 100% from 5,000 to 10,000 annually, beginning next year.
The aim behind this move is to address the shortage of students in critical fields as well as the social sciences.
More than 90,000 students at local higher learning institutions will enjoy a higher cost of living allowance (Cola). Students will see an increase from 23% to 84% with retrospective effect from the first semester this year from this PSD scholarship.
Government-sponsored students in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada will also enjoy an increase in Cola by up to 97%.
In addition, a RM12bil allocation has been provided for the implementation of higher education projects and programmes.
The first of these projects is the enhancement of research, development and commercialisation activities in four research universities - Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia.
An additional perk related to research and development in-cludes royalty of 80% for re-searchers.
This is an improvement from the current situation where a research institution receives 50%, with the remainder 50% shared by the institution and the researcher.
Universiti Teknologi Mara will receive part of the allocation to increase its student enrolment to 200,000 by 2010.
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Universiti Darul Iman and Universiti Pertahanan will also benefit from the allocation for upgrading and expansion works.
Another group of beneficiaries from RM12bil are community colleges, which will undergo a re-branding exercise.
Perks for higher education also include tax relief of up to RM5,000 on education fees for postgraduate studies.

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Agency Profile
To provide financial aid for college and universities potential and qualified Bumiputera students to further studies at institutions of higher learning in the fields of science, technology, professional, expertise , management and others required by the private sector and the country in order to increase the number of Bumiputera participation in the trade and industry sectors.

Education Fund Name
MARA Scholarship Programs

Within Malaysia

• MARA Scholarship for post SPM Programs
• Excellent Student Scheme (Skim Pelajar Cemerlang)
• American Degree Foundation /Programs for American Top Universities (ATU)
• International Baccalaureate
• A-Level for British Top Universities (BTU)
• German A-Level

1st. Degree Professional / Programs

1st Degree Programs at IPTA/IPTS.

Technical DiplomaScholarship of students at MARA Institutes of higher learning eg. GMI, MFI. Scholarship of students at other technical institutes eg. TATI, Tool Tronic and JMTI

Franchised Diploma Program of Public Institutes of Higher Learning at private colleges,IT Diploma at MARA Institutes of Learning, Franchised Degree Program of Public Institutes of Higher Learning at private colleges, Professional Accountancy ACCA/CIMA, Professional Architecture--PAM/LAM II,Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators-ICSA 3 + 0 programs in private colleges.

Overseas Programs

1st. Degree/Professional Programs

Scholarship of SPM leavers
Scholarship of Diploma holdersScholarship of 1st. Degree holders
Scholarship of Masters Degree holdersScholarship of Accountancy students

Notes: Field of studies sponsored for (i-iii) are Medicine, Engineering, Information Technology, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and other fields deemed critical by the Government.

Eligibility

1. Bumiputera, Malaysian citizen: Definition of Bumiputera – If one of the parents is a Malay and practicing Islam or Bumiputera (aborigines/indigenous for Sabah & Sarawak) therefore his/her children are Bumiputeras. Credits in Bahasa Melayu at SPM/SPMV level.
2. Never been financed by any scholarship bodies at the same education level. Students whose scholarships have been terminated by any sponsor may apply for MARA financial assistance a year after the termination, with the condition that the students have to bear all expenses for that year and obtain excellent results.
3. Institutions of higher learning are recognized by Malaysian Government or private institutions of higher learning are recognized by Private Education Division, Ministry of Education.
4. Meet age requirements as follows:i. Programs for SPM school leavers – 19 years and belowii. First degree – not exceeding 30 years oldiii. Master’s degree/Medicine/Dentistry Specialization - not exceeding 40 years oldiv. Doctor of Philosophy (phD) – not exceeding 45 years old
5. Currently undergo courses that are of great importance to MARA.
6. Free from any contracts or paid leave from employer while studying except for Medical Specialization courses (For each programs sponsored, there will be other specific requirements relevant to such programs)
7. The Socio Economic status of the family where the annual taxable joint income of the parents or spouses must not exceed RM80,000.

How to apply

Please visit http://www.mara.gov.my/english/division/BPP/default.htm

Any inquiries, please contact:Tel: (603) 26915111 ext 1400

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