International Student Scholarships

Undergraduate Admissions offers competitive, merit-based scholarships to new international students each year. International students are eligible for non-need based scholarships. International students must provide appropriate visa/immigration documentation to the International Services Office prior to receiving funds.

Some of these international freshman (in-state freshman) and transfer scholarships may be combined with other university scholarships as well as scholarships you may receive from outside sources.

If you are from an eligible Caribbean or Latin American nation or U.S. territory (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), you may be considered for in-state freshman and transfer scholarships. If you are selected for a scholarship, you will be temporarily reclassified as Florida residents for tuition purposes as long as you retain the scholarship.

Requirements

Priority scholarship deadlines:

• Apply for admission by your priority scholarship deadline. You do not need to submit a separate scholarship application. Refer to the admissions checklist to complete your application.
• Send updated credentials, including semester transcripts and SAT/ACT test scores.
• Check the mail! If selected, you will be notified by international airmail as part of the admission acceptance letter or a separate scholarship offer letter.
• To accept your scholarship(s), log onto OASIS and follow the links to the Financial Aid 'Awards by Term'.

Awarding timeline

You must be admitted to USF to be considered for a scholarship. Final transcripts or supporting documentation received after the awarding timeline will not be considered for scholarship selection. If you are selected for a scholarship, you will be notified by the following awarding timeline based upon your student type and term of entry:

Accepting Your Scholarship

After you receive your scholarship offer in the mail,

• Logon to OASIS
• Click on “Student and Financial Aid”, “Financial Aid”, “My Award and Loan Information” then “Awards by Aid Year”
• Select the “0910 (Fall 09, Spr 10, Sumr 10)” award year and click “Submit”
• Click on the “Terms & Conditions” tab and review the information then click “Accept”
• Go to the “Accept Award Offer” tab and accept each scholarship offer.

Scholarship Renewal Terms

Freshman scholarships offered by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions are renewable for up to eight (8) consecutive semesters (four years) of undergraduate coursework or receipt of a bachelor’s degree (whichever occurs first). Depending on the awards, transfer scholarships are renewable for between four (4) and six (6) consecutive semesters (two to three years) of undergraduate coursework or receipt of a bachelor’s degree (whichever occurs first). All scholarships require that you meet the following renewal criteria:

• Maintain a minimum cumulative USF GPA of 3.0
• Enroll as a full-time undergraduate student (minimum twelve (12) USF credit hours per semester) in each term that scholarship funds are received. Funds are disbursed in the fall and spring semesters only
• Complete 30 USF credit hours per academic year. NOTE: Summer session courses completed at USF may count towards your scholarship renewal. Cross-enrolling (transient) at another college/university, repeating a course, receiving an incomplete grade or auditing a course are not considered as satisfying renewal criteria deficiencies. Additionally, credits earned through AP, IB, AICE or CLEP exams, dual enrollment or transfer credits from other colleges/universities are not considered toward your 30-credit-hour requirement.