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International Scholarships
- Graduate Students: Read more about the International Graduate Commitment Scholarship in addition to graduate assistantships.
- Undergraduate Students: Read more about the International Undergraduate Commitment Scholarship.
- Transfer Students: Read more about the Transfer Undergraduate Commitment Scholarship.
- Students receiving a graduate assistantship are not eligible for the Graduate Commitment Scholarship, Country Pioneer Scholarship or the International Presidential Scholarship.
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Please note some scholarships have new criteria that begins fall semester 2021. Students receiving
spring semester 2021 scholarships may have different award amounts.
International Undergraduate Commitment Scholarship
Award:
- $4,000 – 8,000 per year, available fall and spring semester
- $8,000 per year: 3.5 GPA confirmed by WIU
- $6,000 per year: 3.0 GPA confirmed by WIU
- $4,000 per year: 2.5 GPA confirmed by WIU
Criteria:
- Renewable for up to three years (six semesters) as an undergraduate (8 semesters total) OR until student receives a degree, whichever comes first
- 3.0 cumulative GPA must be maintained for renewal
- Continuous enrollment required (Prorated to $750 per 3 SH if an immigration exemption has been awarded for the final semester)
- 50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester. Not available to students on a government or NGO sponsorship program except with a bilateral agreement
- Recipients may enroll in summer school at in-state rates
- Students enrolled in online studies are eligible
- Scholarship only applied to WIU tuition. No cash refund is available.
International Graduate Commitment Scholarship
- Award: $4,000 per year, available fall and spring semester
Criteria:
- Must be a newly admitted graduate, non-sponsored international student enrolling to WIU for the first time.
- Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (confirmed by WIU)
- Renewable for a second year with a 3.0 GPA maintained
- Continuous enrollment required (Prorated to $500 per 3 SH if an immigration exemption has been awarded for the final semester)
- 50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester
- Recipients may enroll in summer school at in-state rates
- Students enrolled in online studies are eligible
- Students receiving a graduate assistantship are not eligible for this award
- Scholarship only applied to WIU tuition. No cash refund is available.
International Undergraduate Transfer Commitment
Provides an annual award to incoming transfer, non-sponsored international students enrolling to WIU for the first time.
Award:
- $4,000 – $8,000 per year, available fall and spring semester
Criteria:
- $8,000 per year: 3.5 GPA per year
- $6,000 per year: 3.00 GPA
- $4,000 per year: 2.5 GPA
- Renewable for two additional years (four semesters) as an undergraduate (6 semesters total) OR until student receives a degree, whichever comes first
- 3.0 cumulative GPA must be maintained for renewal
- Recipients must have earned a minimum of 24 college credits and eligibility is based on college GPA
- Continuous full-time enrollment (Prorated to $750 per 3 SH if an immigration exemption has been awarded for the final semester)
- 50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester. Not available to students on a government or NGO sponsorship program except with a bilateral agreement
- Recipients may enroll in summer school at in-state rates
- Students enrolled in online studies are eligible
- Scholarship only applied to WIU tuition. No cash refund is available.
Additional Scholarships
International Presidential Scholarship (IPS)
Award: Full Tuition Cost for a total of Six students worldwide.
- Eligible candidates will be invited to apply after receiving full admission. This scholarship is next available for fall semester 2022.
Criteria:
- Renewable for up to three years (six semesters) as an undergraduate (8 semesters total) OR until student receives a degree, whichever comes first
- 3.0 cumulative GPA must be maintained for renewal
- 50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester
- IPS recipients must be available as campus ambassadors and aid our international recruitment efforts
- Recipients may not earn any other academic or tuition reduction scholarship
- Recipients may enroll in summer school under the terms of the scholarship
- Awarded by a selection committee
Country Pioneer Scholarship
- Closed until Fall
Provides a one-time $2,000 scholarship to a graduate or undergraduate student who enrolls from any country currently not represented at WIU. This scholarship begins fall semester 2021.
Award: $2000
Criteria:
- Prospective Student must have a 3.0 undergrad, transfer, or graduate GPA on entry
- First arriving student-or all members of that cohort-- from a country not represented will receive this award in any year that this country is not represented on our campus
- Scholarship only applied to WIU tuition. No cash refund is available
- Not renewable---First Year Only
- Students receiving any graduate assistantship are not eligible for this award
- Not combinable with Regional Diversity Scholarship
- 50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester
- Students may not be recruited by an agency
- Stackable with other scholarships
Undergraduate Regional Diversity Scholarship
Provides a renewable annual $3,000 scholarship for students from underrepresented South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean countries.
This scholarship begins in fall semester 2021.
Award: $3000
Criteria:
- Prospective Student must be fully admitted to a degree program and enrolled on campus full time
- Prospective Student must have a 3.0 Cumulative GPA or 3.0 GPA from WIU's Summer Sampler Program
- Renewable as follows: two additional years for transfer students; and three additional years for freshmen
- All students must maintain a 3.0 GPA for renewal; Stackable with other scholarships
- 50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester
- Regional Diversity Scholarship may not be combined with Country Pioneer Scholarship.
Rodney and Bertha Fink International Women's Scholarship
Award: $1,200 scholarship ($600 awarded in fall, $600 awarded in spring), available fall semester only
- Closed until Spring
Criteria:
- Must be a current female international student
- Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite
- Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement
- Preference will be given to a female student from an emerging/developing country majoring in Agriculture or Agriculture Business.
Bessie Meyers Scholarship
Award: $400 scholarship, available fall and spring semester
- Closed until Fall
Criteria:
- Must be current full or part-time international student, male or female
- Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite
- Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement.
Bring a Bestie Scholarship
Award: $1000 scholarship, paid over two semesters
Criteria:
- Prospective student must be identified and referred prior to applying to WIU
- Prospective student must be from the same home country as referring student
- Prospective student must matriculate into a degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level
- Prospective students must not be eligible for agency commission or applied with an agency reference
- Prospective and referring student will each receive a $500 scholarship for two successive semesters in which the prospective student has zero balance. Referring students may receive the entire scholarship if enrolled in a final semester. Referral is limited to one earned scholarship.
- Stackable with other scholarships.
Francis and Peggy Davern International Scholarship
Award: $325 scholarship, available fall and spring semester
- Closed until Fall
Criteria:
- Must be current full-time international student, male or female, any major
- Graduate students must have 3.5 GPA or better; undergraduates must have 2.5 GPA or better
- Must have a letter of recommendation from WIU international alum.
Ruth Hughes WESL Scholarship
Award: $800 scholarship, available fall semester
- Closed until Spring
Criteria:
- Open to a student enrolled at WIU who is preparing to enter the field of ESL and who might be a student assistant in the WESL Institute
- Open to a graduate of the WESL Institute who has become a regularly admissible full-time student at Western Illinois University
- Preference will be given to African American students.
Macomb Branch AAUW International Student
Award: $500 scholarship, available fall and spring semester
- Closed until Fall
Criteria:
- Must be current full-time international student
- Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite
- Must have attended WIU for two or more semesters
- Must have at least 2.5 GPA
- Must be undergraduate
- Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement
Dr. In-Kon Kim Scholarship
Award: $1000 scholarship, available fall and spring semester
- Closed until Fall
Criteria:
- Must be a current full-time international student
- Must be Korean National, GPA 3.0 or higher
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Must be within one year of completing FIRST degree from WIU
- Must be in good judicial standing
Summer Sampler Scholarship
Award: $2500, towards cost of tuition
- Coming Summer of 2023
Criteria:
- Provides access to WIU for four weeks in the July semester for up to 100 students
- Student should demonstrate intent to enroll full time in a degree program at WIU by submitting an application for admission to be eligible for tuition award
- Students must be admissible to WIU
- Applicants must be high school seniors or current community college students or university sophomores or juniors or recent community college graduates
- No application fee to apply using regular portal and selecting Summer Sampler Program
- Scholarship application required indicating plans to seek an available degree at WIU
- Program will allow registration in 6-7 undergraduate or 3 graduate SH plus possible internship experience
- Program will entail three trips to various points of interest, community service, departmental experience with intended program; and seminar in recruitment and promotion of Western Illinois Bestie Program
- Tuition will be calculated at in-state rate for the program
- No refunds on any scholarships; Scholarship awards are for tuition and fees only and may not be applied towards housing, insurance, or other costs
WEOG Awards for International Students
Award: $500 scholarships, available fall and spring semester
- Closed until Fall
Criteria:
- Must be current full-time international student, male or female
- Financial need will be regarded as an important requisite
- Preference may be given to applicants based on academic performance and/or demonstrated campus/community involvement
Redeemed Student Fellowship Scholarship
Award: $200 scholarship
- Closed until Fall
Criteria:
- Be currently enrolled at WIU
- Demonstrate financial need
- Be a member of the Redeemed Students Fellowship
- Be an international student at WIU
- Be in good academic standing
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