Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $15,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- other
Description
International students on an F-1 visa are automatically considered for their merit-based Retriever Academic Award.
Benefits
Scholarships may cover tuition, student fees, textbooks and food/housing.
Eligibility
- Admitted student planning to study on an F-1 student visa.
- Secondary/high school GPA equivalent of 3.0 or higher (on 4.0 scale).
- Admitted for Fall semester.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Feb 2027
Create an Account!
Sign in to Scholarship Retriever using your myUMBC login. As soon as you have a campus ID, you can start applying to scholarships!
Complete your General Application!
Your general application opens up opportunities for you to apply to! Complete the general application each year to be automatically matched to scholarships you may be eligible for, no additional action needed!
You will also be provided recommended opportunities, which may be a good fit for you based on your application, but may require you to answer some additional prompts.
Apply for Scholarships!
Check back regularly on Scholarship Retriever for new opportunities to be posted, scholarships are posted all year! We recommend checking back every 2-3 weeks to help make the task more manageable!
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