are there less chances of getting financial aid in the US if you are not american?
82814
It depends on the school and the type of aid.  Federal aid is available only to US citizens and permanent residents.  You can still apply for numerous private scholarships if they don't have rules regarding nationality.
880252
Yes, grants are only issued to students who are need based, so if your family's income exceeds a certain amount, you may not be eligible for a grant. Loans and scholarships are still an option for you though! Hope that helps!
147597
Work on your English before you apply!\n\nBut seriously, most universities have on-line applications these days, both for admission and for financial aid.  While most scholarships go to Americans, and at state universities to citizens of that state, some of them are open to foreign students.  But you will need very good English, because you will be competing with those who have spoken it from birth.\n\nYou might also check whether your government, or private foundations in your country or in America, offer scholarships that are not tied to where you go to school.  For example, many large corporations have non-profit foundations associated with them for tax reasons.  There are also non-profits that focus on a particular problem, such as the cure for a specific disease.  They tend to have scholarships which are specific to the fields in which their interests lie, such as pre-med and medical school for a foundation to combat a disease, or economics for a foundation interested in combating poverty.\n\nGood luck!
292688
No problem. If you apply directly to a couple of schools and you're an American citizen - you probably shouldn't have too much trouble. Look at these universities - Peking University, Tsinghua University, People's University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University and Beijing Foreign Studies University. One of them should definitely have scholarships available. I currently am a program at Peking University.
1066678
If you are financally disadvantaged or you are the first in your family to go to college(aka your parents didn't go to college) you can get major grants from public college's also some private colleges offer grants where u go to school for free and work on campus.
1024756
Fortunately for you, some of the top schools in the country are now promising to offer a LOT of financial aid to low-income students.  Yale, for example, promises incoming undergraduates that they will not expect a family contribution from families making less than $45,000/year.  \n\nThe details for Yale's Financial Aid policies can be found here: http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/financial_aid/index.html )\n(Oh, how the students at my school would love if we had the funding to do this)\n\nIn short, if you low-income but are qualified enough to get into the school based on your merit/academics, the school will help you find the funding to attend.  Best of luck!
698236
I'm not sure if this will help, but take a look at University of South Alabama's website and see what kind of financial aid that they offer. I do know that many international students attend there.\n\nwww.southalabama.edu
192533
Being a non-resident will prevent you from getting most kinds of Federal or State aid.  But, private schools and state-funded schools (in some instances) often have funds for which non-residents are eligible.\n\nAll of this depends very much on the particular school, so you really need to contact the Financial Aid office at the school or schools you are interested in attending.  Explain your situation to them and ask them what's available.  They're there to help you.
683233
You can try loans or come to America and get loans.
706842
A list of most American colleges and universities can be found at http://www.clas.ufl.edu/au. You'll have to check school by school for employment, financial aid, loans, merit-based or need-based scholarships, and other useful information. Email a school's International Student Office if you would like to ask more questions. \n\nSee the site of the American Universities Admissions Program at http://www.auap.com and write to the people there. \n\nTo search for scholarships from private associations, try http://www.internationalscholarships.com\n\nAnd don't mind Roo. That pig's been reported.
72301
They might. It depends on the school you choose, the programs avaiable, your academic qualification...or even other types of qualifications. You need to check with the Computer Science or Engineering department of the school you are considering, as well as checking with Admissions, AND looking for outside sources. Work study is almost always available in US universities. I can't speak for outside the US.
367023
Funding for international students at the undergraduate level is notoriously difficult if not impossible to get. You do have more opportunities at the graduate level through assistantships/fellowships offered by the institution or program you enroll in. Even then, it wouldnt be completely free but the cost involved would be minimal.
605297
They aren't, at least not in the US.  In fact, it is the opposite.  US US universities are obligated to try and create a diverse student body.  This means racially, culturally as well as by gender.  \n\nThe idea behind this is that it benefits the students there to learn about the other cultures and peoples in the country, to prevent prejudices from ruining someone’s chances (if you don’t like a certain group you may not admit them, but you will anyway if you are required to) as well as to give chances to people to improve themselves (if you come from a very poor family, had minimal education support from your parents and had to work part-time in high school, your grades might be a bit lower than those of a wealthy candidate who didn’t have to work and whose parents invested a great deal of time and money into providing the best education and enrichment opportunities.  When comparing straight grades and test scores, you wouldn’t get a spot while the wealthier student would.  The idea behind giving you a spot despite your lower scores is first to account for your achievements despite your obstacles, and also to cut you a break, give you a chance so that your children won’t have to go through what you did and your entire family will rise in economic and social well-being). \n\nAnyway, in the US approximately 60% of applicants to colleges and universities are female, while only 40% are male.  Admissions staff must still try to create a student body as close to 50/50 that they can.  What this means is that it is harder for a female to get a place than a male.  Another way to put it is if you are a male with a 3.4 GPA and a 1280 test  score, you may be chosen over a female with a 3.6 GPA and a 1320 SAT score.   All females are competing for the same amount of spaces as all males, but there are much less males in their pool than females in theirs.
586307
Federal financial aid is for US residents and citizens only. Admission has nothing to do with it.Some scholarship or school-based funding can be available to you. You should find out from the school itself about what they can offer.
813089
Possibly, but not much.  When applying for financial aid, you must fill out a form called a FAFSA, which is a federal form that takes into account the amount of money you have, that your parents/guardian have (if you are a dependent), and your income levels.\n\nThe feds then send that information to colleges that you are interested in applying to.  They also provide you with that information in case you decide on other colleges between when you fill out the FAFSA and when you fill out your applications.\n\nThe money that you have in a CD would be counted, but it would be counted if you simply held it in cash, too.  The only difference-maker would be the interest.
633412
There are some, yes.\n\nCheck out this link for loans: http://www.edupass.org/finaid/loans.phtml (particularly the ISLP loan)\nOr check out this one for other options: http://www.edupass.org/finaid/\n\nMany schools offer institutional scholarships to international students.  Don't let closed-minded people's comments get you down.  At the school I work for, we don't take citizenship status into consideration when determining a student's eligibility for our merit awards; we understand that talented students come from all over the globe. Our administration certainly doesn't consider it "a waste of money" -- it works both ways: just as our school looks good on our students' resumes, any cream-of-the-crop student (regardless of where they are from) looks good on ours.
559395
Yes, almost every ethnicity/ religion has some scholarship available to them. Check on the web and at whatever school you're at or applying to