International Scholarships

• Students are eligible for our scholarships if they are 1 of the following:
  • Students whose entire high school was completed outside the U.S.
  • Students entering UC directly from a university outside of the U.S.
  • Students entering UC through Conditional Admission
  • Foreign nationals who have completed (or are completing) an Associate’s degree from an accredited university or community college in the U.S. or outside of the U.S.
  • Foreign national transfer students who have earned at least 24 semester hours of university level course credit at a university outside of the U.S. 

A student must meet one of the following requirements:

• TOEFL: 79 Composite (Minimum 15 each subsection; 20 Writing; 20 Speaking) 
• IELTS: 6.5 Overall (Minimum 5.5 each subsection; 6.0 Writing; 6.0 Speaking)
• ELS: Graduate from session 112
• Duolingo (DET): 100 Overall (Minimum 100 Production; 100 Conversation)
  
• ACT English: 19 Minimum Score
• SAT Evidence-Based Reading Writing: 480 Minimum
• Cambridge Assessment of English: 176 Minimum Score

• August 1 - December 1: Most generous scholarship awards
• December 2 - February 1: Scholarship awards to exceptional students
• February 2 - April 1: Scholarship awards based on funding availability

• International transfer students who have completed (or are completing) an Associate’s degree from an accredited university or community college in the U.S. or outside of the U.S. 
• International transfer students who earned at least 24 semester hours of university level course credit at a university outside of the U.S. 
• English proficiency tests are not required if students complete UC equivalent English Composition I (ENGL1001) course with a B grade or higher at a regionally accredited US institution. 
• Students studying in the US must either earn an Associate's degree or have taken 24 credit hours in the U.S. to qualify.

A student studying in the U.S. must earn an Associate degree to qualify for transfer scholarships. U.S. university or community college transcripts are required.

3.25 - 4.0 Cumulative GPA at university or community college

Students applying during their final semester or semesters of study towards the Associate Degree may be considered. They must submit a final transcript from the university or community college that demonstrates they have met the cumulative GPA requirement and have earned an Associate’s degree before the scholarship funds will be given.

A student who has an Associate degree from a university outside of the U.S. is required to submit transcripts and a test of English ability:

3.25 - 4.0 Cumulative GPA at university 

and

• TOEFL iBT: 79-91 
• PTE: 62
• TOEFL: 79 Composite (minimum 15 on each subsection) 
  
• IELTS: 6.5 Overall (minimum 5.5 on each subsection)
• ELS: Graduate from session 112
• Duolingo (DET)

English proficiency tests are not required if students complete UC equivalent English Composition I (ENGL1001) course with a B grade or higher at a regionally accredited US institution. 

• March 1: Applicants to College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) 
• June 1: Applicants to College of Engineering and Applied Science 
• July 1: Applicants to all other colleges