Monday, March 31, 2008

The University of Utah, Salt Lake City. . . .

The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, appears to be a large school, offering many undergraduate and graduate programs. The homepage for the university is unfortunately very text-heavy, meaning that students must hunt for the information they need.

The university website contains many links to external sites, focused on international student scholarship resources. This is a hint that perhaps this university does not offer any international scholarships of its own. That doesn't mean you shouldn't at least take a look at the resources that are available on the site---perhaps one of them will meet your needs perfectly!

Cleveland State University, Ohio. . . . . .

Cleveland State University is located in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. The graduate programs page indicates a wide variety of master's and doctoral degrees, as does the undergraduate programs page.

The CSU website has links to several scholarship programs focused toward international students, as well as for students in either Business Administration or Engineering programs. It appears that many of the links take students to other websites, such as International Scholarships online, and student loan organizations. This seems a bit confusing, and these external links should probably have been placed on a separate page, to ensure that students are aware that these are not CSU-sponsored scholarships.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Campbellsville University, Kentucky . . . . .

Campbellsville University is located, as you may have guessed, in Campbellsville, Kentucky. This appears to be a religion-based university, and this is reflected in some of the graduate programs available to students. The university does offer a wide array of undergraduate programs, in which Business Administration is included.

While the school itself is small, its choice of international scholarships is quite large, judging by the website. This may be a school at which an international may want to begin (perhaps with ESL studies) and then transfer to a larger institution.

University of Iowa, Iowa City. . . . .

The University of Iowa at Iowa City is a very large university, with about 29,000 students. International students make up 7% of the student body, which is a very high percentage. As you would expect of such a large university, there are many degree programs offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level, including Engineering, Business Administration, and Computer Science.

The university offers a comprehensive, well-organized page relevant to international students looking for funding. The funding sources are broken down for students depending on level of study (undergraduate, graduate, etc). The site even has a link for external funding sources (scholarships not associated with the university), which is unusual.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Mercer University. . . .

Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia. According to the website, "The University has 7,300 students; 11 schools and colleges – liberal arts, law, pharmacy, medicine, business, engineering, education, theology, music, nursing and continuing and professional studies; major campuses in Macon and Atlanta; four regional academic centers across the state; a university press; two teaching hospitals; educational partnerships with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Warner Robins and Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta; an engineering research center in Warner Robins; a performing arts center in Macon; and a NCAA Division I athletic program. "

There are a wide variety of scholarships and grants available through this private university. The International Programs office has its own website, and contains information about orientation, employment, and immigration regulations.