Scholarships are hard to find if you’re planning to study abroad from Nigeria. If you do a search on Google for international scholarships, you will definitely find great results for a list of scholarships, but you have to sort the results out for ones intended for students who wish to study in the United States.
One thing that America will offer students from abroad is a good education and the thing that must be done in return would be to have some initiative and work hard. However, scholarships have been so hard to find, especially full scholarships for international students.
Educational expenses are astounding and the cost is rising as the years pass by. Between paying out for tuition, paying for supplies, and be able to eat it’s no surprise that many students end up struggling in a foreign country like the USA.
I know you would be asking how about free scholarships and student grants for international students that intend to study in the United States. Well, that is a different topic which we’ll talk about in our next article.
However, those scholars living in the United States have variations of aid that they can submit an application for and many will help to offset virtually all expenses which are incurred. Though, international students often see that an American university is expensive to attend and student financial aid is limited to international students – they need to try somewhere else like the U.K and Canada.
Don’t worry, you’ll find all kinds of financial resources that are available to students from other countries and they can supply those individuals who qualify for it with the funding that they have to live and study in the USA.
How to Locate Aid
Finding scholarships for international students isn’t as difficult as it may seem. The secret is to go through everything that is available online and be careful about all of the places you’re submitting scholarship applications to. There won’t be any need to pay for the application and if you are being asked for a payment you are likely to get scammed.
There are several fellowship programs available to students from other countries. It’s really the best way to get your education paid for and it’s generally approved for students who plan to go into certain fields of study. Contact your school financial aid office for more information of this type of aid.
Grants are also a great financial resource and the best thing is that you won’t have to pay it back to the borrower. Government and companies have set forth these funds to aid those from abroad to come to the U. S and study free. Making use of scholarship websites like those found here can be a great tool to find undergraduate scholarships.
A work study program is often a good option for many international students. This is an approach to help and fund your education and also will provide you with a little bit of spending money in the process.
Make sure that when you’re filling out your applications for financial aid that you meet every one of the deadlines which might be put into place. Not getting all things done quickly will probably disqualify you for any type of aid available out there for International students.
Finding scholarships for international students might be a quick and easy process. The biggest thing is always to take the time to do everything right and get your entire paperwork done on time. By doing this, you’ll ensure yourself a great American education.
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Good luck!
Comment Text *with all sincerity, I long for financial assistance to enable me complete my post graduate study.M.sc.in Rural and community Development in the University of Uyo, Uyo Nigeria.I would be grateful if my request is given due attention.thanks
Hello,
We don’t provide the assistance you’re requesting – we are a resource portal and you should be able to find scholarships listed in this site. Search on the website as we have written scholarships in the countries: U.S ,U.K Canada and many more. Thanks
Good day…I need to know about schools in the u.s that admit international(Nigerian)students who wish to study international relations and diplomacy at masters level . Thanks.
Hello, there are thousands of schools. You just need to make a choice and probably research to choose one
Thanks
Comment Text*Hello am a student of college of education here in Nigeria,assuming I get a scholarship to study in Canada, will I start from level one or will start from where I stopped here in Nigeria?
Hello,
The school you’re applying to has the right to determine the level you will start once your application for admission has been completed and your transcript evaluated. Every school is different. You need to go through your intended school sir..Thanks
Hello thanks for the info, my wife made first class in Electrical Electronics Engineering, and i would like her to further her studies Masters in abroad how can you be of help sir
Hello,
Unfortunately, I can only advise people here and can’t help you find what you’re looking for.If you have any other questions you can go ahead and ask it here. Thanks
Hello good morning my Name is Adetutu, i would like to know how to apply for a scholarship abroad
Comment Text*hello am a Nigerian and I just finished my High School and I don’t know if u could be of help to tell me a good site to apply for Scholarship to the University I would be glad if I get a reply thanks.
Hello,
You have so many sites you can apply for scholarships, and I have written most of them in this blog. You can make use of bing or Google