Federal and state funds are not available to international students.
The University of Toledo offers four admission awards to qualified international students. You will automatically be considered for all of these awards by submitting a completed admission application. A completed admission application includes the application for admission, all official academic transcripts, the official letter from your sponsor’s bank verifying sufficient funding, your international TOEFL score report (UT’s school code is 1845) or IELTS score report (if taken) and the $40 U.S.D. application fee.
SISTER CITIES AWARD
The Sister Cities Award is guaranteed to new undergraduate students enrolled for a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester whose permanent address is within one of the Toledo Sister Cities/Regions at the same time as application, including:
This award will cover 100 percent of the out-of-state tuition surcharge, valued at $8,812 U.S.D. for the 08-09 academic year.
To be eligible for this award, students must be admissible to the University. Renewal criteria requires maintaining academic eligibility to attend UT and the successful completion of 30 credit hours each academic year. Students are eligible for this award until they earn an undergraduate degree, but must do so within 15 semesters over a maximum of five consecutive years.
LEGACY AWARD
The Legacy Award is guaranteed to new undergraduate students enrolled for a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester whose mother, father or legal guardian is a graduate of The University of Toledo. This award will cover 100 percent of the out-of-state tuition surcharge, valued at $8,812 U.S.D. for the 08-09 academic year.
To be eligible for this award, students must be admissible to the University. Renewal criteria requires maintaining academic eligibility to attend UT and the successful completion of 30 credit hours each academic year. Students are eligible for this award until they earn an undergraduate degree, but must do so within 15 semesters over a maximum of five consecutive years.
INTERNATIONAL ROCKET SCHOLARSHIP
The International Rocket Scholarship is offered to new undergraduate international students who are entering the university as an adult, transfer or directly from high school who have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The scholarship covers the out of state surcharge, valued at $8,812 U.S.D. for the 08-09 academic year. Students whose native language is not English must have a minimum international TOEFL score of 500 paper based, 173 computer based, or 61 internet based test or a minimum IELTS score of 5.5 and be academically admissible to receive this award. This scholarship is limited to full-time, non-immigrant F1 visa holders. The scholarship is renewable and requires the student to maintain a 3.0 GPA and the successful completion of 30 credit hours each academic year. Students are eligible for this award until they earn an undergraduate degree, but must do so within 15 semesters over a maximum of five consecutive years. A completed international undergraduate application for admission, all required transcripts, $40 application fee, and official passing TOEFL or IELTS report must be postmarked by the application priority deadline for the term of application.* Students who apply directly to the American Language Institute (ALI) at The University of Toledo and students who meet the academic requirement but are referred to the ALI will be eligible for this award upon the successful completion of the ALI program. This scholarship will not be applied to the out of state fees associated with the ALI. This scholarship can not be combined with other awards offered from the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Students who are selected for the International Rocket Scholarship will be given the opportunity to compete for a limited number of scholarships. Students will be invited to write an essay on a topic selected by the International Scholarship Committee.