Financial Aid
Assistantships
Assistantships are paid positions in which a student assists faculty in a teaching or research capacity. Florida law requires all non-US students who are going to be graduate teaching assistants to prove adequate command of the English language. Before getting a graduate teaching assistantship, they must submit TSE (Test of Spoken English) or SPEAK (Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit) scores that meet the acceptable minimum set by the university. For more information on TSE and SPEAK requirements, click on this link: TSE and SPEAK Testing
Alumni Graduate Fellowships
Link to information on this high award.
The University Scholars Program
The University Scholars Program introduces undergraduate students at the University of Florida to the exciting world of academic research. International students are elegible to participate in this program.
Fulbright
Link to information on the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.
For graduating seniors who want to spend a year of study in another country before beginning their graduate career, as well as for graduate student MA or Ph.D. research.
Florida's International Linkage Institutes
List of countries that the State of Florida has partnered with. These partnerships provide for academic exchange and benefits such as waiver of out-of-state tuition for qualified students.
Latin American-Caribbean (LAC) Scholarship
Under Florida statute 1009.21, full-time students from Latin America and the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) who receive scholarships from the federal or state government qualify for in-state tuition. This provision of the law provides an opportunity to encourage the continued internationalization of UF and to attract more high-quality students from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Scholarship Resources
Undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships are forms of aid that help students pay for their educations. Unlike loans, they do not have to be repaid. Scholarship criteria vary. Generally, scholarships and fellowships are reserved for students with special qualifications, such as academic, athletic or artistic talent. Awards are also available for students who are interested in particular fields of study, who live in certain areas of the country or who demonstrate financial need.
Many international students have come to us in search of financial aid so they may obtain their degree at the University of Florida. Unfortunately, there is very little financial aid available for foreign nationals to study in the U.S. Most grants, scholarships and loans from public and private sources are restricted to U.S. citizens. Some countries provide financial aid for their citizens to study in the U.S., and there may be some aid from the U.S. government for students from specific countries (no government student loans).
Diane Fisher Scholarship
An award given annually to two international students who show exemplary service.
Scarborough Scholarship
The Scarborough agency established this award to show appreciation for the opportunity to work with international students at the University of Florida.
IIE - Funding for US study
Funding for US Study Online is an extensive database of scholarships, fellowships and grants organized and maintained by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
LEO S. ROWE PAN AMERICAN FUND
The Rowe Fund awards educational loans to qualified persons from Latin American and Caribbean countries, to help them finance their higher studies in the United States.