International student scholarships

The International Excellence Award was established to provide opportunities for high-achieving underrepresented international students to attend NAU. There are a limited number of scholarships and priority will be given to applicants that apply by the recommended deadlines of March 1st for the fall semester and October 1st for the spring semester. Students with a 3.0 GPA or higher will be considered although not all eligible applicants will be awarded. Eligibility is determined upon admission and students will not be reevaluated after their first admission decision. Students entering through a bilateral exchange, an ISEP exchange, or a dual degree program are not eligible. Also, graduate students with a graduate assistantships are not eligible.

The award cannot be deferred and the acceptance of the award must be signed, scanned and returned to studynau@nau.edu no later than May 1 for students accepted for fall semester and December 1 for students accepted for spring semester.

The award amount is $10,000 – $13,000 per year; $5,000 for the first fall and $5,000 for the first spring semester of enrollment, or $6,500 and $6,500 respectively, and is applicable to tuition only. The award amount for graduate students is $10,000.

Priority consideration is given to applicants that apply by March 1 for fall semester and October 1 for spring semester. All applicants are automatically considered.

Recipients will be notified of this award in their official Northern Arizona University acceptance packet.

Students receiving this award are required to maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher to renew this award for $13,000 per academic year. Students who maintain a GPA of 3.00-3.49 are eligible for renewal for $10,000 per academic year. Participation in two community service projects and international week is also required yearly. Student participation in a community service project in the fall semester and a community service project and international week in the spring semester is mandatory for all scholarship recipients. Participation in community service projects and international week will be evaluated as part of the consideration process for future scholarship applications.

Students receiving this award are required to attend a meeting with the scholarship program officer early each semester to plan their community service activities and projects, and then to carry through with their commitment to community service with various activities on and off-campus each academic term. Past community service activities included school visits and presentations to elementary students on your country, student calling campaigns and international events on campus like the International Student Festival. Student participation in community service projects through CIE is mandatory for all scholarship recipients. Please note that student participation with community service projects will be evaluated as part of the consideration process for future scholarship applications. Additional information about the required community service will be provided by the scholarship program officer.

To be eligible for this award, you must meet these requirements:

• be an enrolled, degree-seeking undergraduate;
• have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8;
• demonstrate financial need;
• demonstrate academic promise;
• preference shall be given to a female student from South Asia (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, or Afghanistan).