The University’s International Student Office awards scholarships for students who enter the University through the International Student office. All scholarship applicants must meet admissions requirements, be in good standing with Stratford University, must maintain valid F-1 status, and have a zero balance.
The Diplomat Scholarship:
Offered to International students on an A1 visa attending Stratford University at a location in the United States in an eligible degree seeking program. The scholarship is in the form of a 30% tuition reduction applicable to tuition only. All fees associated with classes and other institutional fees are student’s responsibility. The discount will be applied to tuition only for the duration of enrollment at Stratford University. If student withdraws from class and are eligible for an institutional refund, the applicable institutional refund rate will be applied to the previously issues Diplomat Scholarship. Student must attain and maintain the minimum GPA requirement for the degree program as follows. 2.5 GPA for an undergraduate degree and 3.0 GPA for a graduate degree. If the students GPA falls below the aforementioned minimum requirement in any term after enrolling, student will no longer be eligible for the scholarship. The student remains eligible for the Diplomat scholarship so long as the student remains continuously enrolled in the eligible degree seeking program at Stratford University. A student loses all eligibility for said scholarship if the student withdraws after signing the acknowledgement agreement for the diplomat scholarship. If the student withdraws from Stratford University prior to completing the degree program, the student loses all eligibility for continued participation in this scholarship. For the purpose of this policy, nonattendance for any term except in the case of STNA will be considered withdrawn. Award application must be submitted prior to the first day of the term in which the applicant is admitted as a new student to Stratford University in order to qualify for award.
Global Diversity Scholarship:
Offered to target under-represented populations among international students. Award can be offered for new initial or transfer students who have gained admission to Stratford University.
Criteria/regulations: Eligible for newly enrolling students from a designated set of countries (Countries listed in the table). Applicants for undergraduate programs must demonstrate high school GPA minimum of 3.0 on a 4-point scale. Applicants for graduate program must demonstrate minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5. Applicants must meet all admission criteria to their desired program.
Deadlines: Scholarship application must be submitted upon application to the university. A maximum of 15awards can be granted per term. Award will be credited to the student’s tuition for the third quarter of enrollment. Initial status students must enroll within 6 months of the award of the scholarship to avail the award. Award value: $1,500.00
Students eligible for this scholarship must be new or transfer students from one of the following countries Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, South America, Afghanistan, Europe, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Mongolia, Canada, Sudan, Korea, Taiwan, Libya, Tunisia, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Japan, Thailand, Equatorial Guinea, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan. Applicants must start their program during term 2, 3, or 5.
Stratford Merit Scholarship:
Offered to new initial status and new transfer international students who demonstrate academic excellence.
Criteria/regulations: Eligible for newly enrolling students who have gained admission to Stratford University. Applicants for undergraduate program must demonstrate minimum high school GPA of 3.85 and English language proficiency score of 7.5 IELTS and 90 TOEFL or higher. Applicants for graduate program must demonstrate minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.85, English language proficiency score of 7.5 IELTS and 90 TOEFL or higher, and GRE score of 310 or higher. Transfer students may not qualify if they are transferring in 3 or more courses to Stratford University. Transfer students must be in valid F-1 status.
Deadlines: Scholarship application must be submitted upon application to the university. A maximum of fifteen awards can be granted per term. Award will be credited to the student’s tuition after completion of third term of enrollment. Initial status students must enroll within 6 months of the award of the scholarship to avail the award.