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American Honors International Scholarship Deadline: May 5 American Honors is an honors program that works with a number of community colleges throughout the United States. Academically accomplished students from around the world who choose to attend a community college prior to a four year university often take advantage of American Honors. American Honors is now…

Some great news for international students studying or considering studying abroad in Canada—new regulations have made it the case that international students no longer need to apply for special permits to attain off-campus employment. While Canada is already a very desirable study abroad destination for many prospective students, this new legislation was introduced as part…

GotScholarship 20K Give Away Deadline: June 30 Could you use $20,000 for school? Most students can! The good news is you have a shot to win $20,000 since the GotScholarship 20K Give Away is back. International students pursuing any field of study are able to apply for this award before June 30th to be entered…

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship Deadline: September 30 Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens according to the CDC, and texting while driving has not helped this statistic to improve. To help spread awareness of the dangers related to texting and driving, Digital Responsibility is sponsoring the t Text and Drive Scholarship….

Read about writing scholarship essays in our updated post here. Writing a scholarship essay is, perhaps, the most important—and often, most daunting—step for any student looking to win a scholarship. Judges must assess applicants quickly and will already know your basic information/details from the rest of the scholarship application. That being said, the essay is…

Springtime Selfie Contest Deadline: April 25th Since you’re going to take a few selfies this month anyways- you might as well win $25 from one! InternationalStudent.com is hosting a Springtime Selfie Content that international students around the world who are 18 years or older are able to enter into. It’s your chance to shine as…

Chris Meyer Memorial French Scholarship Deadline: April 15th Students who want to study the French language through a homestay summer program won’t want to pass up this award. Students who would like the opportunity to participate in this program without having to pay tuition must demonstrate not only outstanding academic performance through their Grade Point…