IEFA Blog

Rotary clubs around the world are a great source of scholarships for international study, and for any student trying to study abroad, Rotary Clubs should be top on the list to research any relevant scholarships. For instance, Rotary Clubs in the State of Georgia (USA) have sponsored the Georgia Rotary Student Program since 1946. The…

Students from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are in very high demand at US colleges and universities, leading Hobsons to host a virtual student fair specifically for these students.  If you are from one of these countries, register now for the Greater China Virtual Student Fair to be held March 12, 2011.  At the fair,…

Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public, liberal arts college, founded in 1969 and rated by Kiplingers in 2010 as one of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”  With 5,660 students, including several hundred international students, Ramapo offers degrees in the arts, business, the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences, as well…

Participate in (free) virtual fair to win $5,000 in prizes!  Student fair March 5th – enroll today. Hobsons is taking student recruitment to the next level, as they roll out their virtual student fairs.  With the Hobsons virtual fairs, students can log into the virtual fair from their home or anywhere they have an internet…

Student loans are available for international students studying at approved schools in the United States and Canada. There are multiple international student loan programs available – today we will highlight the main two. These loan programs are designed to help students cover the total cost of attendance, including tuition, room and board, and other expenses. International…

A recent article in The Daily 49er, the online newspaper for Cal State Long Beach, explores how the poor economy impacts international students, amid drastic cuts in California public education, a weak job market and rising tuition costs. Cal State Long Beach attracts students from around the world. Here is an excerpt from the article:…

This story from the online Daily O’Collegian, the Oklahoma State University newspaper, does a nice job of touching on most funding options open to international students in the US, and some of the hurdles they face. If $40,000 does not come into Khanh Lu’s bursar account soon to pay for her OSU tuition, her dream…