IEFA Blog

If you are an international student interested in coming to the United States to study, or if you are currently enrolled in a US university or college, you may be looking for private sources of funding. While scholarships, grants and fellowships are a great place to start, you may soon realize that this is insufficient…

Recession Relief Scholarship Deadline: April 14 Those in need of help to pay off debt from higher education bills are in luck. The Helping Hand Scholarship from Straight Forward Media has four Recession Relief Scholarships for eligible students who are suffering from college costs. Individuals from around the world who are planning to attend or are currently attending…

In one of our most recent blogs, Top Paying Undergraduate Majors, we looked at which undergraduate majors yielded the highest income long-term and for new hires. In the current employment environment, however, it has been difficult for many students to find a job post graduation. You may have heard on the news in the US…

Zaragoza Logistics Center/MSF Joint ScholarshipDeadline: April 15 The Zaragoza Logistics Center/MSF Joint Scholarship provides those in the MIT-Zaragoza Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) program the opportunity to obtain a full tuition waiver. Students must have achieved academic excellence as well as exhibited personal achievement. Those interested must meet the following…

As we previously reported, the cost of education has been on the rise for some time now. Especially as US state budgets are cut, colleges and universities are shifting their expenses to the student. Many students – be it US citizens or international students – are looking for ways to finance their education from scholarships…

The Damon Runyon Research Fellowship Fellowship Deadline: August 15 The Damon Runyon Research Fellowship award foundation is currently taking applications until August 15. If you have completed your degree or its equivalent to the following: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS or DVM you may be eligible for this award. The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation encourages…

Did you know that if you are an international student in the US, you are allowed to work on campus up to 20 hours per week when classes are in session? The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services also allow international students to work up to 40 hours per week during summer, winter, and spring breaks…