US university to fund Indian students
Truman State University is a public university in the US city of Missouri known for its wide acceptance of foreign students. Recently, this university has declared grants-in-aid to international students from India. It is a special merit-based scholarship from the President’s Honorary Fund. The eligibility criteria and the number of student beneficiaries to be selected under each scholarship scheme have been clearly stated by the university. Read on to know more.
Eligibility criteria
As per the statements from the university, students will receive three different amounts of scholarships, of $10000, $7500 and $5000. They can be renewed up to 8 semesters, that is 4 years, by maintaining a GPA of 3.25. For students to apply for the $10000 scheme, they must have
- A SAT score of 1300
- An IELTS score of 7.0 or above
- A GPA of 3.5
Students also need to submit an essay along with the fulfilment of the above-mentioned criteria. This scholarship will be granted to 5 students in Spring 2022 and 10 students in Fall 2020.
For students to apply for the $7500 scheme, they must have:
- An IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent
- A GPA of 3.25
- OR
- A SAT score of 1240
Students also need to submit an essay. The number of seats will vary on the basis of the number of applicants.
For students to apply for the $5000 scheme, they must have
- An IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent
- A GPA of 3.0
- OR
- A SAT score of 1160
The seats under this scheme will also depend on the number of applications.
How to apply?
Students who are interested and fulfil the eligibility criteria may apply at the official website of the university (international.truman.edu/southasia/). The last date of application is 15th October, 2021 for Spring 2022 applicants and 30th April, 2022 for Fall 2022 applicants.
Must Know
No separate application is necessary for this special scholarship. Also, summer applicants won’t be granted this scholarship. Students must be willing to participate in four hours of service per week to the university after the full amount of scholarship has been renewed.