Eligibility

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Full-time enrollment - 12 hours (undergraduate) / 9 hours (graduate)
• Financial need

Duration

• One semester

Applications Required

• University Scholarship Application
• ISFAA

Deadline

• For Summer/Fall Scholarships - February 1
• For Spring Scholarships - October 12

At least one $3,000 scholarship is presented annually to an international student who has excelled in academics, leadership, service, and participation in extracurricular activities while at Texas A&M University. This is the highest honor bestowed on an international student.
 
Eligibility

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Full-time enrollment - 12 hours (undergraduate) / 9 hours (graduate)
• Minimum 3.0 GPR (undergraduate) / 3.5 GPR (graduate)
• Two full semesters of enrollment

Duration

• Academic Year (Fall/Spring)

Application

• University Scholarship Application

Deadline

• February 1 

Eligibility

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Minimum 3.0 GPR (undergraduate) / 3.5 GPR (graduate)
• Full-time enrollment - 12 hours (undergraduate) / 9 hours (graduate
• Financial need

Duration

• One time, Fall semester award

Application

• University Scholarship Application (including all essays)
• ISFAA

Deadline

• February 1

This scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate active involvement in a variety of campus activities while attending Texas A&M University.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Full-time enrollment - 12 hours (undergraduate) / 9 hours (graduate)

Duration

• Academic Year (Fall/Spring)

Application

• University Scholarship Application

Deadline

• February 1

The Tina Watkins Scholarship was established by friends and colleagues in honor of Tina Watkins, who served as Director of International Student Services from 1979 to 1995.  She devoted her life to improving relationships and meeting the needs of international students. Recipients are selected based on academic merit, financial need, and the length of time a student has been enrolled at Texas A&M University. 

Eligibility

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Minimum 2.0 GPR (undergraduate) / 3.0 GPR (graduate)
• Full-time enrollment- 12 hours (undergraduate) / 9 hours (graduate)
• Financial Need 

Duration

• Academic Year (Fall/Spring)

Application

• University Scholarship Application
• ISFAA

Deadline

• February 1

A one-time scholarship will be given each year to recognize international undergraduate students for outstanding achievement in academics and leadership at Texas A&M University.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate student (minimum 30 completed Texas A&M hours)
• Minimum 3.0 GPR
• Full-time enrollment - 12 hours (undergraduate)

Duration

• One-time, one semester award

Application

• University Scholarship Application

Deadline

• For Fall Scholarships - February 1
• For Spring Scholarships - October 12

This State of Texas program provides tuition assistance to international students from countries in the Western Hemisphere. Recipients must still pay all applicable university fees. Applicants compete with other international students from their home countries throughout the State of Texas for a limited number of awards. Awards are based on academic merit. Final decisions are made by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Minimum 2.0 GPR (undergraduate) / 3.0 GPR (graduate)
• Non-immigrant visa holder
• Citizenship from any country in the Caribbean or North, Central, or South America (except the US and Cuba)
• Completed one full academic semester at Texas A&M University

Duration

• Up to three semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer)

Application

• University Scholarship Application

Deadline

• February 1

The International Texas Public Education Grant (ITPEG) is a program funded through the State of Texas to aid international students with financial need who are seeking a first bachelor's degree, graduate degree or professional degree. It is awarded based on financial need determined by the ISFAA. Funding is very limited. Not all students who are eligible will receive this funding.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate, Graduate, or Professional student
• Financial need (completed ISFAA required)

Application Required

•   ISFAA

The Mexican Citizens with Financial Need Waiver program was set by the State of Texas to allow a small number of individuals with financial need who are citizens of Mexico to enroll in a public university in Texas and pay the resident tuition rate. This waiver must applied no later than the 12th class day of a fall or spring semester.

Eligibility

• Must be a citizen of Mexico and reside in Mexico
• Must show financial need

Application Required

•   ISFAA

For more information, refer to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

The Short-term Loan Program is funded by the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students, the Texas A&M University Class of 1926, University departments, as well as colleges and friends of Texas A&M University. 
 
Short-term loan funds help students who experience temporary financial difficulty related to educational or educationally related expenses other than tuition and required fees.
 
For more information, refer to Short-Term Loans.

The Emergency Tuition and Fees Loan (ETFL) is available to help pay Texas A&M University tuition and required fees. This loan applies directly to your tuition and fee account when Scholarships & Financial Aid receives the signed Master Promissory Note. If you have signed a Master Promissory Note for an Emergency Tuition and Fees loan from a prior semester, you do not have to sign another promissory note.
 
After the loan is approved, you will receive instructions on how to sign a promissory note.
 
Depending upon timing, any financial aid refund may apply toward your ETFL, but this is not always the case. It is your responsibility to use any refunds issued to you to repay an outstanding ETFL and to ensure your outstanding ETFL balance is at zero by the loan due date.
 
For more information, refer to the Emergency Tuition & Fee Loan

The Watkins International Loan Fund was created in 1993 to assist international students who face short-term financial emergencies. The fund is named after Tina Watkins, who was the Director of ISS from 1979 to 1995. She recognized the urgent need for such a loan fund because of the special circumstances that international students experience.
 
The fund allows a small number of international students to be helped with short-term, repayable, no-interest loans of $1,000 or less in case of financial emergency. The number of loans that can be approved is limited by the modest size of the fund.
 
Graduating students have been important supporters of the fund by donating to the fund upon completion of their studies. Contributions to the Watkins International Loan Fund of any size are always welcome and are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
 
For more information, contact ISSS directly

Alternative (private) loans are administered and processed by private lending institutions to be used for educational costs.
 
For more information, please see the Alternative Loans page or visit ELMSelect to search for an Alternative Loan.

The Florence Terry Griswold Scholarship is awarded annually by the Pan American Round Tables of Texas. This scholarship, named in honor of the founder of the Pan American Round Tables, assists a female student from one of the Pan American countries (other than the United States) in pursuing her studies in the state of Texas.
 
For more information, please refer to the Pan American Round Tables of Texas

The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. The scholarship is based upon demonstrated need; however, the award is not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses.
 
For more information, please refer to the Philanthropic Educational Organization