Allegheny degree-seeking international students of higher academic achievement (GPA of 3.3 or above) who demonstrate financial need are eligible, provided they have never previously received this award. Please note the following students are currently not eligible to apply: first year students who currently have no Allegheny GPA (you may apply in future semesters), students who have received the Berges fund in the past (including for study away), non-degree students.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Scholarships are awarded once per semester and the application can be found here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The Success Grant program is designed to provide students with additional financial assistance to offset the total cost of college attendance and to encourage successful on-time degree completion. Eligibility requirements and an application can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n International Student.com <\/b><\/a>\u00a0Database of scholarships, grants, etc available to international students.<\/span><\/p>\n The Fulbright Foreign Student Program<\/b><\/a> enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n MPower Financing <\/a><\/strong>offers scholarships for international students through their Global Citizen Scholarship and other scholarship series.<\/span><\/p>\n Lewermark Make your Mark Scholarship <\/a><\/strong>Lewermark Insurance Bachelor’s degree scholarship<\/p>\n Western Union Foundation Global Scholarships <\/strong><\/a>The Western Union Foundation launched the Global Scholars program in 2017 to provide funding to students struggling to complete their final years of college due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n Institute of International Education<\/strong><\/a> scholarship database<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Allegheny College Scholarships The Berges fund The Berges Scholarship is a fund created through the generosity of Judith A. Berges \u201963 in memory of her parents, the Reverend and Mrs. Carl Edward Berges. The income from this fund is awarded biannually to international students to help defray educational expenses. 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C2C helps new international students with the transition to life at Allegheny College and in the US.\u00a0 Mentors offer opportunities for social interaction, assist students with understanding academic expectations, and help new students get acclimated to life in the U.S. and Meadville.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As part of the program, mentors and mentees enroll in a 1 credit course in the fall semester. The course provides program participants the opportunity to engage weekly both in and outside of the classroom. The course emphasizes the practice of cross cultural understanding and communication while preparing students for engagement in a global society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How do I become a mentor?<\/b> One of the first resources available for new international students at Allegheny is the Culture 2 Culture (C2C) peer mentoring program. C2C helps new international students with the transition to life at Allegheny College and in the US.\u00a0 Mentors offer opportunities for social interaction, assist students with understanding academic expectations, and help new students get […]<\/p>\n Continue Reading “Culture 2 Culture Peer Mentoring Program”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":46,"date":"2023-11-02T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2024-03-21T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:39:43","slug":"f-1-degree-seeking-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/f-1-degree-seeking-students\/","title":{"rendered":"F-1 Degree Seeking Students"},"content":{"rendered":" Allegheny has a robust international student population. We currently welcome F-1 degree seeking students from over 30 countries. Interested in joining us? <\/span>Apply today! <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n In order to study at Allegheny College you must obtain an <\/span>F-1 student visa.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> It is very important for F-1 students to maintain legal status while they are in the U.S. F-1 visa holders who fall \u201cout of status\u201d are considered illegally residing in the U.S. and subject to penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Allegheny has a robust international student population. We currently welcome F-1 degree seeking students from over 30 countries. Interested in joining us? Apply today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":7,"date":"2023-11-01T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-03-21T20:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:38:44","slug":"j-1-exchange-visitors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/international-student-services\/j-1-exchange-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"J-1 Exchange Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":" Allegheny maintains a small but active exchange visitor program. We currently sponsor J-1 exchange visitors in the following categories: Professors, Research Scholars, Short-Term Scholars, Specialists, and non-degree students\/interns. <\/span><\/p>\n Exchange visitor (J) visas are nonimmigrant visas for individuals approved to participate in exchange visitor programs in the United States. <\/span>Exchange Visitors cannot travel on the Visa Waiver Program or with Visitor Visas.\u00a0 A J-1 visa is required to participate in an exchange visitor program in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div> A visa does not guarantee entry into the United States.\u00a0 A visa only allows a foreign citizen to travel to a U.S. port-of-entry and request permission to enter the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at the port-of-entry have authority to permit or deny admission to the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div> It is very important for exchange visitors to maintain legal status while they are in the U.S. Exchange visitors who fall \u201cout of status\u201d are considered illegally residing in the U.S. and subject to penalties.<\/span><\/p>\nGator Success Grants<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/b>C2C mentors are carefully selected Allegheny students who have been trained to help new international students with the transition to life on campus. Applications will be available in Spring 2024. If you are interested in learning more about the program or applying to be a mentor in the future please contact International Student Services.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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