The Academic & Cultural Sharing Scholarship offers
international undergraduate students the ability to pay at 50% of
the non-resident tuition rate, currently a savings of about $7,000
per year. This scholarship is available to all undergraduate
international students who qualify for admission at North Dakota
State University and hold F-1 student status.
Given the nature of the scholarship, recipients are expected to
share their cultures with U.S. students, faculty, staff and members
of the community in activities that are both academically and
culturally beneficial. This will enable people to increase their
knowledge of the cultures and countries where the scholarship
recipients come from and gain a better sense of the global
society.
Application and Requirements for receiving an Academic and Cultural
Sharing Scholarship:
Prospective international students are invited to apply for the
Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship by completing the
application. The application will be reviewed as soon as it is
received and a decision will be made after you have been regularly
admitted to North Dakota State University.
Once awarded, scholarships are renewable for the following year as
long as the NDSU student maintains the following
requirements:
Attend the entire International Student Orientation during your
first semester at NDSU.
Hold F-1 student status (with a valid I-20).
Maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA (grade point average).
Register and maintain at least 12 undergraduate credits each
semester.
Complete 20 hours of qualified cultural sharing or volunteer
services. (See examples on our web page at
www.ndsu.edu/International of qualified services.)
Report timely your service hours to the Office of International
Programs (by December 1 for fall semester and by May 1 for spring
semester).
IMPORTANT NOTICE Because of the large number of students applying
for the Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship and the limited
number that NDSU is permitted to award each year, you should NOT
count on the funding when filling out your Financial Certification
form! If you are admitted to NDSU and are awarded a Scholarship,
you will be notified by letter and your I-20 will reflect the
amount of the award.
NEW! NDSU Volunteer
Network
Report of Service
Hours
Verification form for Cultural Sharing
Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship PowerPoint Presentation