International Student Scholarships
More than 90% of UToledo international undergraduates receive scholarships or special tuition rates.
Types of Scholarships
UToledo Scholarships
New undergraduate international students are eligible for merit-based scholarships at UToledo. These are scholarships based on your academic performance.
Donor Scholarships
Generous donors provide hundreds of scholarships. Many of the scholarships are specific to certain colleges and majors. Donors decide the eligibility criteria.
Outside Scholarships
These are scholarships you receive from non-UToledo sources:
- Banks and credit unions
- Employers
- Churches
- Civic groups
Special Scholarships
Emergency funds. You can apply for additional aid if you experience a financial emergency. All you need to do is fill out a Rocket Aid application.
Study abroad. Learn about a variety of ways to fund a study abroad experience.
How to Find Scholarships
Merit scholarships and out-of-state aid
Are you a first-time, international freshman with a GPA of 3.5 or higher? You qualify for the International Scholar Tuition Rate — in-state tuition, with an additional fee of $100 a semester. You won't have to pay the surcharge that most students who live outside of Ohio are charged. That saves you about $9,160 a year!
Are you a new international freshman or transfer student with a cumulative higher education GPA of 3.0-3.49 at time of admission? You are automatically considered for a $7,500 per year International Rocket Award when you apply to UToledo. This is a merit scholarship based on your GPA. No other application necessary! If you qualify, you get the scholarship when you are admitted to UToledo. Learn more about the International Rocket Award.
Are you a new international transfer student with a cumulative higher education GPA of 3.5 or higher at time of admission? You are automatically considered for an $8,500 per year International Rocket Award when you apply to UToledo. This is a merit scholarship based on your GPA. No other application necessary! If you qualify, you get the scholarship when you are admitted to UToledo. Learn more about the International Rocket Award.
Are you a new undergraduate student whose permanent address is within one of the Toledo Sister Cities/Regions?You qualify for in-state tuition, with an additional fee of $100 a semester. Students from Toledo's Sister Cities do not qualify for the International Rocket Award.
Scholarship database
Search our database for donor scholarships and scholarships offered by your program or department. You can customize searches using a variety of criteria, review scholarship eligibility requirements and access applications.
You are not eligible for any scholarship that requires a FAFSA (that’s an application for federal financial aid only available to United States citizens and eligible non-citizens).
Outside scholarship resources
Take advantage of institutions you or your parents do business with or organizations you may belong to. Many offer scholarships to members or their children.
- Your bank or credit union
- Employers
- Churches
- Civic groups
We also recommend the following websites:
NOTE: Scholarship applications should never require a fee.
How to apply for scholarships
Merit Scholarships
- No separate application necessary
- If you qualify, you are automatically awarded a merit scholarship when you apply for admission to UToledo.
Donor scholarships
When you search the UToledo scholarship database, you’ll be given links to scholarships for which you may be eligible. Follow the directions for the easiest ways to apply.
Be sure to fill out the general application for the college you’re entering. This general application allows you to apply for many scholarships at once.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Pay attention to the deadlines. They vary by scholarship.
- Fulfill all the requirements as directed for the scholarship. Each scholarship has
its own requirements and may include:
- Recommendations from teachers, employers, etc. Be sure to ask people well ahead of the scholarship deadline to fill out an online Scholarship Recommendation Form. If you need a recommendation for more than one scholarship, they’ll have to fill out a separate recommendation form for each scholarship.
- Essays. Writing a good scholarship essay is an art. See our helpful tips before writing yours.
Timeline
- October: Scholarship applications open.
- February-March: Deadlines for most scholarship applications. NOTE: Deadlines vary. Doublecheck the dates in the scholarship database.
- June 1: Most donor scholarships are awarded by June 1.
How Scholarships are awarded and paid
How do I know if I earned a scholarship?
- Merit scholarships are awarded automatically if you qualify when you apply for admission to UToledo.
- Merit scholarships and donor scholarships also are listed in myUT. To view your aid
offer:
Go to myUT → Student tab → My Financial Aid → My Financial Aid Dashboard → Offer - Most recipients of UToledo donor scholarships will receive notification of their awards
by June 1. As additional funds become available, scholarships may be periodically
re-awarded throughout the school year. Notifications may occur at any time, so be
sure to regularly check your Rocket email account.
Scholarship funds are used to pay tuition and other allowable charges on your account.
TIP: It’s always good form to send a thank you note to a scholarship donor. We’ll email you if you received a donor scholarship and remind you to fill out an online Thank You Form. You submit the form. We make sure your thank you note gets to the donor.
Outside scholarships
If you receive scholarships from a source other than The University of Toledo, follow these steps to make sure the funds are credited to your account:
- Notify the Office of Student Financial Aid of any outside scholarships you expect to receive. There is no deadline for this
step. But the earlier you let us know, the better.
- Email copy of your award letter from each scholarship sponsor to FinancialAidScholarship@utoledo.edu. Include your name, Rocket number and the amount awarded.
- You can also mail a paper copy to The University of Toledo Scholarship Services. Mail Stop 314, 2801 W. Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606.
- Ask sponsors to send scholarship checks to The University of Toledo Scholarship Services. Mail Stop 314, 2801 W. Bancroft St,
Toledo, OH 43606. Your name and Rocket number should be recorded on each check or
included in an enclosed letter. This will help us apply the funds to your account
in a timely manner.
Scholarship checks may also be submitted in person at Rocket Solution Central (RSC) in Rocket Hall, Room 1200.
If the check is made out to you and The University of Toledo, you must endorse the check so we can apply it to your studentaccount.
If the check is made payable to you, it is your responsibility to notify the Office of Student Financial Aid that you received the scholarship and use it to pay any outstanding balance on your student account, before using it toward additional costs.
- Outside scholarship checks are deposited and applied to student accounts weekly, or more frequently during peak times. You can view updates to your financial aid
through myUT.
Go to myUT → Student tab → My Financial Aid → My Financial Aid Dashboard → Offer
Unless we receive specific instructions from you or the sponsor, scholarships of less than $500 will be applied in full to the fall semester; scholarships of $500 or more will be divided evenly between fall and spring semesters.
We list scholarships as refundable if:- The accompanying documentation states the funds can be used for supplies or living expenses (housing and food)
- No instructions are included with the scholarship check
The scholarship will be marked as nonrefundable if the donor states the check is to be:
- Used for tuition only
- Used for tuition and books
- Returned if there are unused funds after all UToledo charges have been paid
For non-refundable scholarships that may be used for books, donors must designate a specific dollar amount to be transferred to your Rocket card for use at the book store. The remainder will be applied to the your UToledo charges. - My donor needs verification that I am enrolled at UToledo.
Many donors require a copy of your UToledo bill or class schedule. If necessary, you can request official enrollment verification through the Office of the Registrar.
How to maintain scholarships
- Most scholarships automatically renew if you meet the renewal requirements. Many require you to maintain a specific GPA and earn a specific number of credit hours each year.
- Make sure you review your scholarships’ terms and conditions here. Terms and conditions vary from scholarship to scholarship.
- If you don’t fulfill your responsibilities as listed in the terms and conditions, you may lose all or a portion of your scholarships.