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Scholarships to Study in USA

Choosing the perfect study destination is as important as deciding on the right course and university. One of the most popular study destinations among international students is the USA. For a long time, it has been considered to be the ideal destination for students to build a life after graduation.

Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the United States of America is expensive. But there are a wide range of scholarships in the USA for Malaysian students, which reduces the course fee by a considerable amount and helps them fund their studies.

Keep reading to learn more about the popular scholarships in the USA for international students.

Foreign Fulbright Student Program

This scholarship program has been designed to avail full Scholarship for higher education in the USA (a master’s or PhD degree). Apart from this, the scholarship shall also be awarded to any non-degree postgraduate studies.
Some applicants may be eligible to receive full tuition fees, textbooks, airfare, and health insurance under this scholarship scheme.

Humphrey Fellowship Program

This scholarship is offered to experienced professionals who possess immense leadership potential and dedication towards public service. The entire expense of the course will be covered by the scholarship.
But, the candidates cannot choose an institution themselves. The appropriate educational institutions will be allocated to them based on their skills and career interests.

The Next Gen Scholarship

This scholarship for higher education in the USA offers a $1,000 grant for any student who wishes to study in Maryland, Washington/Virginia, open to all international students.
The eligibility criteria to avail of this scholarship are to have a minimum 3.0-grade point average (GPA).

The Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship programme

This special scholarship in the USA was announced by the USA government for the selected outstanding students from selected developing countries to pursue any postgraduate study.

American University Emerging Global leader award:

This is awarded to a student who is highly strong in academics and has strong potential to bring positive change in the society. You can pursue your degree in either US or Malaysia after you get a scholarship.
The scholarship amount is approximately $4,000 per year.

The information and steps to receive Scholarships in the USA for Malaysian Students are mostly provided by both government and private universities. Refer the table below for more information.

We at AECC Global provide you with information and steps to receive scholarships from both government and private universities. The private universities which offer Scholarships in the USA for Malaysian students are listed below.

No	University	Scholarship Name	UG / PG	Value (USD)
1	Colorado State University	INTO CSU Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $15,000 per year
		INTO CSU Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $8,000 per year
		INTO CSU Cascade Scholarship	UG / PG	$3,500 – $6,000 per year
		Undergraduate Progression Scholarship	UG	$5,000 per year
		Postgraduate Progression Scholarship	PG	$4,000 per year
		GPA-Only Scholarship	UG / PG	$2,000 – $8,000 per year
2	Drew University	INTO Drew Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $10,000 per year
		INTO Drew Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $8,000 per year
		Drew Progression Scholarship – Undergraduate	UG	$7,000 per year
		Drew Progression Scholarship – Postgraduate	PG	$12,000 per year
		Drew Merit-Based Scholarship	UG	$10,000 – $25,000 per year
3	George Mason University	INTO Mason Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $18,000 per year
		INTO Mason Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $10,000 per year
		Undergraduate Progression Scholarship	UG	$3,000 / $6,000 per year
4	Hofstra University	INTO Hofstra Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $15,000 per year
		INTO Hofstra Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $12,000 per year
		Undergraduate Progression Scholarship	UG	Up to $13,000 per year
		Graduate Progression Scholarship	PG	Up to $4,000 per year
5	Illinois State University	INTO Illinois State Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $12,000 per year
		INTO Illinois State Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $8,000 per year
		International Year One Progression Scholarship	UG	$3,000 / $5,000 per year
		International Admission Scholarship (Undergraduate)	UG	$1,000 / $2,000 per year
		International Admission Scholarship (Graduate)	PG	$2,000 per year
6	Marshall University	NA
6	Marshall University	Merit-based Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen – Non-Resident	UG	$5,000 – $14,000 per year
7	Oregan State University	INTO OSU Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $10,000 per year
		INTO OSU Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $7,500 per year
		IB or A-Level Scholarship	UG	$6,000 per year
		OSU International Provost’s Scholarship for Excellence	UG	$6,000 per year
		OSU International Honorary Scholarship for Corvallis Campus	UG	$10,000 per year
		Undergraduate Continued Success Scholarship	UG	$3,000 / $5,000 per year
		Postgraduate Continued Success Scholarship	PG	$3,000 / $5,000 per year
8	Saint Louis University	INTO SLU Undergraduate Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $15,000 per year
8	Saint Louis University	INTO SLU Graduate Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $10,000 per year
9	Suffolk University	INTO Suffolk Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $15,000 per year
		INTO Suffolk Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $12,000 per year
		Undergraduate Continued Success Scholarship	UG	$5,000 per year
		Postgraduate Continued Success Scholarship	PG	$5,000 per year
		Suffolk Undergraduate Scholarship	UG	$5,000 – $22,000 per year
		Suffolk Graduate Scholarship	PG	$3,000 – $20,000 per year
10	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	INTO UAB Regional Scholarship	UG / PG	Up to $9,000 per year
		Undergraduate Continuing Success Scholarship	UG	$3,000 per year
		UAB International Scholarship	UG	$7,500 per year
		UAB IB Scholarship	UG	$1,000 – $2,500 per year
11	University of South Florida	INTO USF Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $10,000 per year
11	University of South Florida	INTO USF Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $8,000 per year
12	Washington State University	INTO WSU Regional Scholarship	UG	Up to $12,000 per year
		INTO WSU Regional Scholarship	PG	Up to $8,000 per year
		Undergraduate Progression Scholarship	UG	Up to $12,000 per year
		International Freshman Academic Award	UG	Up to $16,000 per year
		General University Scholarships	UG	Up to Full tuition fees & expenses coverage
13	Adelphi University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $20,000 per year
		Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship (Garden Campus)	PG	$2,000 (1 term); $4,000 (2 terms)
		Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship (Manhattan Campus)	PG	$3,000 (1 term); $5,000 (2 terms)
14	American University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $12,000 for first year only
14	American University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$4,000 (1 term)
15	Auburn University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $8,000 for first year only
15	Auburn University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$2,000 (1 term); $5,000 (2 terms)
16	Auburn University at Montgomery	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $2,000 per year
17	Cleveland State University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $1,500 per year
17	Cleveland State University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$1,500 (1 term)
18	Florida International University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $5,000 for first year only
19	Louisiana State University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $8,000 for first year only
20	Mercer University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $7,000 per year
20	Mercer University	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$1,500 (1 term); $2,500 (2 terms)
21	University of Central Florida	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $4,000 for first year only
22	University of Dayton	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $15,000 per year
22	University of Dayton	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$1,500 (1 term); $2,500 (2 terms)
23	University of Kansas	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $9,000 per year
24	University of Illinois at Chicago	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $8,000 per year
25	University of Massachusetts Boston	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $4,000 per year
25	University of Massachusetts Boston	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$2,000 (1 term)
26	University of Mississippi	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $7,000 per year
26	University of Mississippi	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$1,500 (1 term)
27	University of New Hampshire	NA
28	University of South Carolina	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $10,000 for first year only
28	University of South Carolina	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$2,000 (1 term)
29	University of the Pacific	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $20,000 per year
29	University of the Pacific	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	PG	$1,500 (1 term); $2,000 (2 terms)
30	University of Utah	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $3,000 per year
31	American Collegiate LA	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $3,000 for first year only
32	American Collegiate DC	Shorelight Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $10,000 for first year only
33	Illinois Institute of Technology	ONCAMPUS Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	$8,000 for first year only
34	ONCAMPUS Boston	ONCAMPUS Partner Uni Scholarship	UG	Up to $12,000 for first year only
35	ONCAMPUS Boston Progression Uni of Cincinnati	NA
36	Baylor University	Freshman Academic Scholarships	UG	$10,000 – $21,000 per year
36	Baylor University	Transfer Academic Scholarships	UG	$9,000 – $13,000 per year
37	DePaul University	DePaul Freshman Scholarships	UG	$15,000 – $24,000 per year
37	DePaul University	DePaul Transfer Scholarship	UG	$9,000–$12,000 per year
38	James Madison University	NA
39	Long Island University	Freshman Scholarships & Merit Awards	UG	Amount varies
39	Long Island University	Transfer Scholarships & Merit Awards	UG	Amount varies
40	Lipscomb University	International Student Scholarships	UG	Amount varies
41	Lynn University	Lynn Merit Scholarship	UG	$7,000 – $20,000 per year
42	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Freshmen Scholarship	UG	$1,000 – $4,000 per year
42	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Graduate Scholarship	PG	$1,000 – $4,000 per year
43	The University of Vermont	Presidential Scholarship	UG	$17,000 – $20,000 per year
43	The University of Vermont	Trustees Scholarship	UG	$8,000 – $15,000 per year
44	Western Washington University	International Achievement Award (IAA): First-Year	UG	$1,500 – $2,500 per year
44	Western Washington University	International Achievement Award (IAA): Transfer	UG	$1,500 – $2,500 per year
45	University of Hartford	NA
46	CATS Academy Boston	Academic Merit Scholarship	Pre-U	20% / 40%
47	Florida Atlantic University	Academic Merit Scholarship	UG	From $500 to Full tuition fees for 1 sem
47	Florida Atlantic University	Family Bursaries	UG	10% of tuition fees for 8 units
48	Queens College	Global Student Success Scholarship	UG	Varies every year
49	Richard Bland College of William & Mary	NA
50	University of Massachusetts Boston	Family Bursaries	UG	10% of tuition fees for 8 units
50	University of Massachusetts Boston	Award of Excellence	UG	Amount varies for 1 sem
51	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (PG Only)	Family Bursaries	PG	10% of tuition fees for 8 units
52	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Family Bursaries	UG / PG	10% of tuition fees for 8 units
		UMass Lowell International Scholars Award	UG	$3,000
		Academic Merit Scholarship	UG	One Academic sem fees 5 units
53	University of Idaho	NA
54	University of New Hampshire	Academic Merit and Engagement Scholarship	UG	Amount varies every year
55	Virginia Commonwealth University (PG Only)	NA
56	Arizona State University	Arizona State University Undergraduate Merit Scholarship	UG	Up to $15,500 renewable annually
		Arizona State University University Master’s Degree Scholarship	PG	Up to $10,000 tuition discount
		ASU”s Thunderbird School of Global Management Scholarship	PG	Up to $30,000
57	Northeastern University	NA
58	Northeastern University (PG Only)	NA
59	Northeastern University (PG Only)	NA
60	Pace University	Pace University Undergraduate Scholarship (Westchester Campus	UG	Up to $29,500 renewable annually
		Pace University Undergraduate Scholarship (New York City Campus)	UG	Up to $17,000 renewable annually
		Pace University Graduate Merit Scholarship	PG	From $1,5000 to $6,000 per academic year
61	Simmons University	Simmons- Kaplan Women’s Leadership Scholarship	UG	50% tuition fees reduction
62	The University of Tulsa	The University of Tulsa Undergraduate Scholarship	UG	Up to $22,000
63	Duquesne University	Libermann Scholarship	UG	From $5,000 to $18,000 academic year
64	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Edu-CO Scholarship	UG	$3,000
64	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Edu-CO Scholarship	PG	$2,000
65	Seattle Pacific University	NA
66	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	NA
67	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Global Scholarship	UG	From $2,000 to $14,500 each year

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