International Community College Leadership Awards at University of Missouri–Kansas City, USA – 2022

International Community College Leadership Awards at University of Missouri–Kansas City, USA – 2022

The International Community College Leadership Award is a renewable scholarship recognizing international students who have completed at least one semester of coursework and taken on leadership roles at their community college. The award covers the difference between Missouri resident and nonresident tuition plus $1500/year.

About the University of Missouri

The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri’s largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in 1839 and was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It is a member of the Association of American Universities.

Scholarship Details

Eligible Countries: International

Type: Undergraduate degree

Value of Award: $1500/year.

Eligible Areas of Study: Undergraduate degree program at the School of Computing & Engineering of UMKC

Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship

• Applicants must be a full-time, degree-seeking students in the School of Computing & Engineering
• Applicants must be F-1 or J-1 visa holders.
• Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA from a U.S. community college.
• Applicants are required to provide the following tests with minimum scores required by the university: Proficiency in English (minimum 79 iBT TOEFL or 6.0 IELTS score).
• Applicants must be nominated by a community college official (i.e. international student advisor, faculty member, or student affairs officer)

Application Deadline: July 1.

Application Procedure Applicants can apply to UMKC either through the university portal or the Common Application. First-time applicants accepted in the applied program will be considered automatically.

Nomination letters should be sent via email to [email protected]. All materials must be submitted by July 1 to be considered for the Fall Award and by December 1 to be considered for the Spring award.

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