Scholarship Overview

STEM Major Non-Resident Scholarship is applicable to only Bachelors Degree students. This is a Merit Based scholarship. STEM Major Non-Resident Scholarship award up to USD 2000 on a yearly basis to various international students. The number of students to be awarded this scholarship Varies depending upon the university each year. To be eligible for this scholarship students must have appeared for 12th grade. International students seeing to avail this scholarship need to appear for English proficiency tests like TOEFL, IELTS, PTE. All international students are auto-considered for these scholarships when they apply for the courses that have scholarships. The final date for application is 1-11-2022

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in The University of Mississippi in USA

• Geological Engineering (BS)
  B.S. in Physics
• Geology (BSG)
  Biomedical Engineering (BS)
• B.S. in Biology
  B.S.Ch.E. in Chemical Engineering
• Engineering (BS)/(BE)
  B.S. in Mathematics
• B.S.Cp.E. in Computer Engineering
  B.S.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering
• B.S.C.S. in Computer Science
  B.A. in Computer Science
• B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering
  Forensic Chemistry (BS)
• B.S. in Chemistry
  Biochemistry (BA)
• B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering
  Biological Science (BS)/(BA)

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: USD 2,000 => Rs 1,67,280

Conversion rate used: 1 USD = Rs. 88.73 (last updated 23rd September 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: Yearly

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• Award Amount: $8,000 ($2,000 / year toward out-of state tuition)

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 79)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6)
PTE	Required (minimum score 53)
12	Required (minimum score 3.5 GPA)

Eligibility

• Applicants must be an incoming, first-year, full-time students with at least a 3.5 high school grade point average (GPA) and a 28 ACT (or the SAT/SAT-R equivalent)
• College-preparatory curriculum subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts, Advanced electives, Technology or Computer Science, and Pre-High School Units
• TOEFL - 79 with no section subscore lower than 19
• Duolingo - 110

Application Process for this scholarship

• Official English language transcripts from the secondary school attended and degree certificate if already graduated
• Copy of passport
• Affidavit of Financial Support and official bank statement required at time of application submission
• English proficiency test score
• SAT/ACT score

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	October 01, 2023	For Fall term enrollment: April 1 For Spring term enrollment: October 1

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

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Phone number	800-891-4596