Our international students are an integral part of the Temple community. We provide opportunities for financial awards to promising international students to help make their college education in the United States more accessible.
Temple awards merit scholarships to international students with strong academic records. These scholarships range from $2,000 to full tuition. The availability of funding and the size, quality and characteristics of the overall applicant pool will determine the number and value of merit scholarships offered. Please note full-tuition scholarships are extremely competitive.
Students are automatically considered for merit scholarships upon applying to Temple—a separate application is not needed. Submit your application for admission and all supporting documents by the application deadlines. We strongly encourage students to apply early in order to have the best chance to receive a merit award.
#WhyUS Campaign and Scholarship
Temple has introduced the #WhyUS campaign and scholarships to help ensure all international students know that the U.S. is one of the most desirable places in the world to study.
These scholarships, which range from $2,000 to $10,000 for up to four consecutive years (four years for first-year students and two years for transfer students), will be awarded for the best responses to our creative prompt. Winners will be chosen independent of a prospective student’s academic performance, and scholarships can be combined with other awards already received. Scholarship winners will be announced by April 1.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for #WhyUS scholarships, you must
be a Temple applicant (first-year or transfer international student). An international applicant is an individual who holds citizenship in a country outside the United States and who does not also possess U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
demonstrate interest in one of the #WhyUS points. Read more about the scholarship and #WhyUS points.
How to Apply
Apply for admission using the Common Application.
Submit the #WhyUS application with your response to the creative prompt by February 1.
If submitting a large file, please also share a link.
Scholarship winners will be announced by April 1.
Deadline
Make sure to meet the application deadline to be considered for the #WhyUS Scholarship.
February 1: Application deadline
April 1: Announcement of scholarship winners
The deadline to submit your enrollment deposit is May 1.
#YouAreWelcomeHere Campaign and Scholarship
In 2016, Temple pioneered a nationwide welcome message from U.S. higher education to international students around the world. Through the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship, Temple recognizes international students who demonstrate a vision for enhancing intercultural understanding. Temple was one of the first nine universities to make an initial commitment to the #YouAreWelcomeHere initiative. Every year, we select two first-year students to receive an annual, renewable scholarship of $20,000. Scholarship winners will be announced by April 1.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship, you must
be a first-year international applicant. An international applicant is an individual who holds citizenship in a country outside the United States and who does not also possess U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
attend (or have graduated from) a secondary school outside of the U.S.
demonstrate interest and personal initiative in activities involving intercultural learning and exchange.
Three Steps to Apply
Here’s what you need to do to apply for the scholarship.
Apply for admission using the Common Application.
Submit the #YouAreWelcomeHere application and corresponding essay or video to YAWH@temple.edu by Feb. 1. If submitting a large video file, please share a link to the video.
If you are awarded a scholarship, you must claim it by submitting an enrollment deposit by May 1.
Make sure to meet the following deadlines in order to be considered.
Deadlines
February 1: Application deadline
April 1: Announcement of scholarship winners
The deadline to submit your enrollment deposit is May 1.
To check on the status of your admissions and scholarship decision, check TUportal, or contact us at YAWH@temple.edu or +1-215-204-4900.
