International Student Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The scholarships can range from $2,000 to full tuition per academic year. Undergraduate scholarships are awarded on a need and merit basis and many are renewed yearly.

First-Year International Student Merit-Based Scholarships

Scholarships are determined and awarded at the time of acceptance, no additional forms are required to be considered for these merit-based scholarships. Your merit-based scholarship will be automatically applied to each of your four years of consecutive full-time undergraduate study at Saint Mary’s College.

Merit-based scholarships are contingent upon successful academic progress while enrolled at Saint Mary’s College. These amounts may be combined with other Saint Mary’s College scholarships, possible additional need-based aid for which students might qualify.

A Note about Merit-Based Scholarships: The total of merit-based scholarships cannot exceed Saint Mary’s College tuition. Merit-based awards are applied towards any demonstrated need-based aid eligibility. Students who receive the combination of the Presidential and Lasallian Leadership scholarships may compete for any other merit awards; the maximum number of merit awards a student may receive is three. If the combination of merit scholarships and Cal Grant or the Tuition Exchange award exceeds tuition, the merit-based scholarship will be reduced. 

Transfer International Student Merit-Based Scholarships

Scholarships are determined and awarded at the time of acceptance, no additional forms are required to be considered for these merit-based scholarships. Your merit-based scholarship will be automatically applied to each year, for a maximum of three years, of consecutive full-time undergraduate study at Saint Mary’s College.

Merit-based scholarships are contingent upon successful academic progress while enrolled at Saint Mary’s College. These amounts may be combined with other Saint Mary’s College scholarships, possible additional need-based aid for which students might qualify.

A note about merit-based scholarships: The total of merit-based scholarships cannot exceed Saint Mary’s College tuition. Merit-based awards are applied towards any demonstrated need-based aid eligibility. The maximum number of merit awards a student may receive is three. If the combination of merit scholarships and Cal Grant or the Tuition Exchange award exceed tuition, the merit-based scholarship will be reduced. 

Lasallian Leadership Award

Scholarships are determined and awarded at the time of acceptance, no additional forms are required to be considered for this scholarship. The scholarship will automatically be applied to each of your four years of consecutive full-time undergraduate study — toward your first bachelor’s degree — at Saint Mary’s College.

This award is available to admitted first-year students graduating from De La Salle Christian Brothers high schools. Students from other historically Lasallian-affiliated schools (Carondelet High School in Concord, CA; San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, CA;  Garces Memorial in Bakersfield, CA) may also qualify. Recipients can combine these awards with one of the listed merit-based scholarships determined at the time of acceptance.

Scholarship amount per year: $13,000
Total Scholarship Amount over four academic years: $52,000 

Departmental Scholarships

Students may only compete for one Departmental Scholarship. To be considered, applicants must submit all Saint Mary’s application materials including their application, and high school transcript on or before the admissions Regular Decision Application Deadline of January 15, 2022.

• Additional materials and letter(s) of recommendation can be emailed to scholarships-smcuser@stmarys-ca.edu.
• Performing Arts candidates will be invited to this year’s auditions, which will take place the same day as Scholarship Saturday, February 26, 2022. We will accept applications through February 1, 2022, or until all slots are filled.
• Invited applicants must interview with faculty from their department of interest on-campus during our Scholarship Saturday event held on Saturday, February 26, 2022.

Annual departmental scholarships have an award amount of $13,000 ($52,000 in total for four years of consecutive study) and are available to selected incoming first-year students.

Departmental programs will also award a total of three merit-based full-tuition scholarships to students for notable academic excellence. 

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