USA Scholarships for
Indian Students
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About USA Scholarships for Indian Students
Studying in the U.S. has become more achievable with a range of USA Scholarships for Indian Students offered directly by American universities and institutions. These US scholarships for Indian students help reduce tuition fees, living expenses, and other study-related costs, allowing students to focus on academics and career growth.
Many scholarships for Indian students to study in USA also offer long-term value by providing access to quality education, global exposure, research opportunities, and strong professional networks. By easing the financial burden, these scholarships help Indian students gain international experience and build successful careers after graduation.
1. University of Texas at Austin (General ISSS Financial Aid)
Link: University of Texas at Austin (General ISSS Financial Aid)
Eligibility:
- You are an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time at UT Austin during the award semester.
- You are on a non-immigrant visa and classified as an international student at UT Austin.
- You must have completed an entire course of study for two academic semesters at UT Austin.
- Have a cumulative GPA above 2.0 for undergraduate students and a 3.0 GPA for graduate students.
- Demonstrate financial need.
Amount: Not mentioned
Application Process: https://global.utexas.edu/isss/advising-services/scholarships
Participating Universities/Acceptable Programs: Not mentioned
Deadlines: This application will be available from October 1 – November 1, 2025 (11:59 PM) in LASSO for the Spring and Summer 2026 semesters.
Timeline: This application will be available from October 1 – November 1, 2025 (11:59 PM) in LASSO for the Spring and Summer 2026 semesters.
2. International Student Scholarships (Texas A&M University)
Link: International Student Scholarships (Texas A&M University)
Eligibility: Scholarships are available for international students for the Summer and Fall semesters
Amount: Awards typically range from $500 to $1,000 per semester.
Application Process: Students can apply for the scholarships through the Texas A&M’s University Scholarship Application. A single application through the University Scholarship Application page allows the student to apply for multiple scholarship awards.
Participating Universities/Acceptable Programs: Multiple scholarships are available for multiple programs in the university.
Deadlines: For Summer and Fall scholarships, the application is open October 15 – February 1. The application for Spring scholarships is open September 10 – October 12.
Timeline: For Summer and Fall scholarships, the application is open October 15 – February 1. The application for Spring scholarships is open September 10 – October 12.
3. UT Dallas (Dean’s Excellence Scholarship)
Link: UT Dallas (Dean’s Excellence Scholarship)
Eligibility: Incoming (newly admitted) Jindal School graduate students may apply for Dean’s Excellence Scholarship only.
Amount: $1,000 (one-time) tuition credit during scholarship award period: https://www.utdallas.edu/costs-scholarships-aid/scholarships/listings/
Application Process:
- Applicants may be U.S citizens, permanent residents or international students.
- Applicants cannot be a current or former graduate student of JSOM.
- Applicants cannot be a current or former graduate student of JSOM.
- While Office of Admission and Enrollment accepts unofficial scores (such as GMAT and GRE) and in some cases the score may be waived for the purpose of admission, JSOM Graduate Scholarship Office does NOT waive any requirements (including GMAT and GRE) and it requires all new students to submit their official scores to UT Dallas, for the purpose of scholarship consideration. Scholarship applications for new students will not be considered unless the official scores are received electronically by UT Dallas, and are processed in the system before the scholarship application deadline.
- To be considered, all new incoming applicants are required to be admitted to JSOM before the scholarship application deadline.
- Work experience is considered.
- Applications are evaluated after an offer of admission has been extended by UT Dallas.
- Applicants must maintain enrollment of at least 5 semester credit hours per semester during scholarship award period, excluding semesters of internship and degree completion.
- The scholarship decisions are made periodically. If you have been admitted to our programs, you have applied for our scholarships, and have NOT yet received a decision on your application, it is likely that your application is not competitive. You may increase your competitiveness by improving criteria/factors in your admissions application. Generally speaking, the only variable that applicants are able to improve while waiting for scholarship decision is GMAT/GRE score.
- If you decide to retake GMAT/GRE, you must ensure that your new official score is received and recorded in your file by UT Dallas, before the deadline of scholarship application. Please be advised, submitting a new score does NOT guarantee that you will be awarded a scholarship.
Participating Universities: Students in the following programs are NOT eligible for donor, Dean’s Excellence or Impact scholarships and therefore should NOT use this portal to apply for any scholarships. These students should contact their program director for scholarship options:
- Full-Time MBA Cohort
- MS in Accounting Cohort
- MS in Finance Cohort
- MS in Business Analytics Cohort
- MS in Business Analytics Cohort Online
- MS in Financial Technology and Analytics
- MS in Systems Engineering and Management
- All Executive Education degree programs
Deadline: The Spring 2026 scholarship application is open. The Fall 2025 scholarship application deadline is May 1
Timeline: The Spring 2026 scholarship application is open. The Fall 2025 scholarship application deadline is May 1
4. The University of Utah
Link: The University of Utah
Eligibility: Various colleges, departments and offices throughout the University of Utah offer the scholarships listed.
Amount: Various scholarships are available
Application Process: Scholarships with the word “apply” in the Action column (after you sign in) require further action on your part in order to be considered. There are some scholarship opportunities for which you do not have to apply
Participating Universities: Various scholarships are available for all programs
Deadlines: Depending upon the scholarships, the deadlines also change
Timeline: Depending upon the scholarships, the deadlines also change
5. UT Arlington
Link: UT Arlington
Eligibility:
- You may be automatically matched with scholarships for which you meet the criteria, and your profile will be available to the awarding department for review. These automatch scholarships will be listed as “None” under the Action column, which means no further action is required on your part.
OR - You may be a good candidate for a scholarship, but more information is required. “Apply” will appear under the Action column, and you will have to complete an application to apply for that scholarship. These are Recommended scholarships found under the Opportunities drop-down menu above.
OR - The University of Texas at Arlington’s competitive fellowship opportunities include packages with competitive graduate assistantships and 75-100% tuition remission. Students not classified as Texas residents may be eligible for the remission of their out-of-state costs in certain instances. Please contact the department of your major regarding non-resident tuition waiver scholarships.
Participating Universities/Acceptable Programs: Various scholarships are available for all programs
6. Rochester Institute of Technology (Graduate Tuition Scholarships)
Link: Rochester Institute of Technology (Graduate Tuition Scholarships)
Eligibility: You are considered for RIT graduate scholarships just by applying for admission. No separate application is necessary
Amount: Typically, 10-40% tuition scholarship range. The amount of scholarship awarded varies by student and department.
Application Process: You are considered for RIT graduate scholarships just by applying for admission. No separate application is necessary. Scholarships cannot be combined.
Participating Universities/Acceptable Programs: Graduate programs
Deadlines: Not updated on the page.
Timeline: Not updated on the page.
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