International Scholar Award

1. International Scholar Awards are offered tofirst-year international students who are not fully sponsored or receiving a reduced tuition rate. Recipients have earned a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in high school. The International Scholar Award is valued at $5,000 a year. 2. The International Scholar Award is good for up to eight consecutive semesters of on-campus undergraduate instruction, or the point at which a student earns his/her first undergraduate degree, whichever comes first. To retain this scholarship, the student must: A. Enroll as a full-time student each semester (minimum of 12credits). B. Maintain academic good standing as measured at the end of each academic year for the duration of eligibility. 3. The International Scholar Award is good for a total of eight consecutive semesters of enrollment*, or the point at which a student earns his/her first undergraduate degree, whichever comes first. * Enrolling in a summer term will count as one of the eight semesters of eligibility. Summer study requires prior approval from the University Scholarship Office. 4. A student who withdraws or discontinues enrollment for one or more semesters may request renewal for a future semester by writing to the University Scholarship Office before withdrawing. The appeal form is available at indstate.edu/thebranch, and can be best found by searching ''Scholarship Appeal Form.'' The appeal should include the reason(s) for withdrawal and the semester he/she is planning to re-enroll. Students who withdraw or discontinue full-time yearly enrollment without submitting a written appeal and getting approval for the reinstatement of the scholarship will forfeit their award. Once the scholarship is lost, it cannot be reinstated. 5. Semesters in which a student enrolls are charged against the offer regardless of completion of classes, incomplete grades or no grades.