Location: United States of America
Program: Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Bachelor’s and Master’s degree)
Eligibility: International students
Duration: Varies by Program
Deadline: Not Specified
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The University of Detroit Mercy offers a range of institutional financial assistance to international students across undergraduate and graduate levels, with merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 per academic year automatically awarded to eligible international freshmen and Canadian students upon full-time enrolment, based on cumulative high school GPA. Transfer students from accredited US or Canadian institutions are eligible for renewable grants ranging from $1,000 to $9,000 per academic year based on their cumulative college GPA, while international graduate MBA students who score 600 or above on the GMAT qualify for a half-tuition scholarship toward their graduate business degree with no separate application required beyond submission of qualifying GMAT scores to the Admissions Office.
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic research university in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, located in Detroit, Michigan, one of the United States’ most historically significant and culturally rich cities. Founded in 1877, UDM offers over 100 academic programmes across colleges of engineering and science, liberal arts and education, business administration, health professions, law, and architecture, with a strong emphasis on values-driven education, community engagement, and professional preparation. Detroit Mercy’s distinctive identity as a dual Catholic heritage institution rooted in both the Jesuit tradition of intellectual inquiry and the Mercy tradition of compassionate service creates a uniquely supportive and mission-oriented academic environment for students from all backgrounds and nationalities.
Benefits of the Scholarship
This scholarship will provide the following to its recipients:
- Freshman international scholarships of up to $10,000 per academic year based on high school GPA, disbursed evenly between fall and winter terms
- Canadian undergraduate freshman scholarships of up to $10,000 per academic year based on high school GPA
- Transfer student grants ranging from $1,000 to $9,000 per academic year based on cumulative college GPA
- MBA half-tuition scholarship for graduate students scoring 600 or above on the GMAT, no separate application required beyond submission of GMAT scores
- Limited teaching and research assistantships for graduate international students, awarded upon departmental review
- All awards are renewable subject to satisfactory academic progress and full-time enrolment
- Other benefits
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must meet the following:
- Must be an international student who is not a US citizen, permanent resident, or holder of asylee or refugee status in the United States
- Must enrol full-time at the University of Detroit Mercy in an eligible programme; American Language and Culture Programme (ALCP) classes do not count toward full-time enrolment status and are not eligible for any scholarship or discount
- For freshman undergraduate scholarships: must be enrolling from a US high school or a foreign high school; students from foreign high schools must also pass the Detroit Mercy English proficiency requirement
- For Canadian undergraduate freshman scholarships: must be a Canadian student enrolling full-time as a freshman
- For transfer undergraduate grants: must have transferred from an accredited US or Canadian college or university (Canadian) or an accredited US college or foreign high school with at least 24 or more transferable credit hours or 36 or more transferable quarter hours; students from foreign colleges must pass the Detroit Mercy English proficiency test
- All undergraduate scholarships and transfer grants are based on cumulative GPA and cannot be combined with any other university grant or discount
- For the MBA half-tuition scholarship: must score 600 or above on the GMAT and submit qualifying scores to the Admissions Office; award applies only to business degree programmes and cannot be combined with other Detroit Mercy grants, scholarships, or tuition discounts
- For graduate teaching or research assistantships: must be newly admitted and enrolled in the first term; awards are at the discretion of the academic department or college
Note: Kindly check the official webpage for full and detailed requirements
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Selection Criteria
The University of Detroit Mercy international scholarship selection process is merit-based and conducted automatically by the Admissions Office at the point of enrolment, with undergraduate awards determined entirely by the applicant’s cumulative high school or college GPA and no separate scholarship application required. Academic performance is fundamental, with higher GPA scores resulting in higher annual award values up to the maximum of $10,000 per year for freshman students, and the committee also verifies that all English proficiency and full-time enrolment conditions are met before confirming the award.
How to Apply
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