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Financing Your US Education

 "While studying in the U.S., I was able to interact and exchange information with a diverse group of scientists in different fields."
An engineer and former Rowe Fund Beneficiary from Ecuador

Many Rowe Fund beneficiaries have described their higher education studies in the U.S. as a once in a lifetime experience.  However, higher education in the United States is very expensive.  The rising cost of tuition fees in the US require international students to utilize a combination of strategies to finance their higher education.  These strategies include: using personal savings and cutting expenses, exploring employment possibilities and, among others, identifying sources of financial aid, both grants and loans.  Nonetheless, studying in the U.S. does not have to be unattainable for most international students if you plan properly and make smart financial decisions.  To read more about being money-wise while studying in the U.S. click here.

What's NEW!!! The “Resource Guide: Programs Related to Strengthening and Financing Higher Education in the Americas” has been created by the Rowe Fund. This resource guide includes organizations, institutions, and agencies involved in educational-related programs and projects in OAS Member and Observer States. It is a compilation of data that includes a brief summary of the purpose and objectives of each organization, institution, and agency in the area of education. It also contains contact information such as addresses, website links, telephone, and fax numbers as a convenience for users of this guide.

Additional Online Resources to help you Finance your US Education:

APICE - Asociación Panamericana de Instituciones de Crédito Educativo offers a list of student loan programs in the Americas, by country. http://www.apice.org.co/creditoeducativo.htm

Educational Portal of the Americas offers information regarding undergraduate, graduate and professional development scholarships, educational loans for studies in the United States, and on-line training programs offered by the Organization of American States. http://www.educoas.org.

EducationUSA is a global network of more than 450 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Its website offers a section on financial assistance guide for higher education. http://www.educationusa.info/5_steps_to_study/.

EduPASS provides information for international students who are thinking about pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or professional education in the United States. It also contains material of interest to international students who are already in the United States. http://www.edupass.org/finaid/

The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program, administered by The Institute of International Education, offers fellowships to foreign students for study, research, and/or teaching assistantships in the U.S. http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/

Funding for U.S. Study Online is an extensive database of scholarships, fellowships and grants organized and maintained by the Institute of International Education. http://www.fundingusstudy.org/

LASPAU - Academic and professional programs for the Americas offers a list of study and research grants, fellowships, and funds available to international students. http://www.laspau.harvard.edu/current-programs

The websites associated with these opportunities are not affiliated with or maintained by the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund program, with the exception of the Educational Portal of the Americas.