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Graduate Student Scholarships

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Graduate Merit Scholarship

Wright State University's UCIE Graduate Merit Scholarship is merit-based and designed to recognize academically outstanding international students first enrolling for the 2024-25 or 2025-26 academic years. Scholarships range in value from $2,500 to $5,000 annually. Students can receive these scholarships for a total of 4 semesters of full-time graduate study as long as they continue to meet certain criteria outlined in the scholarship details.

You will be considered for this scholarship upon admission to the university; no scholarship application is needed. Funds are offered as available, so apply today!

Cumulative Undergraduate GPA

Annual Scholarship Offer

2.7 - 2.9

$2,500

3.0 and above

$5,000

Scholarship Details

  • No scholarship application is needed.
  • Must be an international student on an F1 visa.
  • Must be charged a non-resident tuition surcharge.
  • Students may receive only one merit scholarship or tuition discount with the exclusion of the CECS Graduate Remediation Scholarship.
  • Students must be enrolled full-time.
  • The annual scholarship amount is divided evenly between Fall and Spring Semesters. If you are a continuing student attending full-time in the summer, complete the Summer Scholarship Request Form.
  • Funds are awarded as available, so apply for admission into a graduate program early.
  • It can be used for graduate non-resident tuition only.

Graduate International Alumni Scholarship

A $10,000 annual scholarship for full-time enrollment will be awarded for F-1 and J-1 international students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at Wright State and would like to enroll for a second degree. Students will need to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher at the time of admission to be eligible. The scholarship is renewable for 4 semesters if the student maintains a 3.0 GPA. The scholarship cannot be combined with any other Wright State-funded scholarships.  
 

Scholarship Details

  • Must be an international student on an F1 or J1 visa.
  • Must be charged a non-resident tuition surcharge.
  • Students may receive only one merit scholarship or tuition discount
  • Students must be enrolled full-time.
  • The annual scholarship amount is divided evenly between Fall and Spring Semesters. If you are a continuing student attending full-time in the summer, complete the Summer Scholarship Request Form.
  • Funds are awarded as available, so apply for admission into a graduate program early.
  • Renewable contingent on maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA at the end of the academic year.
  • It can be used for graduate non-resident tuition only.

Graduate Assistantships and Department Scholarships

Please contact your department to find information about graduate assistantships or department scholarships.


Non-Resident Graduate Surcharge

Rates Ohio Resident1 Non-Ohio Resident1
Graduate Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $7,363 $12,357
Graduate Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $680/hour $1,145/hour
 
Raj Soin College of Business Tuition (11–18 hours)2 - all programs  $8,440 $13,434
Raj Soin College of Business Tuition (1–10.5 hours) - all programs $780/hour $1,245/hour
 
College of Engineering and Computer Science Tuition (11–18 hours)- all programs  $7,908 $12,902
College of Engineering and Computer Science Tuition (1–10.5 hours) - all programs ​​​​​​​ $730/hour $1,195/hour
 
Nursing (M.S.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $7,908 $12,902
Nursing (M.S.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $730/hour $1,195/hour
 
Counseling (M.S.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $7,908 $12,902
Counseling (M.S.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $730/hour $1,195/hour
 
Social Work (M.A.S.W.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $7,908 $12,902
Social Work (M.A.S.W.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $730/hour $1,195/hour
 
Public Health (M.P.H.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $8,171 $13,165
Public Health (M.P.H.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $755/hour $1,220/hour
 
Pharmacology and Toxicology (M.S.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $8,171 $13,165
Pharmacology and Toxicology (M.S.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $755/hour $1,220/hour
 
School of Professional Psychology and Doctor of Nursing Practice Tuition (11 or more hours) $10,368 $16,568
School of Professional Psychology and Doctor of Nursing Practice Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $961/hour $1,539/hour
 
Boonshoft School of Medicine Tuition for M1, M2, and M4 (11 or more hours) $22,189 $33,504
Boonshoft School of Medicine Tuition for M3 (11 or more hours) $29,586 $40,901


1Rates determined annually by the Wright State University Board of Trustees.
2Per hour rates will be applied to each billable credit hour in excess of 18. Courses dropped after the 100% refund period are not deducted from the billable hours.

Visit our financial aid Cost of Attendance page for a list of other estimated indirect costs including books, supplies, personal expenses, transportation, and loan fees that are used to calculate financial aid offers.