Count Folke Bernadotte Scholarship

About the Scholarship

Gustavus Adolphus College reviews every international applicant for a $43,000 scholarship automatically, which is roughly 72 per cent of its $59,624 tuition.

Read the condition before the amount. The college requires applicants to prove they can pay at least $33,800 a year in order to be considered for admission, so this is an admission gate rather than something a scholarship offer resolves. A student who cannot document that sum will not be admitted, however strong the application.

This is also the only Gustavus award open to international students. Its named merit ladder, from the $42,000 Excellence award down, carries no international statement, and the college routes international applicants to this one instead.

What It Covers

Tuition

$43,000 against tuition of $59,624, so about 72 per cent. The college publishes no renewal terms for this award specifically; its general merit rule is four years or eight semesters of continuous full-time enrolment with satisfactory academic progress, and the college does not state that it binds this one.

Eligibility

Entry as an international first-year or transfer applicant. The college requires proof of ability to pay at least $33,800 a year to be considered for admission at all, which is an admission gate rather than a condition of the award.

Eligible Countries

The college states international students are automatically reviewed for this scholarship on completing their application. It treats anyone without an American passport or permanent residence as an international student, and routes DACA recipients and American citizens abroad to its domestic application instead.

All countries

How to Apply

Automatic, with no separate application. The admission application plus certified financial documents, meaning parent or sponsor bank statements, is what is reviewed, and decisions often follow within two weeks. Admitted international students may defer once for up to a year. The enrolment deposit is due by 1 June.