Pacific Lutheran University gives every international applicant an automatic merit award of between $8,000 and $32,000 a year. The figure depends on your academic record, so stronger grades move you up the band.
It applies to first-year and transfer applicants alike, whether you are applying from home or from a school or college already inside the United States. PLU sets the amount when it reads your admission file, so there is one application to worry about.
The catch is the gap. Even $32,000 leaves a share of PLU's tuition plus all of your housing, meals and travel. PLU lets you stack other awards on top, including the $2,500 housing grant and the $1,000 visit scholarship, so add up the whole package before you judge the offer.