About the program 

This merit-based scholarship is available to first-year students. The amount of the award is determined by your grade point average (GPA), which is calculated during the admission process by converting your grading system to the US GPA system. The table on the right shows the range of scholarship amounts offered through the Global Wildcat Award.

Selection 

The Global Wildcat Tuition Transfer Award is a highly competitive undergraduate tuition scholarship offered to international transfer students who are pursuing their first bachelor's degree.

1. Students must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative college grade point average.
2. Completed minimum of 12 or more transferable units at the time of admission application from non-U.S. college or at a U.S. junior college or community college are eligible for the awards above. 
3. Offers are non-negotiable and are not increased to match offers from other institutions.
4. The award must be used the semester for which it was first offered.
5. Awards are not offered for any summer term.

Students who have graduated from high school and are currently in their first semester of an accredited college (excludes non-accredited colleges) will NOT qualify for the First Year Global Wildcat Award. However, they will be considered for the Transfer Global Wildcat Award before the start of the semester upon receipt of their first semester grades, if received prior to the start of the first semester at the University of Arizona. 

Availability 

Two consecutive years (four semesters total) for fall and spring semesters only*, based on academic year renewal requirements. This award is not available for use in Arizona Online programs, Global Partner Programs or for Global Microcampus program use.

Students who complete their undergraduate degree in less than 4 consecutive semesters may use the remaining semester(s) toward graduate tuition (only) at Arizona in the semester immediately following undergraduate degree completion. Students who meet the aforementioned criteria may notify the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) once admitted to an Arizona Graduate Degree-Seeking program and enrolled as a full-time graduate student. Students who are accepted into certain professional programs such as Pharmacy, which do not require the completion of a Bachelor’s degree, may qualify to use their remaining semester(s) of their merit tuition award towards this program after completing their undergraduate coursework and are admitted into the PharmD program at Arizona. Please contact OSFA to inquire about full eligibility requirements.

Eligibility

1. International student status. 
2. Offers are non-negotiable and are not increased to match offers from other institutions and remain the same as the initial offer for continuing students, even if a student improves their GPA at Arizona.
3. Awards are for undergraduate studies only.
4. Conditionally admitted students who enroll in the CESL U-Track Pathway and successfully complete one semester in the program AND enroll full-time at the University of Arizona the following semester will be awarded the scholarship they would have qualified for originally.
5. If a student is classified as an Arizona resident, this scholarship will be adjusted to cover a proportional amount of resident tuition, if eligible.
6. The award must be used the semester for which it was first offered.

Renewal Criteria

Students must meet the standard, minimum renewal requirements by the conclusion of the academic year (fall, winter, spring and summer semesters) in order to receive the scholarship for the following academic year.

Standard Minimum Renewal Requirements are as follows:

• Minimum GPA: Note that GPAs are not rounded or recalculated for scholarship purposes:

• Fall Admits Year 1: 3.00 cumulative University of Arizona grade point average.

• Minimum Units: 

• Fall Admits only: 30 cumulative Arizona units completed by the end of the 1st award year to receive Year 2 of award (final year of the award)
• Spring Admits only: 15 cumulative Arizona units completed by the end of the 1st award year to receive the award for the following year
• Spring Admits only: 45 cumulative Arizona units completed by the end of the 2nd award year to receive the award for the final, fourth semester of the following year

In addition to unit and GPA requirements, students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment in both fall and spring semesters. 

Residency Change

This merit award was offered based on residency during the student's admitted term. If during the eight semesters of eligibility the student's residency changes and the student still qualifies for renewal, the student will be reevaluated based on the merit review of the respective incoming cohort for a potential resident merit award. Students should contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid once residency changes for a reevaluation. Non-Resident students who have earned an Arizona high school degree or General Education Diploma and qualify for 150% of Undergraduate Resident Tuition Rate do not qualify for this award.

Grace Period

• Students not meeting the standard, minimum renewal criteria posted above but who maintain the following requirements will be granted an automatic grace period for the following academic year.
• Students are eligible for a grace period one time in their University of Arizona academic career. OSFA will automatically identify all students who meet the grace period requirements.
• Minimum GPA: Note that GPAs are not rounded or recalculated for scholarship purposes
• Fall Admits Year 1: 2.8-2.99 Cumulative GPA
• Spring Admits Year 1: 2.8-2.99 Cumulative GPA
• Spring Admits Year 2: 2.8-2.99 Cumulative GPA

Minimum Units:

• Fall Admits Year 1: 27 cumulative Arizona units completed by the end of the 1st award year
• Spring Admits Year 1: 12 cumulative Arizona units completed by the end of the 1st award year
• Spring Admits Year 2: 42 cumulative Arizona units completed by the end of the 2nd award year
• 1. Students who are granted an automatic grace period will receive 80% of their original Merit Tuition Scholarship Award amount for the term(s) in which the grace period is active.
• 2. If the student meets all standard, minimum renewal criteria after the grace period academic year ends (see standard renewal requirements table above), the student will be renewed and receive 100% of their original Merit Tuition Scholarship Award amount during the following academic year (only if the student has remaining semesters of eligibility). Alternatively, if the student meets all standard renewal criteria after one semester of being in the grace period, the student may be eligible for reinstatement of their original Merit Tuition Scholarship for the following semester (at 100% of the original offered scholarship amount). See the Reinstatement section below for more information.

Reinstatement

• Students failing to meet the standard renewal criteria by the conclusion of the spring semester but who are enrolled in the summer semester will automatically be reviewed by OSFA after the conclusion of the summer semester.
• Students failing to meet the renewal criteria by the conclusion of the academic year (fall, winter, spring, and summer semesters) will either:
• Be placed the grace period as described above or
• Not be renewed for the upcoming academic year
• Students in either scenario above may become eligible for reinstatement if they raise their cumulative GPA to the minimum 3.00 and make up all missing Arizona units.
• Mid-year reinstatements during years 2-4 require students to be on track with an average of 15 Arizona units completed per fall and spring semesters of award eligibility.
• Students eligible for reinstatement will be awarded 100% of their original offered tuition scholarship for the term(s) following the semester(s) in which they regained eligibility. Note, the award amount for a single semester is never to exceed 50% of the original offered tuition scholarship.
• Scholarships are only eligible for reinstatement for two (2) consecutive years (four (4) semesters total).
• Students must contact OSFA by the last day of the semester in which they are requesting reinstatement. 
• The priority deadline to contact OSFA and request reinstatement is 30 days prior to the start date of the semester. Students who submit their request before the priority deadline will be processed prior to the first day of classes, which may prevent late fees. 
• 3.Students with extenuating circumstances preventing them from meeting the standard renewal requirements by the conclusion of the academic year may submit a Scholarship Appeal Form and supporting documents (by the deadline) for review by the Scholarship Appeals Committee.
• Students with an approved Scholarship Appeal will be eligible to receive 80% of their original offered tuition scholarship award for the academic year following the year in which they were not renewed.
• Students placed in the automatic grace period cannot appeal the grace period since an approved appeal has the same outcome as an automatic grace period (receiving 80% of the original offered tuition scholarship).

Deferments

• Eligibility for this tuition award is a total of eight consecutive semesters, interrupted only by an approved Scholarship Deferment Request from OSFA.
• The student must be enrolled at least one semester at Arizona in order to apply for a deferment. New incoming students inquiring about deferring their Admission and/or Scholarships (who have not attended Arizona for at least 1 semester) may visit the admissions website for more information.
• Students must visit the Office of the Registrar website in order to determine enrollment eligibility upon return to the University of Arizona.
• Students who qualify for Back2UA but do not have an approved Scholarship Deferment from OSFA will not qualify for reinstatement of their merit award upon return to Arizona. 

Study Abroad

Students may use this tuition award on an UArizona-Sponsored Study Abroad program for a maximum of 1 year (two consecutive semesters) during the fall and spring semesters only. Students must be meeting the renewal criteria in order to qualify and participate in an eligible UArizona-Sponsored Study Abroad program.

Students participating in programs longer than one year or in two non-consecutive semesters must contact OSFA to inquire about their merit eligibility.

Students participating in an ineligible Study Abroad program will receive automatic scholarship deferments from OSFA as long as the student is meeting renewal requirements. Students participating in these programs will be notified by email of their scholarship deferment status prior to the start of the semester they plan to be away.

Renewal: Students who participate in an eligible study abroad program are still required to maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA. Students receiving either direct or transfer credit from their study abroad program will have 15 units per semester waived for scholarship renewal purposes for each term(s) that they are in the program. Please note, units taken during the Study Abroad Summer semester will not be waived and not count toward your total unit requirement for the academic year.

This tuition award can pay Study Abroad tuition charges only. If the Study Abroad tuition charges are less than the amount of this tuition award, this award will be adjusted to the amount of Study Abroad tuition charges. Any unused funds cannot be used for other expenses or be applied to future terms. 

Students on Non-UArizona-Sponsored Study Abroad programs must have an approved Scholarship Deferment Request from OSFA.

Eligible UArizona-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs: Exchange, National Student Exchange, Plan B, AZ Abroad Locations, Direct Enroll. 

Ineligible Study Abroad Programs: UArizona Faculty Led, All 3rd Party Providers: CEA, CIEE, DIS, Semester at Sea.

Withdrawal Policy

If a student withdraws on or after the first day of classes begin, the student forfeits that semester of scholarship eligibility. This scholarship may be reviewed for reinstatement in future semesters. However, that semester in which your scholarship(s) were lost are still counted against your total eligibility. Scholarships cannot be extended past the original semesters of eligibility. If you have other financial aid, you must review the withdrawal policy here.

Application 

A completed Admission Application for Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 serves as the application for this award.

Deadline 

Completed admission application by May 1, 2024 for Fall 2024 admits. 

Completed admission application by December 1, 2024 for Spring 2025 admits. 

How to Apply

You can contact to WEduAbroad Team for further support and assistance at +855 17 54 83 54 | +855 63 63 60 (available in Telegram)

For more information, you could go to the Official Website.