Financial Aid for International Students

Citizens and Permanent Residents (LPR) of the U.S. Living Abroad

Scholarships: To be considered for merit scholarships, you must have filed your completed application for admission not later than February 1. There is no separate scholarship application. Once you have been offered admission to the College, your file will be given scholarship consideration. Scholarships are determined on the basis of academic preparation and performance, standardized test scores, class rank teacher recommendations, and personal essay, with the strongest emphasis placed on academic performance.

Need-Based Aid: Students need to fill out the FAFSA Online and list Hiram College as a school to receive the results of the FAFSA.  For complete information about need-based aid for citizens and permanent residents living abroad, click here.

International Students

Although Hiram College does not offer need-based aid to international students, there is a generous program of merit-based scholarships. These scholarships range from $3,000 to $18,000 per year and are renewable annually for up to four years of study. To be considered, you must have your completed application for admission into the Admission Office not later than February 1. There is no separate scholarship application. The files of all students admitted to the College will receive scholarship consideration. Both the Admission and Scholarship Committees evaluate each student's application file in its entirety. This review includes academic preparation and performance, standardized test scores, class rank, teacher recommendations and personal essay, with the strongest emphasis placed on academic performance. Scholarship recipients are notified by February 15.