Temple University Scholarship in USA | 2025

Temple University offers merit-based scholarships amounting to $20,000 annually to international undergraduate students with strong academic backgrounds. The criteria are based on the size and quality of the applicant class and available funding. No separate application is required for consideration for a merit scholarship because your admissions application serves both purposes. Applicants must submit all the required documentation and admissions application by the application deadlines—or earlier.

Temple University Scholarship Summary

Deadline for Fall admission:

Deadline for spring admission:

Eligibility Requirements for the Temple University Undergraduate Scholarship

You must be a first-year or transfer international student without a US citizenship or residency.
You must have graduated or attended a secondary school outside the USA.
You must be a Temple applicant (already admitted, applied, or soon to apply).
You must submit this scholarship application by the deadline.

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Application Documents required

Official secondary school transcripts (Grades 9, 10, 11,& 12)
- If you are in grade 12, you can still apply with your academic records from 9-11 and the semester records in your current grade.
English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, DUOLINGO,…)
- NB: Ethiopian students do not need to have English language proficiency tests to apply for Temple University Scholarship, applicants can use a letter from their school that indicates English as the school’s medium of instruction (MOI).
Letters of recommendation (1-2)
SAT is optional

Art students will be required to provide additional documents

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How to Apply

International undergraduate applicants who qualify for the application requirements should follow the following steps to apply:

Apply for admission using the Common Application.
- At this step, you will be required to pay $55 for the application, but the good news is you can request a fee waiver and apply for free.
Submit the #WhyUS application with your response to the creative prompt.
- Students with the best prompt responses will have a $2,000 to $10,000 award in addition to other awards they receive.
If submitting a large file, you can also share in a link.
Scholarship winners will be announced by April 1.

We encourage applicants to go through the Temple University official webpage by clicking the “apply here” button below for comprehensive information before starting the application.