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Global Wildcat Tuition First-Year Award

University of Arizona, United States

Scholarship overview

The Global Wildcat Tuition First-Year Award is a highly competitive undergraduate tuition scholarship offered annually to a select number of international students attending the University of Arizona.

No separate application is made: the admission application serves as the application for the award. Students selected are notified by email.

Award Information

  • International student status
  • Admitted as a first-year undergraduate student
  • Awards are for undergraduate study only
  • Not available for Distance campus, Arizona Online, Global Partner Programs or Global Microcampus programmes
  • Tuition scholarship; offers are non-negotiable and are not increased to match offers from other institutions
  • Renewable for four consecutive years (eight fall and spring semesters); three consecutive years (six semesters) for the five-year Bachelor of Architecture
  • Not offered for summer terms
  • Students finishing in fewer than four years may use remaining semesters toward full-time graduate tuition at Arizona in the semester immediately after the degree

The award is considered with the first-year admission application; the Early Action deadline is November 1 (Fall 2027 start; application opens August 1, 2026).

  1. Submit the University of Arizona first-year application through the Common App by the Early Action deadline (November 1) for priority consideration.
  2. Pay the application fee ($80 for non-Arizona residents).
  3. Selected students receive an email with the award offer.

Official links

How selection works

Awards are made at admission to a select number of international students. Offers stay at the initial amount for continuing students even if GPA improves.

Renewal

  • Minimum 3.00 cumulative University of Arizona GPA
  • 30 cumulative Arizona units by the end of the first award year (fall admits)
  • Continuous enrolment in fall and spring semesters

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