Partially funded

International Volunteer Scholarship

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Scholarship overview

The International Volunteer Scholarship recognises incoming first-year international students with an exemplary academic record, measured by a combination of UT weighted core GPA and ACT/SAT scores. Awards are valid for four years.

Eligible applicants are considered automatically on admission; no separate application is described. The scholarship cannot be combined with other UT institutionally funded scholarships, and international recipients are not eligible for federal or state financial aid. Competitively awarded donor-funded scholarships usually stack.

Award Information

  • Incoming first-year international student: a non-resident visa holder who will not graduate from a US high school
  • Minimum 3.8 UT converted and weighted core GPA
  • Apply for admission by May 1 of the final year of high school
  • Submit new test scores so UT receives them by April 1 (only scores through December 2025 count for the cycle shown)
  • Enrol in the fall semester immediately after high school graduation

Amounts for 2026-27, good for four years:

  • 4.0+ GPA with ACT 34-36 / SAT 1490-1600: $18,000 per year ($72,000 over four years)
  • 4.0+ GPA with ACT 30-33 / SAT 1360-1480: $9,000 per year ($36,000 over four years)
  • 3.8+ GPA with ACT 28+ / SAT 1300+: $3,000 per year ($12,000 over four years)

Test score is the composite superscore; the writing component is not counted. The award cannot be combined with the Orange & White Scholarship.

  • April 1: test scores received by UT
  • May 1: admission application
  1. Apply for undergraduate admission to UT by May 1 of your final year of high school (Common App or Go Vols application).
  2. Send new ACT or SAT scores so UT receives them by April 1.
  3. Submit updated high school transcripts.

To keep the award: maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and Satisfactory Academic Progress, and stay enrolled full-time each semester.

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Documents you will need

  • Updated high school transcripts
  • ACT or SAT scores

How selection works

Award level is set by UT weighted core GPA and ACT/SAT superscore.

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