Goodwill Scholarships are college-level scholarships created and fully funded starting in 2003 by two private citizens in Prince William County, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, to aid international students who study at the Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College, often abbreviated NVCC and colloquially as NOVA, comprises several locations in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and is both the second largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the largest educational institution in the...

 (NVCC).

Unlike most other scholarships available to students at American colleges, the Goodwill awards are limited to international students who have a 3.0 academic average and a demonstrated financial need. However, students being considered for awards do not need to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form that can be prepared annually by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid .Despite its name, the application is the gateway to...

 (FAFSA) form that is commonly required of U.S. citizens.

Normally, two students are recognized annually for these awards. The scholarship program is administered by the Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation, an adjunct to NVCC.

External links

• NVCC Educational Foundation
• Northern Virginia Community College
• Grace Goodwill College Scholarships
• FCF College Scholarships
• Information for International Students

See also

• EducationUSA
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• AFS Intercultural Programs
  AFS Intercultural Programs
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• ERASMUS programme
  Erasmus programme
  The Erasmus Programme , a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987...
  
   (European Union
  European Union
  The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
  
  )
• Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
• Student exchange program
  Student exchange program
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• International students
• Fulbright Fellowship
• Harkness Fellowship
  Harkness Fellowship
  The Harkness Fellowships are a programme run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. They were established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States...
  
  
• ITT International Fellowship Program
  ITT International Fellowship Program
  The ITT International Fellowship Program was a program of grants promoting international educational student exchanges, similar to the Fulbright Program, sponsored by the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation...
  
  
• Monbukagakusho Scholarship
  Monbukagakusho Scholarship
  is a prestigious scholarship offered by the Monbu-kagaku-shō.To date, some 65,000 students from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world have studied in Japan under the Japanese Government Scholarship program established in 1954...
  
  
• Goodwill Scholarships