TOEFL® Scholarship Program Overview
The TOEFL® Scholarship Program can help you study at the university of your choice.
A TOEFL® scholarship can help you study at any of the 8,000+ institutions listed in the TOEFL® Destinations Directory. The scholarship program is designed to award TOEFL test takers for achieving academic excellence, exhibiting leadership skills, performing extracurricular activities and demonstrating English-communication proficiency. TOEFL scholarships are currently available in China, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Scholarship Criteria
The TOEFL Scholarship Program rewards students who have high academic achievement as well as:
- an outstanding ability to communicate in English
- demonstrated leadership skills
- well-roundedness in extracurricular activities, including community service
- innovative ideas as reflected in essays (and interviews, when applicable)
Scholarship Eligibility
To be eligible to win a TOEFL scholarship, a student must:
- currently live in the country from where you are applying
- begin undergraduate or graduate study in 2012 at a college or university listed in the TOEFL® Destinations Directory
- hold a grade point average of at least 80 or higher on a 100-point scale or a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- have a valid TOEFL test score
- return a completed application form with your TOEFL test scores, written essay and official transcript in a sealed envelope
Additional eligibility requirements may vary by location.
If you currently live in one of the following locations and would like to apply for a TOEFL scholarship, please visit the specific location's page listed below for each location's application details.
China
India
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Note: If you do not currently live in one of the above locations, you are not eligible for a TOEFL scholarship at this time.
Scholarship award funds for students who will be studying abroad are applied to their tuition fees only after the student has registered with the institution and arrived on campus.
