Graduate Student Scholarships

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Graduate Merit Scholarship

Wright State University's UCIE Graduate Merit Scholarship is merit-based and designed to recognize academically outstanding international students first enrolling for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years. Scholarships range in value from $2,500 to $5,000 annually. Students can receive these scholarships for a total of 4 semesters of full-time graduate study as long as they continue to meet certain criteria outlined in the scholarship details.

You will be considered for this scholarship upon admission to the university; no scholarship application is needed. Funds are offered as available, so apply today!

Cumulative Undergraduate GPA

Annual Scholarship Offer

2.7 - 2.9

$2,500

3.0 and above

$5,000

Scholarship Details

  • No scholarship application is needed.
  • Must be an international student degree seeking student on an F1 visa or J-1 visa.
  • Must be charged a non-resident tuition surcharge.
  • Students may receive only one merit scholarship or tuition discount, with the exclusion of the CECS Graduate Remediation Scholarship.
  • Students must be enrolled full-time.
  • The annual scholarship amount is divided evenly between Fall and Spring Semesters. If you are a continuing student attending full-time in the summer, complete the Summer Scholarship Request Form.
  • Funds are awarded as available, so apply for admission into a graduate program early.
  • It can be used for graduate non-resident tuition only.

Graduate International Alumni Scholarship

A $10,000 annual scholarship for full-time enrollment will be awarded for F-1 and J-1 international students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at Wright State and would like to enroll for a second degree. Students will need to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher at the time of admission to be eligible. The scholarship cannot be combined with any other Wright State-funded scholarships or assistantships.  

Scholarship Details

  • Must be an international student on an F1 or J1 visa.
  • Must be charged a non-resident tuition surcharge.
  • Students may receive only one merit scholarship or tuition discount
  • Students must be enrolled full-time.
  • The annual scholarship amount is divided evenly between Fall and Spring Semesters. If you are a continuing student attending full-time in the summer, complete the Summer Scholarship Request Form.
  • Funds are awarded as available, so apply for admission into a graduate program early.
  • It can be used for graduate non-resident tuition only.

Graduate Assistantships and Department Scholarships

Please contact your department to find information about graduate assistantships or department scholarships.


Non-Resident Graduate Surcharge

Rates Ohio Resident1 Non-Ohio Resident1
Graduate Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $7,580 $12,824
Graduate Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $700/hour $1,188/hour
Raj Soin College of Business Tuition (11–18 hours)2 - all programs  $8,656 $13,900
Raj Soin College of Business Tuition (1–10.5 hours) - all programs $800/hour $1,288/hour
College of Engineering and Computer Science Tuition (11–18 hours)- all programs  $8,656 $13,900
College of Engineering and Computer Science Tuition (1–10.5 hours) - all programs  $800/hour $1,288/hour
Nursing (M.S.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $8,656 $13,900
Nursing (M.S.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $800/hour $1,288/hour
College of Science and Mathematics Tuition  (11–18 hours)
  • Anatomy (M.S.)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S.)
  • Microbiology and Immunology (M.S.)
  • Physiology and Neuroscience (M.S.)
  • Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.)
  • Environmental Sciences (Ph.D.)
  • Human Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Ph.D.)
  • Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics (Ph.D.)
$8,656 $13,900
College of Science and Mathematics Tuition  (1–10.5 hours)
  • Anatomy (M.S.)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S.)
  • Microbiology and Immunology (M.S.)
  • Physiology and Neuroscience (M.S.)
  • Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.)
  • Environmental Sciences (Ph.D.)
  • Human Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Ph.D.)
  • Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics (Ph.D.)
$800/hour $1,288/hour
Public Health (M.P.H.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $8,656 $13,900
Public Health (M.P.H.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $800/hour $1,288/hour
Pharmacology and Toxicology (M.S.) Tuition (11–18 hours)2 $8,656 $13,900
Pharmacology and Toxicology (M.S.) Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $800/hour $1,288/hour
Doctor of Nursing Practice Tuition (11 or more hours) $8,656 $13,900
Doctor of Nursing Practice Tuition (1–10.5 hours) $800/hour $1,288/hour
School of Professional Psychology (11 or more hours) $11,213 $18,048
School of Professional Psychology (1–10.5 hours) $1,039/hour $1,677/hour
Boonshoft School of Medicine Tuition for M1, M2, and M4 (11 or more hours) $24,465 $40,761
Boonshoft School of Medicine Tuition for M3 (11 or more hours) $32,619 $48,915


1Rates determined annually by the Wright State University Board of Trustees.
2Per hour rates will be applied to each billable credit hour in excess of 18.