• You must be a first-year or transfer international student.
• You must be a Temple applicant (already admitted, applied or soon to apply).
• You must submit this scholarship by the deadline.

• Apply for admission using the Common Application.
• Submit the #WhyUS application with your response to the creative prompt.
• If submitting a large file, please also share a link.
• Scholarship winners will be announced by April 1.

Respond to the creative prompt in the format that works best for you.

• Essay response (max. 250 words submitted as: .pdf, .jpeg, .doc)
• Video (max. one minute) ○ Audio/spoken word essay (max. one minute)
• Photo collage (.pdf, .jpg, .png) ○ Meme (.pdf, .jpg, .gif, .avi, .wmv or .mp4/.mpeg4)
• Drawing (.pdf, .jpg or .png)
• Painting (.pdf, .jpg or .png)

For nonwritten essay options, please submit a brief paragraph describing your project.

Creative Prompt
Describe how one, multiple or all of the #WhyUS points below speak to you and inform your desire to study in the United States at Temple. Be creative. 

• A U.S. degree is high-quality, and regarded highly by employers around the world.
• Flexibility and choice in finding the type of university that best suits you—community college, or private/public college or university
• An abundance of professional opportunities (OPT, CPT, internships, on-campus jobs, research opportunities)
• Global diversity—the U.S. leads the world in the number of international students studying here
• Beautiful diverse locations—from urban to rural, mountains to beaches
• An intellectual foundation to help you become a well-rounded scholar in academics and beyond
• Exceptional support to help you thrive in a new culture
• The U.S. emphasizes individualism and leadership development for independent thinking skills and creativity
• Demonstrated success from foreign-born students who become innovative researchers, technology entrepreneurs, world leaders, novelists and more

For inspiration

• Think about how coming to Temple will fulfill your dreams. You might explain how a mentor has inspired you to study in the U.S., how you want to build an intellectual foundation through U.S. discussion-based learning, or how you plan to take advantage of the global diversity here to share your culture and experience new ones.
• Check out what some of our current students and alumni have to say about the many benefits of studying in the U.S. on our Instagram page @globaltemple. What’s most important is to speak from your heart.

For Submission

• Fill out the #WhyUS application form.
• Though not required, we encourage you to post your submissions, tag @globaltemple on Instagram and use the hashtag #WhyUS.

By participating you agree that Temple has the right to republish any/all content. Scholarship winners agree to serve as #WhyUS ambassadors and participate in International Students Affairs activities for up to 10 hours a semester.

Make sure to meet the application deadline to be considered for the #WhyUS scholarship.

• March 15: Application deadline
• April 1: Announcement of scholarship winners

The deadline to submit your enrollment deposit is May 1.

To be considered for the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship, you must

• be a first-year international applicant. An international applicant is an individual who holds citizenship in a country outside the United States and who does not also possess U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
• attend (or have graduated from) a secondary school outside of the U.S.
• demonstrate interest and personal initiative in activities involving intercultural learning and exchange.

Here’s what you need to do to apply for the scholarship.

• Apply for admission using the Common Application.
• Submit the #YouAreWelcomeHere application and corresponding essay or video by Feb. 1 using the link provided. If submitting a large video file, please email a link to the video to [click-for-email].
• If you are awarded a scholarship, you must claim it by submitting an enrollment deposit by May 1.

Make sure to meet the following deadlines in order to be considered.

• Feb. 1: Application deadline
• April 1: Announcement of scholarship winners

The deadline to submit your enrollment deposit is May 1.