What is the Graduate assistantship offered at Concordia University Wisconsin?
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The international graduate students at Concordia University Wisconsin can seek financial assistance through the Graduate assistantship offered by the university. Through the graduate assistantship, the graduate students are offered job opportunities in one of the departments offering positions through students. Through this, the students can earn USD 1,000 (INR 85K) at the end of each month. International students applying for the graduate assistantship are required to submit the below-mentioned documents-
- Fill out the graduate assistantship form
- Two letters of recommendation from a professor
- Updated resume with biography
- Cover letter to t
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Yes, the Concordia University Wisconsin is known to offer scholarships to international students, however, they are limited to undergraduate students only.
Listed below are the popular scholarships available to international students:
Scholarship | Financial Reward |
|---|---|
Presidential Scholarship | USD 9,000 –USD 12,000 (INR 7.7 L-INR 10.3 L) |
Talent Scholarship | Varies |
Concordia Grant | INR 4.3 L |
Luther Promise | INR 2.57 L |
Graduate students, have the option to take up an assistantship opportunity for which they are offered USD 1,000 (INR 85 K) a month.
Yes, international students pursuing their higher studies from an US-based institution can go on to attain permanent residency (PR), also called a green card, in the United States.
To obtain a green card, students studying on an F1 visa (student visa), have to apply for an OPT or STEM OPT Extension followed by an H1B visa (post-study employment visa), for which they must attain a job offer from a recognised organisation in the United States.
H-1 B Visa holders are then eligible to apply for the Green Card.
Check out: F1 Student Visa to USA Green Card, for a more detailed description of the same.
As per data (Fall 2023) curated from an unofficial source, the total percentage of students which live as part of university maintained facilities is 52%, while the remaining 48% students live as part of off-campus accommodation.
The institute offers accommodation in the form of residence halls, with separate halls for juniors & seniors. Some halls do accept both boys & girls, who live as part of different floors.
The Concordia Wisconsin acceptance rate of 68%, makes it fairly selective at picking students for admissions. New England College, on the other hand, has a much healthier acceptance rate of 96%, making it relatively easier to secure admissions at than CUW.
Interested applicants are required to perform well as part of their school & college level academics either way, more so, if they are seeking admissions at Concordia University Wisconsin.
The median annual salary earned by graduates of the Concordia University Wisconsin is USD 53,000 (INR 45.4 L).
The institute's graduates are employed across some of the best for & non-profit organizations, in Wisconsin & the United States & are paid handsomely for contributions to respective industries.
KPMG, La Macchia Group, Milwaukee Powersports & Discovery World are some popular organizations known to recruit CUW graduates.
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