The University of Missouri - Kansas City offers scholarships to outstanding international undergraduate and graduate applicants who are first time new students intending to enroll (including transfer students from U.S. institutions) to degree programs in the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) in each academic year (from August to May).
Applicants for programs in other schools should review the Chancellor's Non-Resident Award information.
Students who are admitted to a UMKC doctoral program are automatically awareded non-resident fee waivers for up to 9 credit hours each Fall and Spring semester. This automatic Doctoral Fee Waiver makes students ineligible for a DICE award.
For more information about the doctoral non-resident fee waiver, please click here.
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General Description
The Dean's International Computing & Engineering Award ("DICE") is a renewable award that covers a large portion of the difference between Missouri Resident and Non-Resident fees.
For 2009-2010 this will be:
- $8,430 USD per academic year for undergraduate students at 12 credit hours in Fall and Spring semesters.
- $8,080 USD per academic year for graduate students at 9 credit hours in Fall and Spring semesters.
All applicants meeting the criteria below are automatically considered for a DICE award:
To be considered for the award, an applicant must:
Apply as a first time new student at UMKC intending to enroll with a DICE participating academic unit (School of Computing and Engineering)
Submit transcripts (along with application materials) showing an outstanding academic record (Minimum of 3.0 Grade Point Average on a 4.0 Grade Point Average scale)
Submit a Minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 Computer Based; 79 iBT) or IELTS score of 6.0, unless you are exempt from the English Proficiency test.
Be an F-1 or J-1 visa holder upon enrollment
Receive a nomination from the corresponding UMKC academic unit
Provide evidence of financial support to cover the remaining expenses.
Review  for the total annual 'cost of study' required for your program of interest.
Students must demonstrate the financial ability for the cost of study beyond the CNR scholarship.
Satisfy additional SCE criteria such as GRE scores for graduate applicants.
Review for any specific requirements for your program of interest.
Please contact SCE if no information is available through
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