Resources For International Students in the US

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Table Of Contents

• Posts, Articles, Books
  • Articles
  • Advice and Practical Guides
  • Books
• Self-Learning
• Internships
  • Guides, Application and Interview Tips
  • Job Boards eg. Linked in etc.
  • A list of Internships
• Scholarships
• Competitions
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Graduate Student Resources
• Other Resources

Posts

Articles

• 4 Ways International Students Can Explore Job Opportunities
• 8 Campus Resources for International Students
• Find and Apply for Financial Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Getting to the United States
• What Is Financial Aid?
• Why Extracurricular Activities are Important to Your Education Abroad

Advice and Practical Guides

• MITAdmissions Blog
• 50 things

Books

• Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

Self-Learning

• Khan Academy
• Coursera
• Udemy
• Codecademy
• Udacity
• Free Code Camp
• Project Euler
• HackerRank
• MIT Open CourseWare
• edX

Internships

Internship Guides

• 15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer
• A Freshman's Guide to Tech Internships
• Getting a Gig: A Guide - For Tech Majors
• How to Prepare for and Rock a Behavioral Job Interview
• Interviewing Guide - A guide to interviewing including what to wear and post interview tips
• The internship search - Student Personal Story
• Your Student Visa Work Options During and After School

Job Boards

• Glassdoor
• Indeed
• Linked In

A list of internships

The internships listed below are open to international students

(Click Link for description.)

General

Name	Location	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline
Send Grid Grad to Gridder Bootcamp (Full time)	Denver CO	STEM, Business, Art Majors	Undergraduate Seniors	Not Available

Engineering

Name	Location	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline
Explore Microsoft	Not Available	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Science Majors	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore	Not available
Facebook University for Analytics	Menlo Park CA	Computer Science, Math and Sciences, Business Majors	Undergraduate Sophomore	January
Facebook University for Engineers	Menlo Park CA, Seattle WA	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Math, Science Majors	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore	January
Facebook University for Product Design	Menlo Park CA	Not available	Undergraduate sophomore	January
Google Engineering Practicum	Various Locations	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, STEM Majors	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore	Not Available
Qualcolmm Early Identification Program	San Diego CA, San Jose CA, Boulder CO, Santa Clara CA, Philadelphia PA	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering	Undergraduate Freshman	Not Available

Math and Sciences

Name	Location	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline
Explore Microsoft	Not Available	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Science Majors	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore	Not available
Facebook University for Analytics	Menlo Park CA	Computer Science, Math and Sciences, Business Majors	Undergraduate Sophomore	January
Facebook University for Engineers	Menlo Park CA, Seattle WA	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Math, Science Majors	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore	January

Business

Name	Location	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline
Facebook University for Analytics	Menlo Park CA	Computer Science, Math and Sciences, Business Majors	Undergraduate Sophomore	January
Facebook University for Product Design	Menlo Park CA	Not available	Undergraduate sophomore	January
Google Bold Intern	Various Locations	Business Majors	Undergraduate Juniors	November
Various Positions at Intuit	San Diego CA, Mountain View CA	Business Majors	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore, Junior	Not Available

Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

Name	Location	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline
Facebook University for Product Design	Menlo Park CA	Not available	Undergraduate sophomore	January

Scholarships

The scholarships listed below are open to international students (Click Link for description.)

General

Name	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline	Other
Box Diversity Scholarship	All	Undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior, senior	Typically October

Engineering

Name	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline	Other
Google Women Techmakers	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, STEM	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Graduate TSudents	December	Open to Women
Microsoft Tuition Scholarship	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, STEM	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior	Oct 25 – Feb 9	N/A
Palantir Future Scholarship	STEM majors	Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior	Not available	Open to Underrepresented students
Palantir Women in Engineering Scholarship	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering	Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior	Not available	Open to Women

Math and Sciences

Name	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline	Other
Google Women Techmakers	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, STEM	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Graduate TSudents	December	Open to Women
Microsoft Tuition Scholarship	Computer Science, Computer Engineering, STEM	Undergraduate Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior	Oct 25 – Feb 9	N/A
Palantir Future Scholarship	STEM majors	Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior	Not available	Open to Underrepresented students

Business

Name	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline	Other

Arts and Communication

Name	Majors	Classes	Application Deadline	Other

Competitions

Volunteer Opportunities

Graduate Student Resources

Other Resources

• From I to U - Study Abroad Blog
• RateMyProfessors.com - See professor ratings to know who you should take
• Studyabroad.com - Study Abroad
• scholarship-positions.com - A list of scholarships