Undergraduate Admissions | Graduate Admissions | Financial Aid     Housing Services | Minnesota English Center | Minnesota International Center Financial Aid Newly-admitted international students will take full responsibility for financing their education. If you anticipate not being able to meet the cost of your education and living expenses, you are advised to request a postponement of your enrollment until you have secured adequate funding. International Student and Scholar Services, administers a funding program for international students who are in the latter stages of their degree program. First-year students are not eligible. Students transferring from a college in their own country or another college in the U.S. must complete at least one year of academic work at the University of Minnesota before applying for financial aid. Students are funded only if they can demonstrate severe financial hardship, that was unforeseen when they first come to the U of MN. The following program includes a monetary award that students in their first year may apply for: Culture Corps [an error occurred while processing this directive]