Applications for Residential Scholarships for Summer 2025 and the 2025-2026 academic year are now OPEN.

On this page, you’ll find all the information that you need to consider before applying for the Residential Scholarship program.

Follow the links below to jump to the relevant section or page:

• List and Descriptions of Residential Scholarship Programs and Funds
• Room and Board Rates
• 2025-2026 Academic Year Residential Scholarship Application Timeline
• Resident Application^{*
  *}required to be considered for a Residential Scholarship award

About the Residential Scholarship Program

The International Student House of Washington, DC (I-House DC) offers several need-based Residential Scholarships. The Residential Scholarship Program promotes the House’s core values of intercultural dialogue, global citizenship, and lifelong connections while seeking to alleviate the financial burden of international and U.S. students so they can make the best use of their time and resources during their stay in Washington, DC.

Residential Scholarships are awarded in the amount of $5,000-$6,250 for the academic year (September 2025-May 2026). The total Residential Scholarship award amount is prorated on a monthly basis and is credited toward the recipient’s monthly room and board charges invoice at the beginning of each month. Residential scholarships are not available during the Summer months (June through August), except for the Una Chapman Cox Foundation Fellows Program and the Krilla Kaleiwahea (K2) Foundation “Ka Hale” Summer Scholarship Program.

The process is competitive, and not all applicants are awarded Residential Scholarships. Final applications are reviewed and selected by members of the Scholarship Committee of the Board of Directors of the International Student House of Washington, DC.

The following programs and funds are available for the 2025-2026 academic year:
The Robert J. Abernethy Scholars Program, Una Chapman Cox Foundation Fellows Program, Dr. Riaz Haider Memorial Scholarship Fund, Bahaa and Hassnah Hariri Foundation Fellows Scholarship, Krilla Kaleiwahea (K2) Foundation “Ka Hale” Summer Scholarship Program, Herbert K. Schmitz Scholarship Fund, and Tain Tompkins Memorial Scholarship Fund.  Both international and U.S. students may apply to the Residential Scholarship programs and funds; however, each program or fund has specific eligibility requirements. You can learn more about the various funds and programs here.

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Eligibility requirements for Residential Scholarships may vary for program or fund, but candidates must meet these criteria:

• Demonstrate financial need, academic promise, and the ability to contribute to the diversity of the House’s resident population
• Possess an unconditional offer of admission from or be enrolled in an academic institution in the Washington Metropolitan Area
• Meet the specific program or fund eligibility criteria, which are described on the Residential Scholarship Funds and Programs page
• A completed Resident Application must be on file with the International Student House of Washington, DC.

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Residential Scholarship Timeline
2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

Application Materials Due	June 15, 2025	Applications are due and application link will be deactivated.
Award Notification Emails	July 15, 2025	All applicants will be notified whether they have been awarded a Residential Scholarship before July 15, 2025.
Statement of Agreement Due	August 1, 2025	Upon notification of their awards, recipients must sign a Statement of Agreement acknowledging the House’s requirements for award recipients.
2025-2026 Residential Scholarship Disbursements	September 1, 2025 October 1, 2025 November 1, 2025 December 1, 2025 January 1, 2026 February 1, 2026 March 1, 2026 April 1, 2026 May 1, 2026	Residential Scholarship disbursements will begin on September 1, 2025. The total Academic Year award will be divided into nine equal monthly amounts.