▁exception ▁of ▁Canadian ▁and ▁Mexican ▁students . ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁aid ▁is ▁awarded ▁as ▁gr ants , ▁scholar ships , ▁and ▁lo ans ▁that ▁come ▁through ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁sources ▁which ▁restrict ▁their ▁awards ▁to ▁American ▁citizens . ▁That ▁being ▁said ▁there ▁is ▁financial ▁aid ▁still ▁available ▁for ▁international ▁students . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁that ▁offer ▁aid ▁to ▁international ▁students . ▁To ▁find ▁out ▁if ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁question ▁offers ▁such ▁assistance ▁in quire ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁aid ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁Some ▁schools ▁offer ▁gr ants , ▁lo ans ▁and ▁jobs , ▁and ▁give ▁anywhere ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 ▁awards ▁to ▁foreign ▁students . ▁For ▁example , ▁schools ▁such ▁as ▁Harvard , ▁Pr inc eton , ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁University ▁of ▁Miami , ▁I th aca ▁College , ▁Corn ell ▁University , ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins , ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁all ▁offer ▁packages ▁to ▁foreign ▁students . ▁Gr adu ate ▁students ▁may ▁have ▁more ▁luck ▁with ▁financial ▁aid . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁teaching ▁assistant ships ▁are ▁offered ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁academic ▁achiev ement , ▁regardless ▁of ▁citizens hip . ▁Although ▁International ▁students ▁are ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁aid ▁programs ▁like ▁the ▁P ell ▁Grant , ▁SE O G ▁Grant , ▁Staff ord ▁Lo an , ▁Per kins ▁Lo an , ▁PL US ▁Lo an , ▁and ▁Federal ▁Work ▁study , ▁many ▁schools ▁will ▁ask ▁international ▁students ▁to