This year, the International Office is pleased to welcome twelve new KGSP Foundation Year students to UT Austin. The KAUST Gifted Student Program is a scholarship awarded by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to top-achieving students in STEM fields from Saudi Arabia. Before beginning their undergraduate programs in… read more
Foundation Year Program
Foundation Year Students Give Back to the Community
Each year, ISSS hosts a nine-month Foundation Year Program for recipients of competitive scholarships from around the globe. After graduating high school in their home countries, Foundation Year students come to UT for a gap-year program to immerse themselves in U.S. culture and prepare for success in their undergraduate studies. This spring,… read more
Foundation Year Students Set Sights on Rancho Cortez
As you may know, the International Office facilitates Foundation Year Programs for international students applying to college. But you may not know that these programs offer more than SAT prep and Calculus coursework. They also offer leadership development and skill-building critical to success in college. For example, one of our… read more
Chevron Foundation Year Program
The International Office is honored to host a new Foundation Year Program sponsored by Chevron. The inaugural cohort consists of five employees from Angola who were nominated by their supervisors and selected by a scholarship committee to pursue undergraduate engineering degrees in the United States. Prior to beginning their undergraduate… read more