Sponsored Students

International students who are sponsored by an embassy, ministry, cultural mission or government, regardless of their visa type, require various certifications in order to request or maintain their scholarship. The Office of the Registrar supports students with these services by providing letters or documents required by your sponsors.

Types of letters students may need for their sponsors:

  • Tutoring Letter
  • Conference Letter
  • Expected Graduation Date Letter
  • Enrollment Verification
  • Schedule Print-Out
  • Degree Completion Letter

SACM Sponsored Students

Students sponsored by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission have specific requirements, deadlines, and procedures. Please check the chart below to make sure you are meeting SACM’s requirements

First-Year & Graduate Students Transfer Students Current Students
  • First-Year & Graduate students will not need letters in the 1st semester but will require degree letters and transcripts starting their 2nd semester.
  • Remember to request a Marymount I-20 by uploading the required documents to the ISSS portal as soon as possible since your sponsor may ask for a copy.
  • Submit your original transcript from your previous school
  • Contact the Sponsored Students email in order to request your first Degree Certification letter
  • Upload the documents in to your SACM Portal
  • Remember to request a Marymount I-20 by uploading the required documents to the ISSS portal as soon as possible since your sponsor may ask for a copy
  • Register for the semester in the priority dates
  • Request your degree certification letter and transcripts from The Sponsored Students email
  • Upload your documents on the SACM Portal
  • Submit your SACM financial guarantee to sponsored Students and student accounts in order to have financial holds removed at MU

Make sure you request the documents before the end of the semester so that you can obtain a Financial Guarantee from your sponsor in a timely manner

How to make a request for documents for Sponsored Students.

Email your request to: sponsored.students@marymount.edu

Phone number: 703-284-1520

For more details about certification letters and frequently asked questions visit the sponsored students website at the Registrar office here.