{"id":11686,"date":"2021-05-06T20:08:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=11686"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:38:25","slug":"sponsored-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/marymount-global\/international-student-services\/sponsored-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsored Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International students who are sponsored by an embassy, ministry, cultural mission, or government, regardless of their visa type (may include A-1, F-1, etc.), require various documents in order to request or maintain their scholarship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit your request for documents <em>before<\/em> the end of the semester <\/strong>so that you can obtain a Financial Guarantee from your sponsor and register for classes in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To request any of the documents listed below, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/registrar-s-office\/sponsored-students\/\">follow the instructions on the Registrar&#8217;s webpage<\/a>. Examples of documents that sponsored students may need to request from the Registrar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tutoring Letter<\/li>\n<li>Conference Letter<\/li>\n<li>Expected Graduation Date Letter<\/li>\n<li>Enrollment Verification<\/li>\n<li>Schedule Print-Out<\/li>\n<li>Degree Completion Letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SACM Sponsored Students<\/h3>\n<h5>I-20 issuance or program extension<\/h5>\n<p>SACM sponsored students must <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-global-engagement\/international-admissions\/\">submit an I-20 request<\/a> via the ISSS portal following the same process as other international students seeking to obtain F-1 status.<\/p>\n<p>The process includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>uploading a completed and signed <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-global-engagement\/international-admissions\/banking-money\/\">Declaration of Finances<\/a> form and<\/li>\n<li>uploading evidence of ability to meet Marymount&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-global-engagement\/international-admissions\/banking-money\/proof-of-funding-for-f-1-j-1-students\/\">proof of funding<\/a> requirements (scroll down the proof of funding webpage to find additional information specific to SACM sponsored students).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Now that you are a Marymount University student<\/h5>\n<p><strong>SACM sponsored F-1 status students are responsible for registering for classes that meet Marymount academic requirements for their degree program <em>and<\/em> F-1 enrollment requirements <em>and<\/em> SACM requirements. <\/strong>All requirements must be met by the student in order to be making good academic progress, maintain F-1 status, and continue to be SACM sponsored.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact your academic advisor regarding classes to take to meet your academic requirements (if you do not know your advisor&#8217;s contact information, undergraduate students email advising@marymount.edu and graduate students email their academic department)<\/li>\n<li>Contact ISSS if you need help understanding F-1 enrollment requirements<\/li>\n<li>Contact your SACM advisor to find out SACM requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Students sponsored by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) have specific requirements, deadlines, and procedures to maintain their funding sponsorship.<\/strong> Please check the chart below to make sure you are meeting SACM&#8217;s requirements. For a complete list of requirements, check with your SACM advisor.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>First-Year &amp; Graduate Students<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Transfer Students<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Current Students<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>First-Year &amp; Graduate students will not need letters in the 1st semester but will require degree letters and transcripts starting their 2nd semester.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Submit your original transcript from your previous school<\/li>\n<li>Contact the <a href=\"mailto:sponsored.students@marymount.edu\">Sponsored Students email<\/a> in order to request your first Degree Certification letter<\/li>\n<li>Upload the documents in to your SACM Portal<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Register for the semester in the priority dates<\/li>\n<li>Request your degree certification letter and transcripts from <a href=\"mailto:sponsored.students@marymount.edu\">The Sponsored Students email<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Upload your documents on the SACM Portal<\/li>\n<li>Submit your SACM financial guarantee to sponsored Students and student accounts in order to have financial holds removed at MU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>How to Request Documents to Submit to Your Sponsor<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Email your request to: <a href=\"mailto:sponsored.students@marymount.edu\">sponsored.students@marymount.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Phone number: 703-284-1520<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For more details about certification letters and frequently asked questions visit the sponsored students website at the Registrar office <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/registrar-s-office\/sponsored-students\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">07\/26\/2024<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International students who are sponsored by an embassy, ministry, cultural mission, or government, regardless of their visa type (may include A-1, F-1, etc.), require various documents in order to request or maintain their scholarship. 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