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In 2014 I won a scholarship partially funded by the US govt for a Master's in Computer Science in a US university. The scholarship was merit based and highly co
by ermir 8y ago
In 2014 I won a scholarship partially funded by the US govt for a Master's in Computer Science in a US university. The scholarship was merit based and highly competitive. A similar situation was the case for my Bachelors. Can these scholarships fulfill the EB-1 criteria of "Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence"?
- proberts 8y agoGenerally academic awards and scholarships don't meet that criterion. That being said, this is great background data and can help support an EB1A application.
- ermir 8y agoThanks for the question, I have another if you don't mind. During my studies, I worked on my own startup, presented it in front of a panel at a hackathon, then was chosen to present it in the associated conference the day after. I even won a small monetary prize from one of the conference sponsors. The conference in question was TADHack Global 2016 in Chicago. https://tadhack.com/2016/global/ https://tadhack.com/2016/global/ Would this fill the criteria of being notable enough, or do the EB1 panels require more substantial achievements?
- proberts 8y agoIt might help for an O-1 but really wouldn't help for an EB1A green card.