AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron has offered a four-year scholarship to a student from Nepal whose scholarship was revoked by a Texas college due to funding issues.

The University of Texas at Tyler in mid-April revoked the full scholarships promised to about 50 Nepalese applicants. The action came just weeks before the May 1 deadline at most colleges for students to deposit funds and commit to attend.

J.P. Yates, executive director of international recruitment at the University of Akron, learned about the issue and secured a commitment from a donor to finance a one-time scholarship of $10,000 annually for four years, university spokesman Wayne Hill said.

Those funds, plus an institutional scholarship for foreign students, allowed Akron to make a scholarship offer to one Nepalese student, who plans to enroll.

Since 2017, the university has invested significant funds to hire staff, create an international center and recruit foreign students.

It is not known if other universities have offered similar help.

UT Tyler developed a full-ride scholarship program for the 2018-19 academic year, worth $27,000 a year for out-of-state students to cover tuition, housing, meal plan, fees, and books.

The program drew numerous applicants from students in Nepal, who had heard about it from friends studying in the U.S., according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

UT Tyler officials realized this spring that they did not have the funds to cover all the scholarships that had been awarded. The university is honoring 184 full-scholarship offers, including 35 to students from outside the United States, Inside Higher Ed reported. It revoked 63 of the 98 scholarships offered to foreign students, including about 50 from Nepal. It offered a smaller scholarship in exchange.

UT Tyler withdraws full-ride scholarship offer to international students. https://t.co/fglS7zB9TH pic.twitter.com/ORwIAMwxOs — Tylerpaper (@Tylerpaper) April 26, 2018

The students in Nepal took to social media, seeking help.

Admissions officials told Inside Higher Ed that they are stunned by UT Tyler's decision.

"What happened on one level is understandable, as almost every U.S. campus is coping with enrollment and budget headaches, including negative reactions from potential international students to recent U.S. rhetoric and policy shifts," said Jonathan Burdick, vice provost for enrollment initiatives and dean of college admission at the University of Rochester. But, he added, "In this climate, pulling the rug out from 45 students who have worked their butts off to be prepared for study in a U.S. college is criminal."