International Scholarships?

[Hattie]

this is more of a curious thought than a serious question but if anyone can shed some light on the world of NCAA i'd be very grateful!
I was just wondering what the likelihood of an international (e.g. British) student getting a college scholarship would be, or do colleges always favour American students over international ones? Support for students in high level sport at Uni is rubbish here in comparison to NCAA scholarships, and there's not much likelihood of a gymnast continuing on during their time at Uni as most UK students move away from home (i've had personal experience of this within another sport and its ridiculouly frustrating). There's a girl at my sister's gym who is seriously thinking of applying to American Universities (mainly becuase of the course she wants to do) but she's tempted by the possibility of being able to carry on with her gymnastics.