International ScholarshipAUC scholarships are based on merit and need. AUC offers a variety of scholarships for applicants who have demonstrated academic records and the need for financial aid.
AUC's goal is to establish an atmosphere of leadership, making substantial contributions to Egypt and the world community across various areas.
One of AUC scholarships main goals is to offer assistance with financial needs to AUC students via scholarships and financial aid programs. This article will cover the AUC scholarships advantages and the step-by-step application procedure.
About AUC
It was founded in 1919. AUC is a renowned English-language accredited American institution of higher education. It is the central point of the intellectual, social and cultural activities of AUC's Arab world. The AUC community of students, faculty, parents, staff trustees, alumni, and other generous donors spans more than 60 nations.
The University serves as an intersection for all of the world's diverse cultures. It is a lively forum for rational argument, lively discussion and mutual understanding across a variety of different languages, facilities, and human experiences.
The University provides undergraduate and graduate students with 36 undergraduate master's, 44 master's, and two doctoral programs rooted in a liberal education that encourages students to consider critically and come up with creative solutions to problems and conflicts that confront the region as well as the world.
It also provides a globally acknowledged professional community-based educational program focusing on English to satisfy the demands of the rapidly growing Egyptian and the wider regional economies.
Educational assets of the University comprise the largest academic library in the English collection in Egypt, as well as three modern theatres and 15 research centres across disciplines.
The modern 250-acre New Cairo campus constitutes a strategic decision to invest in the future of Cairo, Egypt and the region. It is a cutting-edge infrastructure for cutting-edge research, innovative teaching, continuous learning, and civic involvement.
Accredited and chartered within the United States and Egypt, The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, equal opportunity institution.
About AUC Scholarships
Through AUC scholarships, AUC attracts gifted young males and females to the University and offers them an education that will enable them to make a positive impact in Egypt and around the world.
AUC scholarships are based on merit and need. Students with special requirements like academic or artistic ability and those with a high level of financial need can compete for these awards.
Because of donations made by our generous donors, AUC has more than 90 named scholarship opportunities that both corporations and individuals fund.
These donations from prominent donors have enabled AUC to attract and train talented and qualified students from various countries, cities and academic backgrounds.
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Top AUC scholarships To Apply For In 2022
Below are AUC financial aid which includes the top scholarships for AUC student
1. AUC scholarships for Refugees
This type of AUC scholarships provides full assistance for students from refugee backgrounds who want to pursue their studies at AUC.
The applicants must meet the following requirements:
- AUC admissions prerequisites
- Documentation of the status of a refugee ( Blue card for refugees and a yellow ID card for asylum applicants)
- Demonstrate financial need
- Have a high school diploma between 2018 and 2019, or be a transfer student with less than (one or two years) in the institution of your choice.
The Scholarship covers:
- Fees and tuition are all-inclusive.
- AUC costs for housing in two rooms
- A monthly Stipend
2. Green Environment Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded each semester to ongoing students. The scholarship will pay for the cost of 3 credits of study within an academic program at AUC. Students must show financial need, have good academic conduct and a clean record for the semester before their application with a minimum grade point average of 2.0, be enrolled as a full-time student and make a significant involvement in the AUC Tobacco-Free Initiative.
How To Apply For Current Students
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Deadline for spring 2022: Extended till February 5, 2022.
3. The Cultural Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded annually to a limited group of students who have made outstanding achievements in any art activity. The recipients receive an amount of reduction in their tuition for up to fifteen credit hours each semester.
The applicants must meet the following criteria.
- Students must show the ability to pay for their education.
- Students must submit a personal declaration of their cultural contribution and activities backed by official documentation that can be authenticated.
- Students must be in the program for a minimum of 12 credits in a semester.
4. The Student Union (SU) Scholarship
This type of AUC scholarships is a part-time award given each winter and spring semester to continuing students.
Eligibility
- Students need to demonstrate that they have the financial capability
- Students are required to submit a personal statement in the semester before them.
- Students must be registered for at least 12 credits in a semester.
5. Athletic Scholarship
This Egyptian American scholarship is awarded annually and is awarded to a selected group of students who play in sports sponsored by the University. Students who receive this scholarship will receive a reduction in their tuition fee for a maximum of fifteen credit hours each semester.
Eligibility
- Students are required to send their athletic resumes to the Office of Athletics.
- Students must be registered for at least 12 credits in a semester.
- Students need to have a clean academic integrity record.
- It would help if you were actively involved in at least one of the listed sports currently being organized by the Egyptian University Sports Federation (EUSF) Winter and summer Olympic games.
6. The AUC Liberal Arts Undergraduate Scholarship
In line with AUC's commitment to internationalization, it offers an exceptional Liberal Arts education within a multicultural environment and promotes an education that is liberal in Egypt.
The AUC Liberal Arts undergraduate scholarship will provide exceptional full and partial undergraduate scholarships for students from Egypt and the region, along with the United States, to study humanities and social sciences.
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
- High school graduate during the year 2021-2022, or the transfer student who has no more than one academic year at their current institution
- Show outstanding academic credentials.
- Meet the admission requirements of AUC.
- You must pass or take one of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an IELTS minimum band score of 5.5 and an average score on writing in the range of 5.5, and an equivalent score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with an overall score of 62 and a minimum writing score of 17
- Demonstrate financial need
- Are you interested in majoring in one of the following areas offered at AUC, including arts, anthropology Arab as well as Islamic civilizations Egyptology, English and the study of comparative literature, history as well as philosophy, psychology and political science, as well as sociology? For more information on the various majors available, click here.
The scholarship will cover:
- Full/partial tuition fees
- Housing in a double room at the AUC dorms (for eligible students who are residing outside Cairo and Giza or international students)
- AUC transportation (for eligible applicants who are not residing at the AUC dorms)
This scholarship is expected to include:
- Full/partial tuition fees
- Accommodation in a double room in AUC. AUC dorms (for those who reside away from Cairo as well as Giza as well as international students)
- AUC transportation (for qualified applicants not in AUC dorms)
7. Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Tomorrow's Leaders, the US Department of State supports the Undergraduate Scholarship Program, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs for highly motivated and talented high school students in North Africa, the Middle East and North Africa that come from different backgrounds.
The program offers four-year university scholarships and internship opportunities at a select number of higher education institutions located in the Middle East to students aspiring to become leaders.
NB: Students need to email the AUC financial aid office to assess the condition of their financial aid award before the appointed target date of the financial assistance application for their readmission/registration term.
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