American University in Cairo Graduate Fellowship for Africans

The American University in Cairo (AUC) is founded in 1919 and is an American-accredited higher education institution. AUC has students, staff and alumni from more than 60 countries. The University offers 36 undergraduate, 44 master’s and two PhD programs with a globally recognized professional community-based education in English.

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The African Graduate fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master degree at AUC. Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for full-time study (nine credits or as required by the program) in any of the graduate programs offered at the AUC.

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Eligibility and Requirements:

• Non-Egyptian African nationals
• Open to all disciplines of graduate studies
• For new graduate degree-seeking students; full admission to one of the graduate programs in AUC, satisfying AUC graduate full admissions requirements
• Submit an international TOEFL iBT exam score or academic IELTS exam score as per the cut-off scores for AUC graduate admissions
• For continuing students; to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2 
• Financial need

Duration of the Program:

Two academic years and the intervening summer session, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance.

Award and Benefits:

The fellowship covers:

• Tuition fees, for a maximum of nine credits per semester
• Monthly stipend
• Student services and activities fees
• Medical service and health insurance fees
• A monthly housing allowance for non-residents of Cairo or accommodation in University residences at AUC New Cairo Campus

Responsibilities of Fellows:

• Fellows are assigned 12 hours per week of related academic work
• Students must maintain a full-time status
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2
• A teaching assistantship mandatory training must be completed if the fellow is involved in teaching assistantship duties. The training needs to be completed only once

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Method of Application:

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Deadline: January 11 for the fall semester