The University provides institutional affiliation in the form of a fellowship without stipend for visiting students that hold a B.A. or M.A. who wish to do research in Egypt and already have a source of funding, but who need such an affiliation. The benefits of this fellowship include guidance in obtaining student or temporary residence visas, access to the library, and medical service and health insurance fees. Due to the large volume of such affiliations AUC cannot offer faculty mentoring arrangements. Fellows must register at AUC for research, pay a research fee equivalent to the tuition of one graduate credit hour per academic year, and agree to the University's regulations regarding responsibility in research and publication. The fellowship does not provide housing or office space.

Note: Fellows that seek affiliation with the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program (FMRS) or the Insitute for Gender and Women's Studies (IGWS) are subject to the rules and guidelines for affiliation as defined by the centers.

To apply, the candidate must submit the following: (1) a current resume (2) a letter of introduction or sponsorship from the applicant's home institution (3) a research outline, including a description of the research techniques and tools the applicant plans to use in Egypt (4)a statement describing the source(s) and amount(s) of funding available for the applicant in Egypt.

Applications and supporting documents should be submitted to the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences for approval.