The University provides institutional affiliation in the form of a fellowship without stipend for visiting Ph.D. students 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, sponsorship by an academic department/center, consultation with faculty, access to the library, and medical service and health insurance fees. 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.

Acceptance of a graduate student as a fellow without stipend is conditional upon the compatibility of her/his research interests with those of an AUC faculty member from a sponsoring department/center. Additional requirements include a presentation at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Fellows Seminar and presenting the school with a copy of research results such as a copy of the Ph.D. dissertation and/or copies of any published articles.

Note: Fellows affiliated with the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies program (FMRS) or the Institute of Gender and Women's Studies (IGWS) present their research within the respective lecture series of the centers. Fellows 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 (5) and a recommendation from the AUC faculty member endorsed by the chair/director of the sponsoring department/center.

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