The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master’s degree at AUC.  Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for full-time study (9 credits or more) in any of the graduate programs offered at AUC.

Eligibility

• African nationals
• B.A. or B.Sc. degree with grade not less than "Very Good", an overall GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent.
• TOEFL with TWE score of at least 550 and 4.5, (580 and 5.0 for ECLT & TEFL) or equivalent.
• Applicants for the MBA have to submit a recent score on the GMAT and have at least two years of relevant work experience.
• Applicants for the Economics program, the Economics in International Development program and the Journalism and Mass Communication program are required to obtain an acceptable score on the GRE.
• Applicants for the MA in Arabic Studies must submit evidence of proficiency in literary Arabic.

Duration

• Fellowships are awarded for two academic years and the intervening summer session.

Award

• A waiver of tuition fees.
• A monthly stipend of LE 850.
• Student services and activities fee.
• Graduation fees.
• Medical service and health insurance fees.
• A monthly housing allowance of LE 1250.
• In support of their professional training fellows are assigned 18 hours per week of related academic or administrative work.

To Apply

• Download the international graduate application .
• Applications should be submitted together with all supporting documents by December 15 for fellowships beginning the following September.
• Selection is made in April.