Graduate Merit Fellowships are competitive awards offered to outstanding new or continuing graduate students who wish to pursue full-time study (9 credits or more) in one of the graduate programs at AUC.

Eligibility

• Full admission to one of the graduate programs at AUC.
• A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum overall GPA of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum GPA of 3.5 in the major.
• A grade of ”Very Good” in the final year from an Egyptian national university.
• Students who are already enrolled in AUC’s graduate program and have a minimum GPA of 3.7 in their graduate courses.

Duration

• The fellowship is awarded for one year.
• May be renewed for a second year with approval of the school dean.

Award

The fellowship covers:

• A tuition waiver of about LE 41,300 per year.
• Student services and activities fee.
• A monthly stipend of LE 850 for 10 months.
• In support of their professional training, fellows are assigned 18 hours per week of related academic or administrative work.

To Apply

• Applications are available from the Student Service Center or may be downloaded here .
• Applications must be submitted to the Student Service Center in Cairo or to the New York office by March 1.
• Selection is made by the schools in May.
• Fellowship starts the following September.