Graduate Merit Fellowships

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.