Donor-Funded Scholarships for Prospective Students - Fall 2024
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, The American University in Cairo (AUC) offers scholarship opportunities supported by individuals and corporations. These remarkable awards from donors have allowed AUC to recruit and educate outstanding and eligible students from different cities and educational backgrounds.
Abdallah Abbas Sharbatly Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to fully support a qualified Egyptian Arab female undergraduate student.
Eligibility criteria:
- Female.
- Hold Egyptian or other Arab nationality.
- Demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
- Must pass either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum band score of 6 and a writing score of 6 or 6.5 or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 76-82 and a writing score of 20-21 or the Duolingo test with a minimum score of 125.
- Tests must be completed no more than two years before the first day of the term for which applicants are applying.
To apply:
Make sure that you have selected the scholarship check box in the AUC admissions application.
- To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
- To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
- To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com.
Deadline for Fall 2024:
Early deadline: March 15, 2024.
Regular deadline: June 1, 2024.
Baho Abdullah Bakhsh '00 Endowed Scholarship
The scholarship was established in 2024, by Baho Abdulah Bakhsh '00 to support the undergraduate Egyptian students in perpetuity, preferably a male and a female student.
Eligibility criteria:
- Hold Egyptian nationality.
- Demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
- Must pass either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum band score of 6 and a writing score of 6 or 6.5 or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 76-82 and a writing score of 20-21 or the Duolingo test with a minimum score of 125.
The scholarship will cover:
- Full tuition and other fees.
- Student stipends.
- Housing in the University residences.
To apply:
Make sure that you have selected the scholarship check box in the AUC admissions application.
- To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
- To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
- To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com.
Deadline for Fall 2024:
Early deadline: March 15, 2024.
Regular deadline: June 1, 2024.
The Gratus Scholarship
Established in 2020 to support the tuition and fees for one Egyptian undergraduate student.
Eligibility criteria
- Egyptian student from Upper Egypt.
- Demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
- Must pass either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum band score of 6 and a writing score of 6 or 6.5 or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 76-82 and a writing score of 20-21 or the Duolingo test with a minimum score of 125.
The scholarship will cover
- Full tuition and other fees.
To apply:
Make sure that you have selected the scholarship check box in the AUC admissions application.
- To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
- To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
- To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com.
Deadline for Fall 2024
Early deadline: March 15, 2024.
Regular deadline: June 1, 2024.
The Mark Turnage Scholarship
This scholarship will partially support Palestinian students.
Eligibility criteria:
- Hold Palestinian nationality.
- Demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
- Must pass either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum band score of 6 and a writing score of 6 or 6.5 or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 76-82 and a writing score of 20-21 or the Duolingo test with a minimum score of 125.
To apply:
Make sure that you have selected the scholarship check box in the AUC admissions application.
- To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
- To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
- To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com.
Deadline for Fall 2024:
Early deadline: March 15, 2024.
Regular deadline: June 1, 2024.
The Orascom Construction - AUC Scholarship (OC-AUC Scholarship)
The Orascom Construction - AUC Scholarship targets highly ambitious and hardworking Egyptian students from the following eight upper Egypt governorates: Assiut, Bani Suef, Minya, Sohag, Fayyoum, Qena, Luxor, and Aswan. The scholarship is specifically tailored to those interested in pursuing a degree at The American University in Cairo in one of the following majors: economics, architectural engineering, construction engineering, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, data science, mathematics with an option in statistics and data analysis, and actuarial science at AUC.
The OC-AUC scholarship offers a challenging and enriching experience for top-performing students who are active in their local communities and have a vision of bringing about a positive impact on the Egyptian economy.
The scholarship includes:
- Full tuition and other fees.
- Student stipends.
- Books.
- Training and field trips.
- Housing in the University residences.
- Health insurance.
- Transportation.
Eligibility criteria:
- 2023-2024 public or private high school graduates with demonstrated financial need from the following upper Egypt governorates: Assiut, Bani Suef, Minya, Sohag, Fayyoum, Qena, Luxor and Aswan.
- Top percentile scores in public Thanawyia amma, STEM, or experimental schools.
- An interest in majoring in economics, architectural engineering, construction engineering, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, data science, mathematics with an option in statistics and data analysis, and actuarial science at AUC.
- Must pass the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum writing score of 6, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total writing score of 20–21, or the Duolingo test with a minimum score of 125.
- Very good verbal English-language skills as demonstrated by an IELTS or TOEFL iBT exam.
- Excellent communication skills and presentation skills.
- Track record of community engagement.
- Recommendation letters from direct supervisors for community engagement activities are a plus.
- Potential for further leadership development.
To apply:
Make sure that you have selected the scholarship check box in the AUC admissions application.
- To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
- To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
- To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com
Deadline for Fall 2024:
Early Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Regular Deadline: June 1, 2024.
The Palestinian Scholarships
A pool of scholarships is available to support deserving and academically outstanding Palestinian students. The available scholarships for fall 2024 are Mohammad Abughazaleh '67 Endowed Palestinian Scholarship, Riad Kamal Palestinian Endowed Scholarship, and Wasef Jabsheh '67 Jordanian-Palestinian Endowed Scholarship.
Eligibility criteria:
- Hold Palestinian nationality.
- Demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
The scholarship will cover:
Full/partial tuition and fees.
To apply:
Make sure that you have selected the scholarship check box in the AUC admissions application.
- To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
- To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
- To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com.
Deadline for Fall 2024:
Early Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Regular Deadline: June 1, 2024.