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Fiscal Year 2025 Awards

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The Office of Sponsored Programs represents the University in its dealings with external sponsors, such as international organizations, governments, foundations and corporations, providing support, expertise and resources to develop and submit competitive proposals and proficiently administer awards. The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) helps faculty identify potential funding sources, develop proposals, negotiate grant and contract terms and ensure the compliance of awards with sponsors' rules and regulations and AUC policies and procedures.

In FY25, OSP continued to play a pivotal role in advancing AUC’s strategic goals by securing a growing and diversified grants portfolio, maintaining excellence and reinforcing AUC’s leadership amid global funding challenges. A total of 210 proposals, worth over $106 million, were submitted to 135 sponsors, including 62 new ones, led by 90 Principal Investigators (PIs), 19 of whom are new. Notably, 59% of those were research-focused. OSP also announced 98 funding opportunities from 49 different sponsors, including 14 new ones, reflecting its proactive approach to broadening AUC’s funding landscape and partnerships.  

The number of awards witnessed a milestone, with 122 new awards totaling over $21 million from 86 sponsors, including 32 new ones, demonstrating AUC’s growing research capacity and leadership in innovation and excellence. Despite the impact of the January 2025 U.S. Executive Order—which resulted in the loss of approximately $352 million in federal awards, given AUC’s position as the largest USAID higher-education implementer in Egypt—OSP maintained a strong track record in securing new grants from diverse sponsors, including federal agencies. Notably, AUC received its first-ever National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant in FY25, "A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging (AL-SEHA)", a five-year, $2.5 million project offering an unprecedented opportunity in understanding the complex interactions affecting aging in Egypt. Additionally, OSP secured $3.7 million for the Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate (TLU) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, providing 21 undergraduate scholarships to top MENA students, reinforcing AUC’s regional impact. 

Of the total awards received in FY25, 88 came from local and international organizations and corporations, totaling $9.3 million, spanning 60 sponsors from 20 countries, and led by over 40 AUC PIs, reflecting AUC’s growing and diverse partnership base. Notably, the Mastercard Foundation, the prime sponsor of the Carnegie Mellon University Afretec network, continued to expand its footprint at AUC, with 14 grants since 2022, totaling over $1.8 million, including eight new ones in FY25, worth approximately $1.375 million.

Looking ahead, OSP remains committed to expanding AUC’s funding landscape, fostering new partnerships, and strengthening our position as a regional leader in research, innovation, and impact.

For an extensive list of all awards received during the 2025 fiscal year, check out the 2025 awards list.