University Fellowships

University fellowships are offered to new and continuing graduate students with excellent academic performance record who wish to pursue a graduate degree in any field at The American University in Cairo.

Eligibility

• Open to all nationals and all disciplines of graduate studies in AUC
• For new graduate degree-seeking students, admission to one of the graduate programs at AUC, satisfying AUC graduate  admissions requirements
• For continuing students; to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2 

• Financial need

Duration

One semester. Renewal of the fellowship is neither automatic nor guaranteed. The student needs to apply for this fellowship every semester.

Award

The fellowship covers:

• Tuition fees for a maximum of nine credits per semester
• Student services and activities fees

• Monthly stipend

• May cover Remedial English language requirements

Responsibilities of Fellows

• Fellows are assigned a maximum of 12 hours per week of related academic work with faculty members
• A teaching assistantship mandatory training must be completed if the fellow is involved in teaching assistantship duties. The training needs to be completed only once
• For details and more information about teaching assistantships, click here

To Apply

Step 1: Check how to apply and submit the online application
Step 2: Complete and submit the online fellowship application

Deadlines: April 15 for the fall semester and October 15 for the spring semester

For inquiries, email gradserv@aucegypt.edu