1. ADMISSIONS
  2. Scholarships
  3. Scholarships for Egyptian Students
  4. Empower Scholarship

Empower Scholarship

The American University in Cairo (AUC) provides five full/partial opportunities to Thanaweya Amma graduates from five governorates in Upper Egypt: Assiut, Beni Suef, Minya, Sohag, and Fayoum.

Selected students benefit from AUC’s liberal arts education, diverse majors, and extensive student-life services.

Applicants must fulfill the below criteria:

  • Nationality: Egyptian

  • High school Thanaweya Amma graduates in the academic year 2020-2021 from public or private schools from the following governorates: Assiut, Beni Suef, Minya, Sohag, and Fayoum

  • Have an outstanding secondary school academic record

  • Meet AUC admission requirements

  • Demonstrated financial need

  • Leadership potential and active participation in community service and school activities

  • Recent official valid IELTS test results, with a minimum score of 5.5 in both writing and total score or TOEFL iBT test results with a minimum of 62 as a total score and a minimum of 17 in writing

The scholarship will cover:

  • Full/partial tuition fees

  • Housing in a double room at the AUC dorms

  • Book allowance

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