Frequently Asked Questions

There are five excellence scholarship categories are as follows:

1. Academic Achievement: All applicants who checked the scholarship box are automatically considered for this category. Coverage starts at 20% and can reach 100%.

2. International Diversity: All eligible international applicants who checked the scholarship box and meet the criteria for this category are considered for this category. Coverage up to 30%

3. Talents – Athletics, Music and Performing Arts: Applicants who checked the scholarship box and applied for talents are considered for this category. Coverage up to 30%

4. Leadership and Community Service: Applicants who checked the scholarship box and applied for are considered for this category. Coverage up to30%.

5. Liberal Arts Majors: Applicants who checked the scholarship box and applied are considered for this category. Coverage up to 30%.

In order to keep your scholarship, recipients should:

• Abide by all terms and conditions stated in the Excellence Scholarship Award Agreement
• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA or 3.2
• Talents (Athletics, Music and Performing Arts, Art) and Leadership and Community Service recipients must be actively engaged in the category/categories of your scholarship and submit a portfolio annually.

Applicants must upload all required supporting documents prior to submitting the scholarship application. Given the large number of applications and the highly competitive nature of the excellence
scholarships, submission of incomplete supporting documents is not possible.

Excellence Scholarships are highly competitive and not all applicants will receive scholarships. We look
at a variety of eligibility criteria. For students with current GPAs/scores (American High School Diploma,
Canadian Certificates, and GCE/GCSE/IGCSE), we make decisions based on current GPAs/scores, quality of scholarship application and required supporting documents and assessment of candidates through a review process. 

For students without submitted scores (International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, German Abitur, Egyptian National Certificates and other recognized certificates), we review all scholarship documents submitted and assess candidates through a review process and then advise them of the required minimum scores they must obtain in order to be awarded. 

Scholarship decisions are made on a rolling basis with preference given to applicants who complete admissions applications and submit the scholarship and financial need assessment applications by November 1 for Spring 2027 and by February 1 for Fall 2027.

Decisions at the provisional stage have been taken on all categories to which you applied. Final decisions for the excellence academic achievement category for all certificates will be taken based on your final GPA/scores given that you submit your final transcript/scores in a timely manner. Final decisions are subject to change based on final scores submitted. There are no changes to scholarship awards after issuance of the final admission and financial support letters.

Excellence Scholarships are based on merit and take into consideration financial need. All applicants for scholarships are required to submit the scholarship financial need assessment application. Should you decide not to submit the application and/or required documents, this will impact award decisions.

If you are interested in applying for scholarships, you must,

1. Be sure to check the scholarship box in the admissions application. If you do not check the scholarship box, you will not be able to apply for scholarships at a later stage.

2. After you submit your admissions application, you will receive an email with a link to the scholarship application.

3. Be sure to read the scholarship application carefully and check the box that you are interested in applying for scholarships. If you would like to apply for the following Excellence Scholarship categories, you must fill out the relevant sections: Talents, Leadership and Community Service and Liberal Arts Majors. You must upload any required supporting documents before submitting the scholarship application. Once you submit the scholarship application, it cannot be reopened and no additional documents will be accepted.

4. After you submit your scholarship application, you will then receive an email with the link to the
financial need assessment application. Submission of this application with required supporting
documents is mandatory.

Primary financial support is offered at the time of admission. AUC continuously provides highly competitive financial support opportunities for its current students. The amount and type of support is dependent on the availability of funds and other factors.

Currently, AUC offers a variety of different types of Donor-Funded and AUC-Funded scholarships. Each scholarship has specific eligibility criteria to apply and maintain scholarships.

New students entering in Spring 2027/Fall 2027 may be eligible to apply for any available financial support opportunities after their first semester with an AUC GPA on the condition that they meet the eligibility criteria and pending funding availability.

Yes. Priority for financial support with higher percentages is given to students who submit the admission, scholarship and financial need assessment applications by the February 1, 2027 early admission deadline. 

Eligibility and percentage of financial support may differ for applicants who are provisionally accepted and complete their files after February 1, 2027 and before June 1, 2027. Any applications submitted after June 1, 2027 will be put on a waiting list pending the availability of vacant scholarship slots.