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Tomorrow's Leaders Graduate Students Program (TLG)

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  4. Tomorrow's Leaders Graduate Students Program (TLG)

The Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) program, funded by the Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA/AC), equips academically qualified and economically deserving students with the professional qualifications and experience needed to advance knowledge and contribute to the achievement of socially relevant outcomes through organized graduate study and research that furthers the professionalization of emerging leaders and proposes local solutions to shared problems in the MENA region.

Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate program offers students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) a unique opportunity to pursue higher education and earn a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC) in one of the following graduate programs:

  • Master of Arts in Migration and Refugee Studies (MA CMRS)
  • Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication (MA JRMC)
  • Master of Public Policy (MPP)
  • Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  • Master of Arts in Economics in International Development (MA ECID)
  • Master of Science in Biotechnology (MSc BIOT)


Eligibility 

  • Be a national/citizen of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, the West Bank or Gaza.
  • Meet the AUC graduate admission requirements. 
  • Have strong academic potential with a bachelor's degree and a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
  • Have proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • Demonstrate maturity, flexibility and leadership potential through a combination of extracurricular activities, recommendations, and interviews.
  • For more information, check the FHI360 FAQs.


Duration

The TLG program is awarded for two years, plus any academic English language remedial courses that may be needed, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance.


Award

The TLG  program covers:

  1. Full tuition fees for the fall and spring semesters

  2. Medical insurance

  3. A monthly stipend in months in which students are enrolled or engaged in TL-approved activities

  4. Student housing

  5. Laptop during the duration of the program

  6. Support to locate an internship opportunity in the student’s home country

  7. Book allowance


Responsibilities of Fellows

  • Students must maintain full-time status throughout their graduate studies
  • Students are expected to complete their degrees within two years from their date of admission
  • Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2
  • Commit to all program policies and procedures 


To Apply 

  1. Must apply to the FHI360 application and submit it by the announced deadline 
  2. Must submit the AUC TLG graduate admission application in parallel with the FHI360 application.


Deadline

TLG currently has no new intakes. Check this webpage regularly for updates.

For inquiries, email tlg@aucegypt.edu.