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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)
  • MA in Middle East Studies (MA MEST)
  • Master of International Human Rights Law (MA IHRL)
  • Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education (MA ICED)
  • Master of Arts in Political Science (MA POLS)
  • Master of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology (MA SOAN)
  • Master of Arts in Economics in International Development (MA ECID)
  • Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MS ENVE)
  • Master of Science in Sustainable Development (MS SSDV)
  • Master of Science in Biotechnology (MSc BIOT)
  • Master of Science in Nanotechnology (MSc NANO)


Eligibility 

  • Be nationals/citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, the West Bank, and Gaza.
  • Meet the AUC graduate admission requirements. 
  • Have a strong academic potential with a bachelor's degree with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
  • Have proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • Possess maturity, flexibility, and leadership potential demonstrated in a combination of extracurricular activities, recommendations, and interviews.
  • Demonstrate financial need. Applicants should be underrepresented or economically deserving students and complete the Tomorrow’s Leaders application financial statement. 
  • For more information, check the FHI360 FAQs.


Duration

The TLG program is awarded for two years, in addition to any academic English language remedial courses that might 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
  • Successfully commit to and complete a leadership/civic engagement, professional development, and research portfolio and all its activities assigned throughout the program and throughout all registered semesters
  • 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, send an email to [email protected].