American University in Cairo (AUC) 2025 African Graduate Fellowships

Published: 13 Nov 2024

The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for full-time study; nine credits or as required by the program in any of the graduate programs offered at the AUC.

AUC African Graduate Fellowships

Application Deadline	January 16, 2025
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Country to study	Egypt
School to study	American University in Cairo
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	American University in Cairo (AUC)

AUC African Graduate Fellowships Benefits

The fellowship covers:

• Tuition fees, for a maximum of nine credits per semester
• Stipend
• Student services and activities fees
• Medical service and health insurance fees
• Monthly housing allowance or accommodation in University residences at the AUC New Cairo campus
• May cover remedial English language requirements

Requirements for AUC African Graduate Fellowships

• Non-Egyptian African nationals
• African nationals with dual non-African nationality are not eligible
• Open to all disciplines of graduate studies
• For new graduate degree-seeking students, admission to one of the graduate programs in AUC, satisfying AUC graduate admissions requirements
• Submit an International TOEFL iBT exam score or academic IELTS exam score as per the cut-off scores for AUC graduate admissions
• For continuing students, to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2
• Financial need

Selection Process

Responsibilities of Fellows

• Fellows are assigned 12 hours per week of related academic work
• Students must maintain a full-time status
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2
• A Teaching Assistantship mandatory training must be completed per university requirements if the fellow is involved in teaching assistantship duties.

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Application Deadline

January 16, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to American University in Cairo (AUC) on www.applyweb.com to apply

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