Masters Fellowships for Refugees at American University of Cairo in Egypt 2023

The American University of Cairo in Egypt invites applications for the Fellowships for Refugees in the 2023-2024 school year.

The Fellowships for Refugees are competitive fellowship awards for bright, highly motivated individuals interested in pursuing a master degree at AUC. Each year, fellowships are offered to a number of refugees for full-time study (nine credits or as required by the program) in any of the graduate programs offered at AUC.

Worth of Award

The fellowship covers:

• Tuition fees, for a maximum of nine credits per semester
• Monthly stipend
• Housing allowance or accommodation at the University residences based on need
• Student services and activities fees
• Medical service and health insurance fees
• May cover remedial English courses and pre-requisite courses

Responsibilities of Fellows

• Fellows are assigned 12 hours per week of related academic work
• A teaching assistantship mandatory training must be completed if the fellow is involved in teaching assistantship duties. The training needs to be completed only once

Eligibility

• Refugee status
• Open to all disciplines of graduate studies
• For new graduate degree-seeking students; satisfy AUC graduate admissions requirements
• For continuing students; to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2
• Financial need

How to Apply

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