The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master degree at 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.
Categories of admission depend upon the applicant’s qualifications, status and study plan.
Admission is either full or provisional. In rare instances, admission may also be conditional as well as full or provisional: for example, where original official documentation was not provided due to technical delays that could be verified, admitted students may receive conditional letters of admission with which they may attend the new graduate students orientation but will not be permitted to register for classes until the condition is met.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: Egypt
- Category: Masters & Ph.D
- Eligible Countries:
- Reward: Full Scholarship
- Deadline: January 11, 2021
- Scholarship Alerts: To receive Scholarship Alerts on WhatsApp, Click HERE
Scholarship Details
The University admits outstanding graduate students who demonstrate the ability to do creative and original work. A graduate applicant must have an acceptable bachelor’s degree, with a record at the required level and perform well on any designated entrance examination.
AUC offers 53 master programs and two PhD programs in addition to various graduate diplomas. For a complete list of the graduate programs,
Scholarship Requirements
In order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship, applicants must:
- Non-Egyptian African nationals
- Open to all disciplines of graduate studies
- For new graduate degree-seeking students; full admission to one of the graduate programs in AUC, satisfying AUC graduate full 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
Scholarship Duration and Reward
READ ALSO: MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Opens For Applications
Duration
Two academic years and the intervening summer session, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance.
Award
The fellowship covers:
- Tuition fees, for a maximum of nine credits per semester
- Monthly stipend
- Student services and activities fees
- Medical service and health insurance fees
- A monthly housing allowance for non-residents of Cairo or accommodation in University residences at AUC New Cairo Campus
- Check the admission deadlines and plan ahead.
- Decide upon the graduate program you wish to pursue and are eligible for:
- Degree-seeking (master, graduate diploma, doctoral)
- Non-degree (regular, exchange, study abroad)
- Make sure to review the requirements listed for each program and take the time to read the instructions and the checklist for your intended program to prepare the required credentials and tests
- Submit the online application. Indicate your full name as written in your national ID card (for Egyptian applicants) or passport (for international applicants)
- Attach your credentials as instructed in the online application. You must include a clear copy of your valid personal ID
- At least two letters of recommendation must be submitted as instructed in the online application. Once you submit the selection of your evaluators, electronic notifications of your request will be sent to these evaluators and you will receive an email to confirm that your request has reached them. You can track the process until you are informed that their letters for you have been submitted to AUC. It is the applicant’s responsibility to track this process and to ensure that the evaluators submit their letters by the set deadlines. Only online letters of recommendation will be accepted
- Submit the required test results: plan ahead to take and submit any required tests by their due date. The recipient code for AUC for TOEFL and GRE test results is 0903. You are required to include this number when requesting online access for AUC to view your test results.
- Once your admission application is successfully submitted you will be contacted by AUC to let you know your AUC student ID number. Be sure to include it in all your correspondences with AUC
- The Office of Graduate Admissions will contact you by email at a later time to let you know the status of your application form and if at this first stage of evaluations you are required to submit additional documentation and by when. Your prompt response and cooperation will facilitate the swift evaluation of your application. Ensure that the email address you have indicated is correct and that your account is checked regularly for correspondences from AUC
- If applicants are interested in applying for funding opportunities offered at AUC, then you must wait for five working days after you receive your AUC ID number to be granted access to submit funding related applications. Read more about funding: fellowships, financial aid and US loans.
Important notes when applying to graduate studies
- Applications that are submitted beyond a graduate admission deadline will be evaluated at the next available deadline
- Final admission decisions should be expected within three to four months from the application submission deadline
- International applicants submitting a graduate admission application by December 15 for admission consideration for the following Fall semester should expect the admission decision before April 1
- International applicants interested in early admission decisions for the Fall semester should apply by the preceding October 1, and if interested in early admission decisions for the Spring semester, should apply by the preceding April 1
- Scanned or soft copies of all credentials are accepted for processing purposes only
- Required original documents and original test results are to be submitted by the deadlines indicated in the letter of acknowledgement sent from the Office of Graduate Admissions
- Financial aid and fellowship applications have their own deadlines. However, graduate admission applications must be submitted first to obtain an AUC ID five working days prior to being granted access to apply for financial aid and/or graduate fellowships applications
Where to Send Documents?
- Clear scanned copies are acceptable for processing purposes unless specifically instructed by the Office of Graduate Admissions to provide original documentation during the processing of your application.
- Only those admitted applicants offered admission must provide original documentation for verification, as requested.
- Original documentation is available for return to the graduate student after AUC has verified the authenticity of the credentials. However, it can only be collected in person by the concerned student. A valid official personal photo ID will be required for identity confirmation.
- Credentials are delivered to:
Office of Graduate Admissions
Hamza EL Kholi Information Center
AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74
AUC New Cairo 11835, Egypt
