AUC 2021 African Graduate Fellowships for African Students

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.

• Table of Content
• About American University (AU)
• African Graduate Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of African Graduate Fellowships
• Requirements for African Graduate Fellowships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

African Graduate Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of African Graduate Fellowships

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
• A monthly housing allowance for non-residents of Cairo or accommodation in University residences at AUC New Cairo campus

Requirements for African Graduate Fellowships Qualification

• 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 
• Fellows are assigned 12 hours per week of related academic work
• Students must maintain a full-time status
• 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

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Step 1: Check how to apply and submit the online application
Step 2: Submit theonline fellowship application

Deadline: January 15 for the fall semester and October 15 for the spring semester.

For inquiries, send an email.

For more details, visit  AUC website.