Deadline: 15 April, 2020
Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) fellowship programme is a joint effort between the US Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA/AC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC). TLG 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 AUC in one of the following graduate programmes:
- Economics
- International and Comparative Education
- Migration and Refugee Studies
- Nanotechnology
Benefits
The fellowship covers:
- Full tuition fees for the fall and spring semesters
- Medical insurance
- A monthly stipend
- Student housing
- Laptop
- Internship/practicum opportunity including local transportation costs if needed
Eligibility
- Only the nationals of the following African countries are eligible: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
- Only candidates that meet AUC graduate admission requirements
- Only candidates with strong academic potential with a bachelor’s degree minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent
- Only candidates who are proficient in written and spoken English
- Only the candidates that possess maturity, flexibility and leadership potential, demonstrated in a combination of extracurricular activities, recommendations, and interviews
- Only the candidates that can demonstrate financial need
To apply and for more information, click here.
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