Applications are now open for the 2025 American University Cairo (AUC) Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate Fellowship Program. Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) students program is a joint effort between the US Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA/AC), and AUC. TLG equips academically qualified and economically deserving students with the professional qualifications and experience needed to advance knowledge and contribute to the achievement of socially relevant outcomes through organized graduate study and research that furthers the professionalization of emerging leaders and proposes local solutions to shared problems in the MENA region.
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 American University in Cairo (AUC) in one of the following graduate programs:
- Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MS ENVE)
- Master of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies (MA GNST)
- Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education (MAÂ ICED)
- Master of Arts in Migration and Refugee Studies (MA CMRS)
- Master of Arts in Economics in International Development (MA ECID)
- Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication (MA JRMC)
- Master of Public Policy (MPP)
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- MA in Middle East Studies (MAÂ MEST)
- Master of International Human Rights Law (MA IHRL)
- Master of Science in Sustainable Development (MS SSDV)
- Master of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology (MA SOAN)
- Master of Arts in Political Science (MA POLS)
- Master of Science in Biotechnology (MS BIOT)
Eligibility Requirements
The students who are eligible should:
- Be nationals/citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, the West Bank, and Gaza
- Meet the AUC graduate admission requirements.Â
- Have a strong academic potential with a bachelor’s degree with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent
- Have proficiency in written and spoken English
- Possess maturity, flexibility, and leadership potential demonstrated in a combination of extracurricular activities, recommendations, and interviews
- Demonstrate financial need. Applicants should be underrepresented or economically deserving students and complete the Tomorrow’s Leaders Application Financial Statement. For more information, check the FHI360 FAQs
Duration
The TLG students program is awarded for two years, in addition to any academic English language remedial courses that might be needed, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance.
Method of Application
- Must apply to the FHI360 application and submit by November 29, 2024
- Must submit the AUC TLG graduate admission application in parallel with FHI360 application by November 29, 2024
The deadline to receive the AUC graduate application for consideration for Fall 2025 is November 29, 2024
For inquiries, send an email to tlg@aucegypt.edu.
For More Information,
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Application Deadline:Â November 29, 2024.
