The AUC 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).
The American University in Cairo Graduate Fellowship offers fully funded scholarship that covers tuition, living stipend, accommodation, as well as Medical service and health insurance fees.
Requirements
To be considered for the American University in Cairo Graduate Fellowships, applicants must be:
- 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
Benefits
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
- Monthly housing allowance or accommodation in University residences at the AUC New Cairo campus
- May cover remedial English language requirements
Method of Application
- Step 1: Check how to apply and submit the online application
- Step 2: Submit the online fellowship application
- Check the fellowship application cycle deadlines here
- For inquiries, send an email to gradserv@aucegypt.edu.
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Application Deadline: May 3, 2026.
