AUC 2021 Graduate Education Fellowship for International Students

Recognizing the challenges facing Egypt and the region, the Graduate School of Education (GSE) contributes to education reform by providing the theoretical, applied and technical assistance components needed to build the capacity of professionals in the education system who are applying to the Master of Arts in international and comparative education and Educational Leadership (MA) with concentrations in School Leadership and Higher Education. In addition to partial tuition support, the highly competitive GSE fellowship will provide students with the opportunity of working with a faculty member on their research and other professional work.

• Table of Content
• About American University in Cairo (AUC)
• Graduate Education Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Graduate Education Fellowship
• Requirements for Graduate Education Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About American University in Cairo (AUC)

Founded in 1919, AUC is a leading English-language, American-accredited institution of higher education and center of intellectual, social and cultural life of the Arab world. Its community of students, parents, faculty and staff, trustees, alumni and other generous sponsors represent more than 60 countries. The University stands as a crossroads for the world’s cultures and a vibrant forum for reasoned argument, spirited debate and understanding across the diversity of languages, facilities and human experiences. The University offers 36 undergraduate, 44 mast... continue reading

Graduate Education Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Graduate Education Fellowship

The fellowship covers:

• Tuition fees, for a maximum of three credits per semester
• May cover remedial English courses and pre-requisite courses

Responsibilities of Fellows

• In support of their professional training, fellows are assigned eight hours per week of related research work
• This work is intended to provide research in support of GSE scholarly interests and provide professional development and research mentorship to fellows
• 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
• For details and more information about teaching assistantships, click here

Requirements for Graduate Education Fellowship Qualification

• All nationalities
• For new graduate degree-seeking students; satisfy AUC graduate admissions requirements
• Admission to the Master of Arts in international and comparative education
• For continuing students; to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2 
• Demonstrated or potential academic qualifications, professional experience
• Students must register in a minimum of two graduate courses 
• Financial need

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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

For more details, visit AUC website.