Deadline: November 29, 2024
Applications are open for the American University Cairo Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate Students Program 2025. 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 Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies (MA GNST)
- Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education (MA 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 (MA 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)
- Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MS ENVE)
Responsibilities
- Students must maintain full-time status throughout their graduate studies.
- Students are expected to complete their degrees within two years from their date of admission.
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2.
- Commit to the chosen research projects.
- Successfully complete a TLG academic English writing course.
- Successfully complete leadership/civic engagement workshops assigned throughout the program.
- Take part in the TLG graduate student conferences.
- Commit to all activities as described in the TLG program manual.
Scholarship
The TLG students program covers:
- Full tuition fees for the fall and spring semesters.
- Medical insurance.
- A monthly stipend.
- Student Housing.
- Laptop during the duration of the program.
- Internship/practicum opportunity, including local transportation costs if needed.
- Opportunity to attend one conference to present research findings, applied to and awarded competitively, as per the guidelines for Graduate Student Support Grants.
- Two annual round-trip economy air tickets from home to campus; or housing and living stipend to continue approved program activities on campus during breaks for students unable to return home because of circumstances outside of their control.
- Book allowance.
Eligibility
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.
- 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.
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 more information, visit TLG Students Program.
