Funded Undergraduate Scholarship in Economics for Egyptians from the American University in Cairo 2019

The American University in Cairo, Egypt partnered with Orascom Construction Limited to offer the OCL - AUC scholarship program. The program aims to provide Egyptian high school students with high academic achievement and leadership potential and who could not otherwise afford to study at AUC an opportunity to pursue an undergraduate degree in economics. The scholarship provides full-tuition annual scholarships to public or private high school graduates from eight governorates in Upper Egypt: Assiut, Bani Suef, Minya, Sohag, Fayoum, Qena, Luxor and Aswan.

Eligibility Criteria:  

1. OCL offers a fully funded scholarship to undergraduate degree-seeking Egyptian students from eight governorates in Upper Egypt: Assiut, Bani Suef, Minya, Sohag, Fayoum, Qena, Luxor and Aswan.
2. Public/Private high school graduates with demonstrated financial need.
3. A minimum score of 95 percent in Thanawiya Amma or its equivalent in any other certificates.
4. Students must pass either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum band score of 6 and writing a score of 6 or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 76-82 and writing score of 20-21.
5. The last date to apply for the scholarship is June 13th, 2019

Benefits:

1. Scholars might have the opportunity of spending a semester/year abroad at the University of Chicago.
2. The OCL - AUC scholarship will provide selected students — who are identified as potential future leaders — with skills and knowledge in economic-related fields that are crucial to the social and economic development of Egypt.
3. Round-table discussions and specialized training workshops will complement academic studies to provide students with a working knowledge of economic and social needs, functioning of economies and how the Egyptian economy operates and adjusts to changing local and international economic conditions.
4. Selected students will also benefit from AUC's liberal arts education and extensive student life services.

Note: While applying to the scholarship, please ensure that the word SELECTED appears beside the scholarship name (fund) that you wish to apply for. Otherwise, your application won't be recognized in spite of the fact that you could have successfully sent the application.