<header><h1>The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship</h1></header><p>The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship promotes educational access and opportunity while enhancing international diversity. Bringing together the best of AU - academic excellence, leadership development, and global engagement - the AU Emerging Global Leader achieves, inspires, and serves with vision. The AU EGL is dedicated to positive civic and social change and will return home to improve under-resourced, underserved communities in his/her home country.</p><p>The AU EGL scholarship covers all billable AU expenses (full tuition, room and board) for&nbsp;one international student who will need a visa (preferably an F-1 or J-1 student visa) to study in the United States. The scholarship does&nbsp;not cover non-billable expenses such as mandatory health insurance, books, airline tickets and miscellaneous expenses (approximately U.S.$4,000 per year).</p><p>The AU EGL scholarship is renewable for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based on continued satisfactory academic performance.</p><p>Important: Only&nbsp;one AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship is available for Fall 2019. If you are not selected as the 2019 AU EGL recipient and wish to continue the application process, you may be eligible for partial merit scholarships. However, you will need to submit proof of additional funds beyond the initial U.S.$4,000 you provided. Estimated costs for the 2018-2019 academic year are U.S.$66,717.</p><h3><strong><span>You are NOT eligible to apply if:</span></strong></h3><ul><li>You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or dual citizen of the U.S. and another country.</li><li>You are enrolled in or have already begun any post-secondary studies at another university in your home country or the United States.</li><li>You graduated secondary school earlier than 2017.</li></ul><p>AU EGLS candidates must apply Regular Decision for fall (August) 2019. Do not apply Early Decision (ED).</p><h3><strong>Preference will be given to:</strong></h3><ol><li>International students who have overcome various obstacles and challenges as well as those from diverse and underrepresented global and socioeconomic backgrounds.</li><li>A minimum 3.8 GPA equivalent out of 4.0 GPA (or in the top 10% of graduating class) for 9th-12th grades.</li><li>A demonstrated commitment to leadership, volunteerism, community service and to advancing the needs of people in their home country.</li><li>Students with a 95+ TOEFL iBT, 7.0+ IELTS, 600+ paper-based TOEFL (taken on or prior to May 31, 2017), or sub-scores of 24+ on the paper-based TOEFL (Taken after May 31, 2017).</li><li>Students who are still enrolled in secondary/high school and graduating by June 2019.</li><li>Important: Students in the IB system should plan to graduate with a full IB diploma with at lease 3 HL subjects. Students studying in the British A-Levels system must complete at least 3 A levels and finish 13 years of study before August 2019.</li></ol><p>The AU EGLS selection process is the most competitive. Priority consideration will be given to those AU EGLS applicants who apply and complete the AU EGLS application, Common or Coalition Application, and international admissions process by December 15, 2018.</p>

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The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship for Outstanding Students 2019