AUC International Graduate Fellowships 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Fellowships for international master's students at the American University in Cairo, for the fall 2027 intake. They cover tuition, a stipend, health insurance and housing, and take merit and financial need into account.

Funding type

Covers: tuition for up to nine credit hours a semester, student services and activities fees, a stipend, medical service and health insurance, and either a monthly housing allowance or a place in AUC residences on the New Cairo campus. The fellowship lasts up to five semesters and one summer session, and is reviewed every semester. In Counseling Psychology it can run to seven semesters. The page does not state the amount of the stipend or how often it is paid, or the amount of the housing allowance. Travel is not mentioned. Fellows work 12 hours a week on academic tasks.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All except listed nationalities — Egypt

Residence condition

No residence condition

An international student fully admitted to a master's programme at AUC, in any field Full-time study, meaning nine credit hours a semester Financial need is one of the conditions A GPA of at least 3.2 to keep the fellowship The general fellowships page says diploma, Master of Engineering, Master in Computing and non-degree students are not eligible for institutional fellowships

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT Cambridge English Waiver not mentioned

TOEFL iBT of at least 79 with 21 in writing, or Academic IELTS of at least 6.5 with 7 in writing, or the Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency exam. Some programmes ask for higher scores. IELTS Indicator is not accepted.

University admission details

Required later?

Step one is the admission application to the master's programme. It must be submitted at least two weeks before the fellowship deadline, and you do not have to wait for the admission decision. Admission deadlines for fall 2027: 15 December 2026 for early admission and 1 April 2027 for regular admission. Step two is the online fellowship application in Banner Self-Service, seven working days after you receive your student ID. There are two cycles for fall 2027: 22 December 2026 to 17 January 2027, and 6 April to 6 May 2027. The time of day is not stated. The first date you can miss is 17 January 2027. The result date and the admission application fee are not stated on the pages.

Required documents

Graduate admission application with a statement of purpose of about 500 words for each programme Updated CV Two online recommendation letters Official bachelor's transcript and proof of degree completion English test result Copy of your passport and a passport-size photo

Application steps

Choose a master's programme and submit the admission application at least two weeks before the fellowship deadline. Seven working days after you receive your student ID, create a Banner Self-Service account. Submit the online fellowship application in one of the two cycles. For questions write to [email protected].

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

Graduate services, fellowship questions: [email protected]Copy

Technical help with the fellowship system: [email protected]Copy

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