AUC African Graduate Fellowships for African Students 2021

The African Graduate fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for full-time study (nine credits or as required by the program) in any of the graduate programs offered at the AUC.

• Table of Content
• About American University in Cairo (AUC)
• African Graduate Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of African Graduate Fellowships
• Requirements for African Graduate Fellowships 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

African Graduate Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of African Graduate Fellowships

The fellowship covers:

• Tuition fees, for a maximum of nine credits per semester
• Stipend
• Student services and activities fees
• Medical service and health insurance fees
• A monthly housing allowance for non-residents of Cairo or accommodation in University residences at AUC New Cairo campus

Requirements for African Graduate Fellowships Qualification

• Non-Egyptian African nationals
• African nationals with dual non-African nationality are not eligible
• Open to all disciplines of graduate studies
• For new graduate degree-seeking students;  admission to one of the graduate programs in AUC, satisfying AUC graduate admissions requirements
• Submit an international TOEFL iBT exam score or academic IELTS exam score as per the cut-off scores for AUC graduate admissions
• For continuing students; to retain the fellowship the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2 
• Fellows are assigned 12 hours per week of related academic work
• Students must maintain a full-time status
• 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

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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

Deadline: January 15 for the fall semester and October 15 for the spring semester.

For inquiries, send an email.

For more details, visit  AUC website.