2025 American University in Cairo African Graduate Fellowships

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
• Interview date, Process and Venue for African Graduate Fellowships
• 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
• Monthly housing allowance or accommodation in University residences at the 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
• Financial need

Interview date, Process and Venue for African Graduate Fellowships

Responsibilities of Fellows

• Fellows are assigned 12 hours per week of related academic work
• Students must maintain a full-time status
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2
• A Teaching Assistantship mandatory training must be completed per university requirements if the fellow is involved in teaching assistantship duties.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit AUC fellowship website.