The Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim Allehedan Endowed Scholarship and Scientific Research Fund, offered at the School of Sciences and Engineering at the American University in Cairo, aims to support talented and financially disadvantaged students from the Arab world to pursue a Ph.D. or master’s degree in science and engineering. Nationals of all Arab countries are eligible to apply.
The scholarship encourages specialised scientific research in disciplines uncommon in the Arab world and supports scientific achievements, research, and innovative cultural contributions by Arabs. The programme covers tuition, a stipend, student fees, medical services fees, a book allowance, and bus transportation.
Fellows are assigned 12 hours of academic work per week, with Ph.D. fellows required to perform 30 hours of research and teaching work. They must complete mandatory teaching assistantship training. Accepting this externally funded fellowship requires responding to reporting requests from AUC by deadlines.
The scholarships were established in 2015 by the late Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim A. Allehedan to support Arab students (men and women) in mathematics, engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, energy and petroleum, water and environment, economics, and development studies.
Deadline
31 October 2024 (Fellowship application)
Duration
Two years for master’s fellows and four years for Ph.D. fellows, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance.
Benefits
- Tuition fees, for a maximum of 9 credits per semester
- Stipend
- Student services and activities fees
- Medical services and health insurance fees
- Book allowance
- Bus transportation fees
Eligibility
For master’s programmes, candidates must:
- Be a national from the Arab world.
- Satisfy AUC’s graduate admissions requirements, including international TOEFL IBT or IELTS exam score.
- Hold a Bachelor of Science or Engineering from an accredited university.
- Hold a minimum overall grade point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent.
- Have a relevant scientific research background.
- Submit a proof of financial need.
For Ph.D. programmes, candidates must:
- Be a national from the Arab world.
- Hold a Master of Science degree with a thesis track in an engineering or science discipline from an accredited university.
- Submit a preliminarily proposed dissertation topic and a research outline, specifying how the topic is related to one or more of the research priority areas.
- Submit a satisfactory GRE score, as per the Ph.D. program requirements.
How to Apply
Candidates for the fellowship must first apply for graduate admission to AUC. Find complete information about how to apply on the Graduate Admissions web page.
Once your graduate admission application is on record, you may apply for the fellowship. Find complete instructions for new applicants for fellowships on this page.