2026 American University in Cairo – AUC African Graduate Fellowships | Fully Funded

About the scholarship

The AUC 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).

The American University in Cairo Graduate Fellowship offers fully funded scholarship that covers tuition, living stipend, accommodation, as well as Medical service and health insurance fees.

The American University in Cairo Fellowship is awarded for a maximum duration of five semesters and one intervening summer session, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance.

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.

For the Counseling Psychology graduate program, the duration may be extended to a maximum of seven semesters.

Eligibility

• 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