Young people from all over the globe are welcome to apply for the American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship. AU EGL promotes educational access and opportunity while enhancing international diversity. The deadline is on 15th of December.
The AU EGL scholarship covers all billable AU expenses (full tuition, room and board) for one international student who will need a visa (preferably an F-1 or J-1 student visa) to study in the United States. The scholarship does not cover non-billable expenses such as mandatory health insurance, books, airline tickets and miscellaneous expenses. The scholarship is renewable for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based on continued satisfactory academic performance.
Main criteria
- International students who have overcome various obstacles and challenges as well as those from diverse and underrepresented global and socioeconomic backgrounds;
- A minimum 3.8 GPA equivalent (or in the top 10% of graduating class) for 9th-12th grades;
- A demonstrated commitment to leadership, volunteerism, community service and to advancing the needs of people in their home country;
- Students with a 95 TOEFL iBT, 7.0 IELTS or 600 paper-based TOEFL (or above).
Applicants will have to provide scans of TOEFL or IELTS certificates.
Please note, skype interviews will be required for AU EGL semi-finalists and finalists.
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