Scholarships and Study options

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Shawn Renee LentEducationUSA Advising Coordinator

AMIDEAST Cairo, Egypt

Yasmine ElRoweinyEducationUSA Adviser

AMIDEAST Cairo, Egypt

Your EducationUSA

Team in Cairo

EducationUSA can help you every step along the way.

5 Steps to U.S. Study

1.Research Your Options

2.Finance Your Studies

3.Complete Your Application

4.Apply for Your Student Visa

5.Prepare for Your Departure

This is the first question to ask yourself.

Why do I want to study in the U.S.?

Why Study in the U.S. of all places?

Flexibility

Critical-thinking

State-of-the-art

Facilities

International

Experience and

Networking

4,500+ Choices

Quality

English language

practice

Student-centered

approach

Working closely with

professors

Diversity

Opportunities for

High School Students

Financing Your Education - Undergraduate

Need-Based Financial

Tuition = $49,000

Living = $11,000

Total = $60,000

Subtract…

Amount you can pay = $9,000

Equals…

Award Package = $51,000

Merit-Based Scholarships

Tuition = $46,000

Living = $12,000

Total = $58,000

Subtract…Average Award = $52,000

Equals…

Projected Cost = $6,000

The nation’s oldest schools, with prestigious reputations and high

selectivity.

• Cornell 16%

• Brown 9%

• Yale 7%

• Princeton 8%

• Harvard 6%

• Dartmouth 10%

• Columbia 7%

• Penn 12%

“Full-Need-Met” Schools / Ivy League

Always remember that finding your “Best Fit” is more important than ranking.

Other Need-Based Aid Universities

• Stanford 6%

• University of Chicago 13

• MIT 8%

• Duke 13%

• CalTech 11%

• Johns Hopkins 17%

• Northwestern 13%

• Washington University in

St. Louis 16%

• Bates College 24%

• Hamilton College 27%

Assess your personal/family contribution. Find programs that fit your budget.

Lower Tuition Options in the U.S.

• Tuition Waivers

• Delta State University

• Minot State University

• Wayne State College

• Northern State University

• City University of New York

• Dickinson State University

• Midwestern State University

• West Texas A&M University

• Bemidji State University

• The Ohio State University: Chillicoth

• University of Michigan: Flint

• Community College 2+2 plan

Where merit-based aid is most common, goes to more students.

Merit-Based Scholarship Schools

• Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture (AZ)

• Webb Institute (NY)

• Cooper Union (NY)

• Hillsdale College (MI)

• Furman University (SC)

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)

• Denison University (OH)

• Trinity University (TX)

• Samford University (AL)

• Briar Cliff University (IO)

• University of Nevada – Reno (NV)

• Thousands more…

Where merit-based aid includes full or nearly full tuition.

Merit-Based Scholarship Schools

• Boston College (MA)

• College of William and Mary (VA)

• Duke University (NC)

• Kenyon College (OH)

• New York University (NY)

• University of Miami (FL)

• University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (NC)

• University of Oregon (OR)

• University of Southern California (CA)

• University of Virginia (VA)

• Vanderbilt University (TN)

• Many more…

American University Emerging Global

Leader ProgramWHO?

• Current high school students (final year)

• GPA 3.8 / TOEFL iBT 95 or Local TOEFL 600

• Overcome obstacles, socio-economic difficulties

• Bachelor degree program at American University

(DC) tuition and accommodation.

• Four years (They also have a one semester

program.)

CONTACT

www.american.edu/admissions/international/egls.cfm

Middle East Partnership (MEPI)

Tomorrow’s Leaders ProgramWHO?

• Egyptian high school students (final year)

• TOEFL ITP 490 / Strong academic record

• Maturity, Flexibility and Leadership Potential

• Bachelor degree at American University in Beirut or

Lebanese American University

• Four Years

CONTACT

www.amideast.org/tl

Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program (OSSP) -

undergrad WHO?

• Current Egyptian high school students (final year)

• GPA 3.5/90% in Thanaweyya Amma

• English Proficiency (TOEFL 100+)

• SAT 2100+ and three SAT subject tests 600+

• Full-tuition at Stanford University: Bachelor degree

in Engineering, Economics, Political Science, Finance or

Management

• Four years

CONTACT

ossp@amideast.org

Between the Lines: International Writers’ Program for Students

• Age 16-19

• Poets, dramatists, fiction and non-fiction writers

• English and Arabic Proficiency

• Residency program at a University of Iowa

• Two weeks

CONTACT

ExchangesCairo@state.gov

Opportunities for Current

Undergraduate Students

Scholarships from U.S. Universities

available to Transfer Students

• University of Iowa

• Boston University

• University of Minnesota

• Montana State University

• City University of Seattle

• Washington University

• Ferris State University

• University of Arkansas

• Many more…

Middle East Partnership (MEPI) Student Leaders Institutes Program

• Current undergraduates (first, second, third year)

• English Proficiency

• Demonstrated Leadership

• Summer intensive leadership program

• Five weeks

Deadline Dec 16th

CONTACT

CairoMEPI@state.gov

Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders Program

• Current undergraduates (first, second, third year)

• Demonstrated Leadership

• Summer program at a U.S. university

• Four - Six weeks

Deadline Dec 17th

CONTACT

CairoSUSIstudents@state.gov

Study in the U.S. while attaining your degree from Egypt.

Medical Electives in the U.S.

Opportunities for

Graduate Students

Financing Your Education - Graduate

Assistanceships/PhD

Tuition waiver

(full or partial)

Stipend

Benefits

Research/Travel grant

Fellowships/Scholarships

Full or Partial

Often for professional schools and offered through the university. U.S. citizen cosigner required by external loan agencies.

• “Very good” or “Excellent”

• All fields except medicine, veterinary, and dentistry.

• English Proficiency (Inst. TOEFL 550)

• Two years post-graduate experience

• Masters degree program in the U.S.

• Two years

CONTACT

student1@bfce.eun.eg

Fulbright Student Program -

Masters

• Registered masters or doctoral thesis at an Egyptian

university

• “Very good” or “Excellent”

• Two years post-graduate experience

• Research in the U.S.: travel allowance, stipend, etc.

• Six to nine months

CONTACT

Fulbright Student Program – Non-degree

• Graduate of Technical School/Institute OR Bachelor’s

degree holder with 70% and 2 yrs experience in other field

• Age 25-30 with no overseas experience

• Certificate program at a community college in the U.S.

• Travel allowance, housing, visa, tuition, stipend, et all.

• One academic year

CONTACT

cci@bfce.eun.eg (due December 24)

Fulbright – Community College Initiative (CCI)

Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program –

graduateWHO?

• GPA 3.5 or “Very Good” (overall)

• TESTING - GRE: 1000+ (in the Verbal & Quantitative

sections) & 4.5/6+ (in the Analytical section of the exam).

Or 302+ on the new GRE test. GMAT: 650+. TOEFL: 100+.

• Three years work experience

• Master’s of Business Administration or Master’s

of Construction Management at Harvard, Stanford or

• Two years

CONTACT ossp@amideast.org

IIE Scholarship Programs

• Scholarship to cover 40% of tuition for the one-year full-time

Master of Laws program at Fordham in New York

• USAID Lotus

• Egypt Fellows Program in partnership with the Ministry of

Finance, Harvard and MIT http://bit.ly/1onMJk0

• MBA Programs

• Exxon Mobil Middle East and North Africa Scholars Program

CONTACT

MENAInfo@iie.org

Citadel Capital Scholarship Programs

• Egyptian graduates under 35 years

• Financial need

• Acceptance letter from a foreign university

• Two years work experience

• Masters degree

• Two years

CONTACT

info@citadelscholarships.org

Opportunities for

Artists and Writers

(non-degree)

• Experienced and talented artists

• English proficiency (no TOEFL required)

• Will strengthen their field in Egypt

• Specialized seminars/workshops, Networking

• Six to nine months

CONTACT

Fulbright Student Program (Artists)

Iowa International Writers’ Program

• Poets, dramatists, fiction and non-fiction writers

• Published at least one book

• Three months

CONTACT

Between the Lines: International Writers’ Program for Chaperones

• Age 25-40, interested in honing creative writing skills

• Demonstrated experience working with young

people

• English and Arabic Proficiency

• Two weeks

CONTACT

Opportunities for University

Professors, Scholars and

Other Professionals

• Mid-career professionals, Bachelor degree holders

• English Proficiency (TOEFL iBT 70+)

• Ten months of Non-degree course work, independent

projects, internships, consultations with U.S. faculty or

experts, field trips, and special seminars

• Travel, stipend, tuition, and other benefits

CONTACT

domar@bfce.eun.eg

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant)

Eligibility:

FLTA applicants must be teachers of English or in

training to become teachers of English and should possess a

university degree at the beginning of the program.

Fluency in English is mandatory, demonstrated by a score of n

less than 213 (CBT) or 550 (paper-based) on the TOEFL.

Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity

and professionalism.

Applicants should be between 21 and 29 years old at the time o

f application.

Teach Arabic in the U.S. with the Teachers of Critical Languages Progra

Is a citizen of Egypt and currently resides in Egypt

Is currently a full time teacher of English or Arabic as a Foreign Language in a

primary or secondary (K-12) school in Egypt

At the time of application, has at least four years of classroom teaching

experience

Has a firm understanding of Modern Standard Arabic

Has at least a Bachelor’s degree

Has English language proficiency in written and spoken English; and

Has submitted a complete application package.

Deadline January 8th

TCLP is merit-based and open t

o anyone who:

Middle East Partnership (MEPI) Civic Education Leadership Fellowship

• University professors and scholars in public affairs

• Involved in curriculum development and teaching

• Fellowship at the Maxwell School for Public Affairs

• One academic semester

CONTACT

CairoMEPI@state.gov

Middle East Partnership (MEPI) Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program

• Civic and democratic reform leaders age 25-40

• Five years work experience

• Fellowship at the Maxwell School for Public Affairs

• Three months

Deadline: Dec 16th

CONTACT

CairoMEPI@state.gov

• Experienced professionals for higher education

• Will strengthen curriculum in Egypt in one of the

following areas: American civilization, American Politics and

Political Thought, Contemporary American Literature, U.S. Foreign

Policy, Journalism and Media, or Religious Pluralism

• Specialized seminars/workshops, Networking

• Six weeks

Deadline Dec 3rd

CONTACT

CairoSUSI@state.gov

Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) Scholar Institutes Program

• Women age 28-43

• Emerging business leaders or managers

• Mentoring program with FORTUNE Magazine’s Most

Powerful Women Leaders

• Four weeks

CONTACT

FORTUNE/State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Program

• Women in the tech field with 2-5 years experience

• Bachelors degree

• Professional mentorship and exchange program at

leading technology companies in Silicon Valley

• Five weeks

CONTACT

TechWomen@IIE.org

TechWomen Program

Medical Residencies and Observerships in the U.S.

www.facebook.com/groups/eamtarmaingroup

Willamette MBA Global Diversity Scholarship

Applicants with a bachelor ,who have excellent admission credentials

(a strong record of academic success, excellent references and

essays, and outstanding professional performance in the application

process and the interview), a minimum 590 GMAT score or a GRE

score averaging 154, completed the Willamette MBA application

process by 15th, and are admitted to the Willamette Early Career and

Career Change MBA program may be eligible for an Atkinson School

Global Diversity Scholarship of $5,000, in addition to an Atkinson

School merit-based scholarship.

For more info visit http://willamette.edu/mba/full-

time/financial_aid/scholarships/global-diversity-scholarship.html

Every little piece counts. And every university is different.

The “Application Package” for the U.S.

• Application Fee and Form – Your answers to questions and lists.

• Statement of Purpose and other Essays

• 2-3 Recommendation Letters

• Official Academic Records/Transcripts

• Exams (SAT/ACT, GRE, GMAT) Scores sent from testing agency.

• TOEFL iBT (or IELTS) Results sent from testing agency.

• Writing Samples, Research Papers, Portfolio, Other

• Curriculum Vitae or Resume

• Financial Aid Form and Documents as Proof

• Interview

• School Form: details of your high school. For Common App only.

Take your research seriously. You have many free tools to help.

Search Tools and Resources

Global network of centers and thorough

website/app.

EDUCATION USA

AMIDEASTInformation on testing, test prep, and

fields of study.

COLLEGE BOARDFantastic tools and resources for

undergraduate study, incl. SAT.

PETERSONSFantastic tools and resources for graduate

study, incl. GRE.

CHEADatabase of accredited American education

institutions.

US Embassy

http://egypt.usembassy.gov/mobile/pa/allxchgs.htmllist of exchange programs.

Our Facebook Community

Study USA - Egypt

www.youtube.com/EducationUSATV

@EducationUSAEG

Thank you and Good Luck!

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