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MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2023 for North Africans (Fully Funded to study in the United States)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: December 5, 2022.

Sponsored by the Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships for accomplished students from socioeconomically underserved backgrounds who represent the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s cultural, religious, and geographic diversity.

For more than 16 years, the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program has partnered with the MENA region’s pre-eminent American-style universities across the MENA region to equip participants with knowledge and skills necessary for effective leadership. By attending world-class universities like the American University in Cairo, the American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University, which are rooted in the liberal arts tradition, Tomorrow’s Leaders develop strength in critical thinking and find creative solutions to the challenges facing their communities, the MENA region, and the world.

Eligibility

Applicants must be citizens of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, or Yemen.

Undergraduate and graduate applicants must also meet the following requirements:

Undergraduate Program

  • Current high school senior or 2021-2022 graduate.
  • Current high school seniors must maintain their high academic achievement and pass their leaving exam.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English. Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 80 (received within two years of application date).
  • Demonstrate financial need. Applicants should be underrepresented or economically deserving students and provide supporting financial documentation.
  • Ability to travel and start their undergraduate program in August/September of 2023.
  • Strong academic credentials. 
  • Maturity, adaptability, and leadership potential.

Graduate Program

  • Evidence of academic English proficiency as required by the relevant graduate program.
  • Commit to completing their master’s degree within two academic years.
  • Demonstrate financial need. Applicants should be underrepresented or economically deserving students and provide supporting financial documentation.
  • Ability to travel and start their undergraduate program in August/September of 2023.
  • Strong academic credentials. 
  • Maturity, adaptability, and leadership potential.

Benefits

  • In addition to their academic work, Tomorrow’s Leaders have access to exciting internships, dedicated faculty mentors, and enrichment workshops that help them develop their leadership abilities.
  • Undergraduate participants have the opportunity to study abroad in the United States for one semester.
  • By engaging with host communities through volunteer projects and civic engagement activities, they deepen their understanding of American culture and its diverse societies.
  • Upon returning to their home countries, participants join a network of over 1000 program alumni serving as leaders across the MENA region.

Timeline:

  • The launch date of the online TLU application is September 5, 2022.
  • The deadline to submit the applications is December 5, 2022, at 11:59 pm EST.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2023

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U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2022 for North Africans (Fully Funded to study in the United States)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: December 6th, 2021

The Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Program (TLU) supports students in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by providing undergraduate level academic matriculation, civic education, and leadership development. TLU is a leadership-training program, partnering with leading U.S.-accredited universities in the MENA region to build a cadre of community, business, and national leaders who are civic-minded, intellectually able, and professionally-skilled.

TLU targets students from around the region who are academically qualified, but who are otherwise unable to afford American-style higher education. Students will enroll at the undergraduate level in a four-year program in one of the hosting institutions: The American University of Beirut (AUB), The Lebanese American University (LAU) in Lebanon and The American University in Cairo (AUC) in Egypt. Each host university offers a civic awareness and leadership-based component and participants receive mentoring and internship opportunities with local civil society, business, and non-governmental organizations. In addition each student has an opportunity to study abroad in the U.S. for one semester.

Eligibility Requirements


  • For the fall 2022 enrollment class, applicants must be citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, and Iraq, and West Bank and Gaza;
  • Current high school senior or applicant who graduated from high school in 2021. In Yemen, Syria and Iraq current high school senior or applicant who graduated from high school in 2020 or 2021;
  • Strong academic credentials;
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English with a minimum of 55 for the TOEFL iBT that is less than two years old;
  • Students who qualify may be eligible for up to one year of intensive English Language training if needed;
  • Maturity, flexibility and leadership potential;
  • Must maintain a high GPA and pass high school leaving exam in final year;
  • Ability to start the program in August/September of 2022.

Note: U.S. Citizens or U.S. Legal Permanent Residents are not eligible to apply.

Benefits

  • Full tuition coverage (for a maximum period of four academic years)
  • Housing (double room occupancy)
  • University health insurance
  • Entrance visa and residency permit fees
  • Monthly living allowance
  • Books
  • Laptop
  • Two yearly round trip tickets from and to your home country
  • Opportunity for a study abroad semester in the U.S. (subject to maintaining a CGPA of 3.0 and above)
  • Civic leadership and career-oriented workshop
  • Internship opportunities
  • Faculty mentorship and guidance

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2022

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U.S. Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2020 for North Africans (Fully Funded)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: December 2, 2019.

Tomorrow’s Leaders (TL) supports academically qualified, financially disadvantaged high school graduates in the Middle East and North Africa by providing a four-year academic matriculation, civic education, and leadership development through American accredited institutions in the region.

The program covers university tuition and fees, a study abroad experience in the U.S., insurance, housing, and monthly allowance.  Students requiring English preparatory work may be enrolled in one to two semesters of college preparatory English classes before entering degree programs.

In addition to receiving undergraduate education, students will benefit from mentoring, career development, internship, and micro-grant opportunities with local civil society, business, and non-governmental organizations and networks.  Facilitated by each host institution, students participate in initiatives throughout their ‎academic program that go beyond the traditional classroom to foster leadership development and encourage civic engagement.

This program is open to high school graduates in the Middle East and North Africa, who are qualified but unable to afford a college education.  Students enroll at the undergraduate level in a four-year program.  For the Fall 2020 enrollment class, applicants must be citizens of Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria (only Syrians residing outside of Syria), and Yemen, and cannot hold U.S. citizenship or be a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Current high school senior or applicant who graduated from high school in 2019;
  • Strong academic credentials;
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English with a minimum of 55 for the TOEFL iBT that is less than two years old;
  • Students who qualify may be eligible for up to one year of intensive English Language training;
  • Maturity, flexibility and leadership potential;
  • Must maintain a high GPA and pass high school leaving exam in final year;
  • Ability to start the program in August/September of 2020.

Application Process

Interested candidates can access the online application through Tomorrow’s Leaders website at www.amideast.org/tl.

Please note that Tomorrow’s Leaders application window for Yemen will close on November 15, 2019 and for all other participant countries, the application will close on December 2, 2019.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2020

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