Study in USA |American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship for International Students
The
AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship is targeted to high-achieving
international students who wish to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in the US and who
are dedicated to positive civic and social change. It is intended for students
who will be to returning home to improve under-resourced, underserved
communities in his/her home country.
The
AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship promotes educational access and
opportunity while enhancing international diversity. Bringing together the best
of AU - academic excellence, leadership development, and global
engagement - the AU Emerging Global Leader achieves, inspires, and serves
with vision. The AU EGL is dedicated to positive civic and social change, and
will return home to improve under-resourced, underserved communities in their
home country.
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
(approximately U.S.$4,000 per year).
Host Institution(s):
Ø American
University, Washington DC, USA
Level/Field(s) of study:
Ø Any
undergraduate study offered at the University
Number of Scholarships:
Ø One (1)
scholarship is available
Target group:
Ø The
scholarships are targeted to international students from any country who
are not U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or dual
citizens of the U.S. and another country.
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
The
AU EGL scholarship covers all billable AU expenses (full tuition, room and
board). The scholarship does not cover non-billable expenses
such as mandatory health insurance, books, airline tickets and miscellaneous expenses
(approximately U.S. $4,000).
It
is renewable for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based on
continued satisfactory academic performance.
Eligibility Criteria for applying American University Emerging
Global Leader Scholarship:
Preference
will be given to:
- 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 one of the following: 95+ TOEFL iBT (all subscores
must be 20 or above); sub-scores of 24+ on the paper-based TOEFL (Taken
after May 31, 2017); 7.0+ IELTS (all subscores must be 6.0 or above); 33
minimum SAT Reading Subscore; 29 minimum ACT English; 65 minimum PTE;
120+ Duolingo (all subscores must be 110 or above); or Cambridge
Assessment English score of 185 or higher. Each sub-score must be
169 or higher.
- Students
who are still enrolled in secondary/high school and graduating by June
2023.
- Important:
Students in the IB system should plan to graduate with a full IB diploma
with at lease 3 HL subjects. Students studying in the British A-Levels
system must complete at least 3 A levels and finish 13 years of study
before August 2023.
You
are NOT eligible to apply if:
–
You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or dual citizen of the U.S.
and another country.
–
You are enrolled in or have already begun any post-secondary studies at another
university in your home country or the United States.
–
You graduated secondary school earlier than 2021.
How to apply American University Emerging Global Leader
Scholarship:
Application instructions:
To
apply to the AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship, you must apply and complete
the AU EGLS application, Common or Coalition Application, and international
admissions process by 15 December 2021 (priority deadline) or
by 15 January 2023 at the latest. AU EGLS applicants must
apply Regular Decision for fall (August) 2023. Do not apply Early Decision
(ED).