MEPI Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship Program

The Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program provides scholarships for four-year degree programs to high school students in the Middle East and North Africa who are economically disadvantaged, but who have the drive and energy to be leaders. Selected participants will attend a U.S.-accredited university in the region. The American University in Cairo (AUC), Lebanese American University (LAU), and the American University of Beirut (AUB) are the current host institutions. Scholarship recipients receive an undergraduate degree and specialized civics-based training to include a semester abroad in the U.S., as well as internship opportunities with local public, civil society, or private-sector organizations.

The primary objective is to build a cadre of university-age leaders who are civic-minded, intellectually able, and professionally skilled, and who will become the community, business, and national leaders of the future.

Scholarships cover travel, academic fees for four years of university at AUB, AUC, or LAU, a study abroad experience in the U.S., accident and sickness insurance, housing, and a monthly allowance.


PROGRAM DETAILS:

Implementers: AUC, AUB, and LAU with recruitment by AMIDEAST

Places targeted: Applicants are being recruited from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

This program is open to high school graduates from traditionally underserved communities 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. Applicants must be citizens of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen, and cannot hold U.S. citizenship or be a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• High school senior or applicant who graduated from high school in 2013;
• Strong academic credentials;
• Proficiency in written and spoken English. Test scores of the Institutional TOEFL (ITP) that is less than two years old will be used to determine eligibility;
• Maturity, flexibility and leadership potential; and
• Ability to start the program in August/September of 2013.

HOW DO PARTICIPANTS APPLY?

The recruitment of Tomorrow’s Leaders candidates will be handled by AMIDEAST region-wide this year (see above). Interested candidates should visit the Tomorrow's Leaders website at www.amideast.org/tl for full eligibility requirements and the application information. 

For more information about the program, please e-mail: MEPIExchanges@state.gov.