Description
Fully-funded Scholarship open to international students at American University, USA.
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 to returning home to improve
under-resourced, underserved communities in his/her home country.
Worth of Scholarship
The scholarship provides full tuition, fees, room and board for one
first-year (freshman) high-achieving international student who will need
a visa to study in the United States (preference will be for those who
need an F-1 or J-1 student visa).
It is renewable for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based
on continued satisfactory academic performance. U.S. citizens, U.S.
permanent residents or dual citizens of the U.S. and another country,
are not eligible to apply.
Eligibility
To be considered for the scholarship, candidates
must be secondary school students (not university students) applying as
first-year (freshman) students for the fall (August) 2013 semester
Students must apply Regular Decision only and
must submit the AU EGLS application, the Common Application and AU
Supplement, and all supporting documents by January 15, 2013
Preference will be given to international
students who have overcome various obstacles and challenges as well as
those from diverse and under-represented global and socioeconomic
backgrounds.
The most competitive applicants should have:
A minimum 3.8 GPA equivalent (or in the top 10 percent of graduating class) for 9th-12th grades
A demonstrated commitment to service and advancing the needs of people in their home country
Excellent oral and written communication skills
in English, with a minimum 90 TOEFL iBT (with no subscore lower than 20)
or 6.5 IELTS (with no subscore lower than 6.0)
Demonstrated leadership, volunteerism and community service
How to Apply
You are required to submit your application through the online common system. See link below.
Deadline:
January 15, 2013. All application materials must be submitted by this date.
If you have any questions about applying, please contact intadm@american.edu.
For information, and to apply, click here
For a link to submit your application online, here
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