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. The scholarship is renewable for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based on continued satisfactory academic performance.
Main criteria
- 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 a 95 TOEFL iBT, 7.0 IELTS or 600 paper-based TOEFL (or above).
Applicants will have to provide scans of TOEFL or IELTS certificates.
Please note, skype interviews will be required for AU EGL semi-finalists and finalists.