Deadline: December
15, 2015
Location: United Sates of America
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 his/her 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).
The AU EGL scholarship is renewable for a total of four years of
undergraduate study, based on continued satisfactory academic performance.
Important: Only one AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship is
available for fall 2016. If you are not selected as the 2016 AU EGL recipient
and wish to continue the application process, you may be eligible for partial
merit scholarships. However, you will need to submit proof of additional funds
beyond the initial U.S.$4,000 you provided. Estimated costs for the 2016-2017
academic year are U.S.$61,157.
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.
AU EGLS candidates must apply Regular Decision for fall (August)
2016.
Preference will be
given to:
1. International
students who have overcome various obstacles and challenges as well as those
from diverse and underrepresented global and socioeconomic backgrounds.
2. A
minimum 3.8 GPA equivalent (or in the top 10% of graduating class) for 9th-12th
grades.
3. A
demonstrated commitment to leadership, volunteerism, community service and to
advancing the needs of people in their home country.
4. Students
with a 95 TOEFL iBT, 7.0 IELTS or 600 paper-based TOEFL (or above).
The AU EGLS selection process is most competitive. Priority
consideration will be given to those AU EGLS applicants who apply and complete
the AU EGLS application,
Common Application, and international admissions process by December 15,
2015.
INSTRUCTIONS
2. Submit
a bank letter and the AU Certification of Finances (AU CFIS) form –each
demonstrating a minimum of U.S.$4,000. These can be scanned and emailed as PDF
attachments to admissionsdocuments@american.edu. (Visit
www.american.edu/ocl/isss/Financial-Proof.cfm for sample bank letters and the
AU CFIS form template.)
3. Submit
your official TOEFL or IELTS score results (preferred score: 95 TOEFL iBT, 7.0
IELTS or 600 paper-based TOEFL, or above) if available. These can be scanned
and emailed to admissionsdocuments@american.edu. International Admissions will
call ETS or IELTS to verify scores on your behalf.
4. Complete
and submit the Common Application, together with all supporting documents per
checklist on
www.american.edu/admissions/international/internationalinstructions.cfm, by
priority deadline December 15, 2015, or by January 15, 2016 latest.
5. If
you are applying through a program supported by EducationUSA
(www.educationusa.state.gov) such as USAP, CCC, Diana Kamal Scholarship, or
similar, please provide a letter from your EducationUSA center's adviser
confirming your candidacy.
6. If
you are not selected as one of the finalists, you may still be considered for
admission to American University, Washington, DC and eligible for partial merit
scholarships. However, to continue the application process, you will need to
submit proof of funds totaling U.S.$61,157 (estimated costs for first year of study).
If you cannot demonstrate this amount, please submit a bank letter and the AU
CFIS form confirming availability of at least U.S.$45,000.)
Scholarship Value:
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).
Application
Process:
Applications should be submitted online.
If you are applying through one of the following programs supported by
EducationUSA, please provide a letter from your EducationUSA Center’s adviser
confirming your candidacy and any cost-share provided by the program: USAP,
Opportunity Funds, the Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund, IIE StudyAmerica,
Competitive College Clubs, or similar.
** Skype interviews will be required for AU EGL
semi-finalists and finalists.
For more
information, click here or contact intadm@american.edu .
Application online: Visit (click)
Official Website: Visit (click)
Read carefully and if you want to know further information, please contact the scholarship stakeholder committee. Feel free to asking and contacting them.
Cheers
Sukrisno-Nino (need to near)
