Emerging Global Leader Scholarship opportunity 2014-16 in American University

[Arslan Ali]

Concise depiction:

The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship is focused to high-accomplishing global understudies who wish to seek after a Bachelor's Degree in the US and who are devoted to positive urban and social change. It is expected for understudies who will be to returning home to enhance under-resourced, underserved groups in his/her nation of origin.

Host Institution(s):

American University, Washington DC.

Field(s) of study:

Any undergrad study offered at the University

Number of Scholarships:

One (1) grant is accessible for Fall

Target bunch:

The grants are focused to universal auxiliary school understudies from any nation. U.s. natives, U.s. lasting inhabitants or double subjects of the U.s. what's more an alternate nation, are not qualified to apply. Inclination will be given to global understudies who have overcome different deterrents and difficulties and in addition those from differing and under-spoke to worldwide and financial foundations.

Grant quality/considerations:

The AU EGL grant covers all billable AU costs (full educational cost, food and lodging) for one universal understudy who will require a visa (ideally a F-1 or J-1 understudy visa) to study in the United States. The grant does not cover non-billable costs, for example, required wellbeing protection, books, air transport tickets and various costs (pretty nearly U.s. $4,000).

It is renewable for an aggregate of four years of undergrad study, taking into account proceeded with tasteful scholastic execution.

Qualification:

To be considered for the grant, competitors must be auxiliary school understudies applying as first-year (rookie) understudies at American University for the August semester. Hopefuls must be from any an alternate nation other than the US and must need a visa to study in the United States (inclination will be for the individuals who need a F-1 or J-1 understudy visa).

Inclination will be given to:

Worldwide understudies who have overcome different deterrents and difficulties and those from differing and underrepresented worldwide and financial foundations.

A base 3.8 GPA equal (or in the main 10% of graduating class) for ninth twelfth grades.

A showed duty to authority, volunteerism, group administration and to progressing the needs of individuals in their nation of origin.

A base 95 TOEFL ibt, 7.0 IELTS or 600 paper-based TOEFL

Application directions:

To apply to the AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship you must finish the grant application and submit obliged supporting archives by 15 December 2014.

It is essential to visit the authority site (connection found underneath) to get to the applications structure and for itemized data on the best way to seek this grant.

WebSite:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.american.edu/confirmations/universal/egls.cfm.