International Fellowship Program (IFP)

We are not currently accepting applications. Please check this page for updates.

The International Fellowships Program, which AMIDEAST administers in Egypt and Palestine, provides a select number of exceptional students with the financial support necessary to pursue up to three years of graduate study at any college or university in the world. The program attracts students from diverse backgrounds but is targeted toward individuals from communities that routinely lack access to higher education. IFP seeks to instill within these future leaders the skills and knowledge needed to improve social and economic conditions within their communities. In addition to providing financial assistance for travel, living expenses and tuition, IFP also offers preliminary short-term training including language instruction, workshops on research skills, and computer training.

A total of 321 students, 172 Egyptians and 149 Palestinians, have been selected since the start of the program in 2002 and began their studies at universities throughout the world.
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North African Community Health Initiative (NACHI)

We are not currently accepting applications. Please check this page for updates.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, Legacy International and AMIDEAST are pleased to announce the launch of the North African Community Health Initiative (NACHI)

This program, which will take place over two years, provides community health care professionals from Morocco and Egypt a new set of tools, resources, and knowledge to enhance rural health care services and address some of the pressing needs in their respective communities. Particularly those who serve marginalized populations (women and children). 

Program activities will introduce the “fellows” (delegates) to transferable public health strategies, practices, and program models.  Techniques for using media to educate women and children in such topics as reproductive health, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation will also be covered. For more information (participant overview, eligibility requirements and frequently asked questions), please visit:
 
http://www.legacyintl.org/our-programs/north-africa-community-health-initiative/
 
Selected candidates participate in an intensive, month-long program in the U.S.
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A-PLUS Student Activities

 Fifty-One Palestinian Students Receive First-Ever

American-Palestinian Local University Scholarships

 
AMIDEAST and the U.S.
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Eligible Tomorrow’s Leaders Fields of Study

The following are the ONLY majors available under the Tomorrow’s Leadership (TL) Scholarship for Egyptian students beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

Available majors are listed by university

 
American University of Beirut
Bachelor of Arts degrees
• Arabic Languages and Literature (B.A.)
• Archaeology (B.A.)
• Art History (B.A.)
• Economics (B.A.)
• Education/Elementary (B.A.)
• English Language (B.A.)
• English Literature (B.A.)
• History (B.A.)
• Philosophy (B.A.)
• Political Science (B.A.)
• Public Administration (B.A.)
• Psychology (B.A.)
• Sociology-Anthropology (B.A.)
• Statistics (B.A.)
• Studio Arts (B.A.)
 
Bachelor of Agriculture and Food Studies degree
• Nutrition and Dietetics (B.S.)
 
Bachelor of Science degrees
• Biology (B.S.
• Chemistry (B.S)\
• Computer Science (B.S)
• Geology (B.S)
• Mathematics (B.S.)
• Petroleum Studies (B.S.)
• Physics (B.S.)
• Statistics (B.S.)
 
Bachelor of Business Administration degree
• Business Administration (B.B.A)
Concentration in accounting, finance, management, marketing and business information or decision systems
 
Lebanese American University
Bachelor of Arts degrees/School of Arts and Sciences
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Palestine IFP Fellows and Alumni

COHORT 2002 

Abdelkareem, Hasan

Ph.D.

Education

Michigan State University

Abu Hammad, Ahmed

Ph.D.

Soil and Water Science

Agricultural University of Norway

Harbid, Akram

Master's

Arabic/English Translation and Interpreting

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IFP Alumni Association - Palestine Chapter

Alumni News

In October 2010, the IFPAA selected new members (Erab Fuqah, Mamoun AbuRayyan, Heila Tabakhna, Abdelnasser Khawarasha, Nezar AlAtwaneh) to lead the executive committee for the next year.

Alumni Activities

In 2010, the IFP Alumni Associations in the West Bank and Gaza received grants for capacity building and networking activities. Activities proposed included an IFP alumni conference, community outreach visits, alumni networking, and alumni publications.

IFPAA-Palestine Conference (March 2010)

On March 27, 2010, the Palestine Chapter of the International Fellowships Program Alumni Association (IFPAA) organized a conference simultaneously held in the West Bank and Gaza. The conference under the title: “Together for a Better Future: Strategies for Achieving Social Justice” was organized by the IFPAA, AMIDEAST, and the Palestinian Academic Council (West Bank).  The conference presented selected research papers by Palestinian and international scholars focusing on issues of social change and social justice in a wide range of areas, including education, health, environment, children’s and women’s issues, poverty, politics and law.

  • "Together for a Better Future - Strategies for Achieving Social Justice” Publication

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Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES)

We are not currently accepting applications. Please check this page for updates.

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program was established in October, 2002 to provide scholarships for high school students (15-17 years) to spend up to one academic year in the U.S. The program is vital to expanding communication between the people of the United States and its partner countries in the program in order to promote mutual understanding and respect. Students live with a host family, attend a U.S. high school, engage in activities to learn about American society and values, acquire leadership skills, and help educate Americans about their countries and cultures.

 

The program supports students with disabilities and encourages their participation.
 

YES SCHOLARS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

 
  • Live with an American family
  • Study at a U.S. high school
  • Participate in a youth leadership training program
  • Experience U.S. culture and society first hand
  • Improve their English
  • Make new friends
  • Help Americans learn about Jordan and Jordanian culture
 
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Born between January 1 and July 31, 1998
• Be at least 15 years of age by August 1, 2013, and no older than 18.5 by August 1, 2013 
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Eligible Tomorrow’s Leaders Fields of Study

The following are the ONLY majors available under the Tomorrow’s Leadership (TL) Scholarship for students beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. Available majors are listed by university.

American University of Beirut Available Majors for Tomorrow’s Leaders

Bachelor of Arts degrees

  • Arabic Languages and Literature (B.A.)
  • Archaeology (B.A.)
  • Art History (B.A.)
  • Economics (B.A.)
  • Education/Elementary (B.A.)
  • English Language (B.A.)
  • English Literature (B.A.)
  • History (B.A.)
  • Philosophy (B.A.)
  • Political Science (B.A.)
  • Public Administration (B.A.)
  • Psychology (B.A.)
  • Sociology-Anthropology (B.A.)
  • Statistics (B.A.)
  • Studio Arts (B.A.)

Bachelor of Agriculture and Food Studies degree

  • Nutrition and Dietetics (B.S.)

Bachelor of Science degrees

  • Biology (B.S.
  • Chemistry (B.S)\
  • Computer Science (B.S)
  • Geology (B.S)
  • Mathematics (B.S.)
  • Petroleum Studies (B.S.)
  • Physics (B.S.)
  • Statistics (B.S.)

Bachelor of Business Administration degree

  • Business Administration (B.B.A) - Concentration in accounting, finance, management, marketing and business information or decision systems

American University in Cairo Available Majors for Tomorrow’s Leaders

Bachelor of Accounting degree

  • Accounting (B.AC.) *127

Bachelor of Arts degrees

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Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program

Application deadline for this program as January 10, 2011. No more applications will be accepted.
 
The U.S. Department of State
Middle East Partnership Initiative
 
Announces the
 
Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program
 
The U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and AMIDEAST are pleased to announce this year’s recruitment for the Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program. The Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program is a MEPI initiative for capable and highly motivated high school seniors in the Middle East and North Africa who are from underserved backgrounds. The program will provide four-year university scholarships and internship opportunities at select institutions of higher learning in the Middle East to students who have the potential to become leaders. 
 
Eligible students include men and women who represent the region’s cultural, religious, and geographic diversity and are from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who could otherwise gain admission to, but would be unable to afford, four years of college. Tomorrow's Leaders scholarship recipients should be prepared to begin the program in the Fall 2011 term.
 
The primary objective of MEPI's Tomorrow's Leaders scholarship program 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.
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