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. 

Participation in the program includes: travel; academic fees for four years of university at AUB, AUC, or LAU; a study abroad experience in the U.S.; accident and sickness insurance; housing; and a monthly allowance.

Eligibility:

  • High school senior or applicant who graduated from high school in 2010;
  • A citizen, national or, resident of Kuwait. Citizens and those qualified to hold a Kuwaiti passport are given priority. Kuwaiti residents who are citizens of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, or Yemen may be considered;
  • Strong academic credentials;
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English with a minimum Institutional TOEFL (ITP) score of 500 or the equivalent  that is less than two years old;
  • Maturity, flexibility and leadership potential;
  • Ability to start the program in August/September of 2011.

Note: American citizens are not eligible

If you do not have a TOEFL score, or if your score is more than two years old, contact AMIDEAST for test scheduling

Deadline for submitting the application is December 31, 2010

The online application will be available on October 15, 2010

For inquiries, please contact AMIDEAST at:
Tel: +965-575-0670, ext. 10
Email: rchandra@amideast.org

For more information about the Middle East Partnership Initiative, please go to:  www.mepi.state.gov.

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