English Access Microscholarship Program (Access)
An Introduction to Access
Access scholarships support the educational and personal development of young Jordanians who would not normally have access to such opportunities. Access aims to empower these students by: increasing their English language skills through afterschool classes, strengthening their commitment to community service through sponsored activities, and fostering a global perspective through Jordanian and American cultural events. The recipients of Access scholarships are 13 – 16 year old Jordanians who come from underprivileged backgrounds, are attending MOE schools, and have shown academic promise.
The Importance of Access
Fluency in English opens up both educational and occupational doors. With the new mandate from the Ministry of Higher Education, students must have a high-level of English fluency as a prerequisite to pursuing a graduate degree. In addition, many industries require English fluency for hiring. By targeting students from under-served areas, Access provides students with the skills in English needed to succeed in the knowledge economy.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
10,000 Women is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education. In partnership with The American University in Cairo (AUC), AMIDEAST is recruiting its first cohort of Jordanian women to participate in 10,000 Women. Selected participants travel to Cairo to attend the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program (WEL), a program designed by the Wharton School of Business specifically for 10,000 Women. Through WEL, participants are trained in marketing, strategic planning, accounting, accessing capital, market research, e-commerce, and business plan writing strategies. AMIDEAST expects to recruit up to 7 participants from Jordan this year.
Authentication Services
Authentication & Certification
AMIDEAST/Jordan is the preferred service provider of the Ministry of Higher Education in providing information on U.S. education and the accreditation status of particular institutions. The Jordan office serves hundreds of Jordanian return students in authenticating their degrees and certifying institutional accreditation/legitimacy.
AMIDEAST/Amman offers authentication and accreditation services of American degrees obtained from accredited schools in the US and/or from American universities recognized by the US Council of Higher Education.
If you are an American high school graduate or an American university graduate, you need to authenticate your degree.
Other Services
- True copy certification, indicating that a photocopy of a Jordanian educational credential is an exact duplicate.
Study in the USA
Advising Services
AMIDEAST/Jordan provides accurate, comprehensive, current and unbiased information on educational opportunities in the United States. The Jordan office is part of the EducationUSA network of approximately 450 advising centers worldwide affiliated with the U.S. Department of State. AMIDEAST/Jordan follows EducationUSA ethical standards.
The AMIDEAST office maintains an extensive collection of materials on U.S.- accredited educational opportunities available for public use. The EducationUSA center also sponsors events including free introductory public information sessions on various aspects of U.S. education. Support is also available for U.S. graduates returning to Jordan.
Accredited U.S. institutions are welcome to participate in direct videoconferences on various aspects of U.S. study, and otherwise help those that the center serves to learn more about U.S. education.
Studying in the USA: Undergraduate Study
Presentation featuring all of the key information needed for undergraduate studies (bachelor's degree and transfer options)
Studying in the USA: Graduate Study
Presentation featuring all of the key information needed for graduate study (Master's degree or P.h.D.) in the U.S.
Undergraduate Application Workshop
Get details on completing exceptional applications! Sessions will be held for a maximum of 15 people.
USA Visa Workshop
Press Releases
Hope Fund Scholarship
The Hope Fund is a private scholarship founded in 2000 by Dr. Fahim Qubain and his wife Nancy. The mandate of the Hope Fund is to provide 4-year, fully-funded scholarships to underprivileged Palestinian refugees who wish to pursue an undergraduate degree in the United States. This highly competitive scholarship only selects students from the top tier of their class who have displayed a significant involvement in community service.
Student Criteria
- Applicants should be from underprivileged Palestinian refugee families, possibly registered as refugees with UNRWA.
- Applicants’ grades must be no less than a B-average and optimally over 90%.
- If the applicant has taken the national Tawjihi, certified results are required.
- Applicants must have community service experience and demonstrated leadership skills.
AMIDEAST’s Role
- Administer an extensive search throughout Jordan to identify applicants of Palestinian descent with exceptional accomplishment and promise
- Provide a full range of services, including academic advising, English-language enrichment courses, testing services, and travel expenses, for up to two years to assist scholars through the lengthy, and often complicated, testing and application process
- Once scholarship recipients are selected AMIDEAST, works directly with U.S. institutions of higher education, students, and families to match scholars to select American colleges or universities willing to provide scholarship resources to fund candidates’ completion of four-year undergraduate degree programs in the United States.
Applications must contain the following documents:
- Common Application. To download the Common Application, click here.
- Financial Application. To download the International Student Financial Aid Application, click here.
- Transcripts for 9th 10th and 11th grades and, when available the 12th grade
- At least 3 letters of recommendation from high school officials
- Certified TOEFL score (minimum score = 550)
- 3 essays
- The SAT score, if required
- A valid passport with a copy of the front page.
Tel.: +962-6-592-9994, Fax: +962-6-592-9996,
Testing
The AMIDEAST/Jordan office provides a wide-array of services to students who want to study or who are returning from studying in the United States. From providing information to interested students and administering the necessary entrance exams to facilitating the return to Jordan through career development courses .
AMIDEAST/Jordan is committed to supporting and maximizing educational opportunities for the people of Jordan through our testing services.
We provide expertise on information about the tests that students, professionals, organizations, schools, and businesses may need. As the most prominent test administrator in the Middle East/North Africa region, AMIDEAST can provide information on and services related to internationally recognized standardized tests .
AMIDEAST/Jordan’s professionalism in administering the TOEFL ITP was recognized this year when the Ministry of Higher Education announced that AMIDEAST is the preferred testing center for students needing to take the TOEFL ITP for graduate school entry. The Testing Team also worked closely with ETS to pilot and validate the TOEFL Junior - identifying and administering the TOEFL Junior test to 100 students, 60 of whom were Access students.
Professional Development & Training
An Introduction to the Professional Development and Training
AMIDEAST’s Professional Development Training Program provides individuals, companies and organizations across the Kingdom with access to U.S.-based and regional professional development resources that integrate state-of-the-art instructional technologies and adult learning methodologies. AMIDEAST provides training in a variety of skills for professionals in the private and public sectors as well as for individuals who strive to become local and global leaders , and who are committed to the necessary human and institutional resource investment.
What the Professional Development Training Program Does?
AMIDEAST trainers use the Experiential Learning Model: a proven training method developed for adult learners, to provide participants with skills and knowledge to take the skills received in training and apply them into practice. The model is based upon the theory that new skills, attitudes, and ways of thinking .
Currently, AMIDEAST/Jordan offers the following training courses:
- Professional Business Writing and Communication
- Career Development
- Effective Presentations
- Financial Management
- Office Management
- Time Management
- Stress Management
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
