Advising Services

AMIDEAST/Gaza provides accurate, comprehensive, current, and unbiased information on educational opportunities in the United States. The Gaza office is part of the EducationUSA network of approximately 450 advising centers worldwide affiliated with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and maintains EducationUSA ethical standards.

AMIDEAST/Ramallah provides accurate, comprehensive, current, and unbiased information on educational opportunities in the United States to Palestinian students. The Ramallah office is part of the EducationUSA network of approximately 450 advising centers worldwide affiliated with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and maintains EducationUSA ethical standards.  

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

• AMIDEAST will provide students with the following range of educational advising, test preparation and testing services: Advising sessions on undergraduate study in the U.S. and the application process
• College Application & Essay Writing Workshop
• Test Preparation Courses for iBT/PBT TOEFL and SAT I in addition to Online Practice Tests for iBT-TOEFL and SAT I
• Travel subsidies in the form of partial or full reimbursement of the cost of local transportation incurred in order to attend sessions, take courses, sit for tests, etc.
• Payment of application fees at up to six U.S. colleges or universities.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for the Abraham Lincoln Incentive Grants Program, a student must meet all of the following requirements:

Program Description

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

The two-year curriculum will consist of 360 instructional hours broken down as follows:

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

Diana Kamal Scholarship Search Fund

For U.S. University Study Beginning in Fall 2011 or 2012

This fund was established in memory of Senior Vice President Diana Kamal who passed away after 28 years of distinguished service at AMIDEAST. In recognition of her dedication to international educational exchange, this fund identifies talented young Arab students and matches them with scholarship opportunities at U.S. colleges and universities.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE DKSSF PROGRAM?

Students currently residing in the West Bank or Gaza (Applicants must not be U.S. citizens or holders of American “green cards”)

All Students in 10th or 11th grade

• Students among the top 5% in their class for the last three years at school
• Students with a strong commitment to pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the United States
• Students who are mature, flexible, and can adapt to studying and living in the U.S. for 4 years.
• Students active in sports, community projects, and/or the arts are preferred.
• Students who cannot afford to study in the U.S. without a scholarship.

Students in 10th grade 

Who are willing to work with us to prepare intensively for SAT I test of May 2011 in order to achieve a high test score

• Students with a good command of English who are willing to work with us to prepare intensively in order to achieve a high TOEFL score

Students in 11th grade

• Students with a minimum SAT I test score of 1450 on the critical reading and math sections. (Please note that SAT test scores accepted are October 2010 or earlier)
• Students with a minimum iBT TOEFL score of 80 (if available)

HOW DO I APPLY?

Students in 10th grade

Mission and Objectives

The Middle East Rule of Law (MEROL) program aims to assist in the creation of a critical mass of reform-minded professionals in the Middle East working in fields crucial to the development and sustainability of open societies. 

Recipients of the scholarship should show the following:

• Underserved financially, meaning she financially needs this training and could not afford it otherwise
• Has little or no overseas educational experience
• Has an established businesses or a business that is under establishment (NGO leaders may also apply)
• She may also be a partner in a business or is working in top-level management at the business
• Shows leadership potential
• The business offers services that are needed in the community it serves
• Or the business is in a growth area and can expand by hiring more people

The WEL program course is open to residents of Egypt, the West Bank and Jordan, including but not limited to Palestinian or Iraqi residents of Jordan and elsewhere.

The fully-funded course, including travel expenses, is at AUC and instruction is in Arabic. Any participants who do not live in Cairo will be provided housing.

For inquires, applicants can email us at welinfo@amideast.org

The websites for more information are http://www.10000women.org/ and http://www1.aucegypt.edu/welcenter/index.html.

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

Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) scholarships, funded by the US Department of State, give secondary school students in many Arab and Islamic countries an opportunity to study at American high schools and live with American host families for one academic year.  Students will be enrolled in a full academic year, involving ten months of high school study in the US, attending classes, labs and extracurricular programs with their American classmates.  YES students will also participate in special enrichment activities, including community service, youth leadership training, a civics education program and other activities that will develop a well-rounded understanding of American culture through interaction with diverse groups of Americans.