Student type: International students

Level of study: Undergraduate

Study area: Any

Scholarship value:

• The AU EGL scholarship covers all billable AU expenses (full tuition, room, and board)
• The scholarship does not cover non-billable expenses such as mandatory health insurance, books, airline tickets, taxes, and miscellaneous expenses which students will need to pay out of pocket (approximately US$4,000 per year).

Closing date: January 15, 2026

Description: The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship promotes educational access and opportunity while enhancing international diversity. Bringing together the best of AU – academic excellence, leadership development, and global engagement – the AU Emerging Global Leader achieves, inspires, and serves with vision. The AU EGL is dedicated to positive civic and social change, and will return home to improve under-resourced, underserved communities in their home country.

The AU EGL scholarship covers all billable AU expenses (full tuition, room, and board) for two international students who will need a non-immigrant visa (preferably an F-1 or J-1 student visa) to study in the United States. The scholarship does not cover non-billable expenses such as mandatory health insurance, books, airline tickets, taxes, and miscellaneous expenses which students will need to pay out of pocket (approximately US$4,000 per year).

The AU EGL scholarship is renewable for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based on continued satisfactory academic performance. Students interested in all majors offered at AU are eligible to apply.

Eligibility:

Preference will be given to:

• International students who have overcome various obstacles and challenges as well as those from diverse and underrepresented global and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• A demonstrated commitment to leadership, volunteerism, community service, and to advancing the needs of people in their home country.
• Students who meet our English Proficiency requirements.
• Students who are still enrolled in secondary/high school and graduating by June 2026.

You are NOT eligible to apply if:

• You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or dual citizen of the U.S. and another country.
• You are enrolled in or have already begun any post-secondary studies at another university in your home country or the United States.
• You graduated secondary school earlier than 2023.

Apply Here:  https://www.american.edu/admissions/international/au-egls-apply.cfm