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MEPI - Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship Program

The U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative and AMIDEAST are pleased to announce the Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program. The Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program is a new MEPI initiative for capable and highly-motivated high school graduates in the Middle East. The scholarship will provide a four-year, university-level scholarship and internship opportunities at select institutions of higher learning in the Middle East for individuals who have the potential to become leaders in their fields. The first Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship recipients in Qatar should be prepared to begin the program in the summer of 2009.

The primary objective of MEPI's Tomorrow's Leaders scholarship program is to build, from among Arab students of underserved backgrounds, 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. The program intends to build leadership skills and the spirit of civic engagement and volunteerism among outstanding university-age students at American University in Cairo, American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University.

The primary objective of MEPI's Tomorrow's Leaders scholarship program is to build, from among Arab students of underserved backgrounds, 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. The program intends to build leadership skills and the spirit of civic engagement and volunteerism among outstanding university-age students at American University in Cairo, American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University.

Scholarship recipients may pursue an undergraduate degree in the field of their choice, though special consideration can be given to candidates who have expressed an interest in the areas of legal studies, economics, education, journalism, history, and/or political science.

Participation in the program includes: travel, academic fees for four years of university study, accident and sickness insurance, housing, and a monthly allowance.

Eligibility:

• High school senior, who is a Qatari citizen;

• Has a strong academic record and the potential for academic success in admission exams; 

•  SAT I exam results or admission ticket for January 2009 SAT I (please note that the deadline to apply for the January SAT I administration is December 5, 2008);

• Proficient in written and spoken English with an Institutional TOEFL (ITP) score of at least 530 or iBT TOEFL score of at least 71 (score reports must be less than two years old);

• Demonstrates maturity, flexibility and leadership potential;

• Is able to start the program in the summer of 2009.

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

  Click on this link to download application http://www.amideast.org/offices/egypt
  /cairo/programs_services/
  Admission%20Application%20for%
  20Tomorrow%27s%20Leaders.pdf
  

  AMIDEAST

  1730 M Street, NW, 11th Floor, Washingon, DC 20036, USA

  Mail: P.O. Box 6458, Doha, Qatar

  GSM: +974-696-2017  or +967-711400281

  Email: qatar@amideast.org