Education for Leadership in Crisis Scholarship program (ELC)
Undergraduate Scholarships for Afghan StudentsThe American University of Beirut (AUB) is pleased to announce the Education for Leadership in Crisis Scholarship program (ELC) to support the education of qualified female students from Afghanistan. The program aims to offer undergraduate merit-based scholarships to 16 women who will be enrolled at AUB. This program is designed around AUB’s strong liberal arts foundation, with an emphasis on developing leadership skills during protracted crises.
The scholarship covers four year of full tuition, room and board fees, and international travel expenses for students to enter the Freshman year and graduating in their senior year. This rigorous academic program will provide the students with excellent academic grounding to become life-long learners and contributors in their communities, while allowing the students to participate in a wide range of co-curricular activities designed to foster leadership and critical thinking. Upon graduation, students benefiting from this scholarship are required to Afghanistan and become agents of positive change in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
AUB is pleased to collaborate with Women for Afghan Women (WAW) to raise awareness about this scholarship and encourage students to apply from all over Afghanistan.
ELC at AUB
At AUB, students will be exposed to an array of pedagogical approaches (lectures, seminars, labs, blended learning, and independent projects), and learn to use different modes of analysis, which will enhance their verbal, interactive, analytical, and experimental skills. This rigorous approach, and the requirements of AUB’s general education program, will provide the ELC students with superior academic structure and support. The program will offer leaders through a supplemental “Leadership Program” that includes: (1) Trainings in democracy, civic engagement, and leadership; (2) participation in intensive workshops on conflict resolution and regional issues; (3) community service opportunities; (4) internships to provide intensive public/private sector experiences; (5) a senior-year capstone civic service project relevant to the student’s communities, and (6) exposure to cultural diversity and the forces of globalization by interactions with both fellow students and regional leaders from Lebanon and other countries of the Middle East.
This program directed by Dr. Carmen Gehafrom the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is part of AUB’s broader commitment to fostering inclusion through its LEAD Initiative.
Apply to ELC at AUB
The call for application is now open. The application deadline is March 5th, 2019.
You are invited to download the program’s booklet where you can find relevant information about the majors offered by ELC at AUB, eligibility criteria, the application package (required documents), and guidelines on how to apply. Online submission is highly recommended, but you can also submit your application in hard copy.
Please review the booklet carefully and refer to its Contact section if you have further questions.
All applicants are required to fill the application form (below) in English and to submit it with copies of all required documents listed in the booklet. Incomplete applications will be discarded.
ELC at AUB_Application Form.pdf
For more information please visit official website