Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program. Sponsored by the Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships to exceptional students from socioeconomically underserved backgrounds who represent the cultural and geographic diversity of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
About US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program
The Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) Program supports students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by providing a unique opportunity to pursue higher education and earn a master’s degree at an U.S.-accredited university in the MENA region. The TLG program intends to cultivate leadership skills and the spirit of civic engagement and volunteerism among exceptional students.
TLG targets students from around the region who are academically qualified but who are otherwise unable to afford American-style higher education. Students will enroll at the graduate level at one of the hosting institutions: Students will enroll at the graduate level at one of the hosting institutions: the American University of Beirut (AUB), the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Lebanon, and the American University in Cairo (AUC) in Egypt. TLG equips graduate students with professional experience needed to advance knowledge and contribute to the achievement of socially relevant outcomes through research that furthers the professionalization of emerging leaders while supporting and increasing scholars’ knowledge of gender issues in specific in the various fields of study. Upon returning to their home countries, participants join a network of over 1200 program alumni serving as leaders across the MENA region.
Note: Degrees in medicine or law are not supported under this program.
Check out the courses you can study here.
Benefits of US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program
The program covers the following:
- Full coverage of all applicable charges for enrollment, tuition and fees
- University medical insurance coverage
- Monthly living allowance (applicable during months actively participating in TL activities)
- University housing
- A laptop for the duration of the program
- A yearly book allowance
- Two round-trip ticketsfrom and to home country per year, as applicable
- Exposure to diverse community development projects to better understand intervention methods and apply these insights in their local communities.
- Academic advising, mentoring services, and learning services
- Internship opportunities
- Professional training on leadership and gender
- Opportunity to engage with a faculty on research projects
US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program Requirments
Applicants must be citizens of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, or Yemen.
U.S. citizens and U.S. legal permanent residents are not eligible to apply.
Undergraduate and graduate applicants must also meet the following requirements:
Undergraduate Program
- Current high school seniors or applicants who graduated from high school in 2024.
- Applicants from Iraq, Libya, Syria, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen who graduated high school in 2023 are also eligible.
- Current high school seniors must maintain their high academic achievement and pass their leaving exam.
- Demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English. Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 80, received within two years of admission date (August 2025).
- Demonstrate financial need. Applicants should be underrepresented or economically deserving students and should provide supporting financial documentation.
- Ability to travel and start their undergraduate program in August 2025.
- Strong academic credentials.
- Maturity, adaptability, and leadership potential.
Graduate Program
- Evidence of academic English proficiency as required by the relevant graduate program.
- Commit to completing their master’s degree within two academic years.
- Meet admission requirement at host university, additional information provided on each institution’s website.
- Demonstrate financial need. Applicants should be underrepresented or economically deserving students and should provide supporting financial documentation.
- Ability to travel and start their graduate program in August 2025.
- Strong academic credentials.
- Maturity, adaptability, and leadership potential.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
29 November, 2024
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