Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship 2025/2026 for Egyptians (Fully Funded for Study in the United States)

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About Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship 2025/2026

Earn a Masters of Development Practice from one of the top ten schools in the world: The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. The scholarship is administered by Newton Education Services on behalf of Sawiris Foundation for Social Development.

 

• Sponsor Organisation: Sawiris Foundation for Social Development

Benefits of Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship 2025/2026

• University tuition   
• Living expenses 
• Health insurance  
• Travel expenses

The scholarship will fully cover costs for students during the first year of the program and partial costs of the second year. During the second year, the scholar will have a quarter-time position, which will contribute towards funding partial costs of the program within the second year.

For more information, please email: [email protected]

Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship 2025/2026 Requirements

• MDP Program Requirements:  

  Minimum score requirements:  

  Eligibility Criteria for Scholarship Applicants: 

  • Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited US university or foreign equivalent.  English language proficiency (see below for more information). 
  • Previous coursework in mathematics, statistics, and economics is recommended.  
  • Completion of a 50-credit academic master’s program in 2 academic years.  
  • Completion of a 10 week summer field experience.  
  • English language proficiency is required. Valid TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo. 
  • TOEFL: minimum of 79, writing subscore 21, reading subscore 19
  • IELTS: minimum 6.5, writing subscore 6.5, reading subscore 6.5
  • Duolingo: minimum overall score: 115, minimum literacy sub-score: 115  
  • For more details on English language proficiency requirements, please visit: English Language Proficiency | The Graduate School 
  • Egyptian nationals residing in Egypt (preference will not be given to dual nationality holders).
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a well-reputed academic institution in a related field of study.  
  • Satisfy the entry requirements into the academic MDP program.  
  • Demonstrate excellent professional and academic track record.  
  • Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills (extracurricular activities/community work/entrepreneurial initiative).  
  • Demonstrate the inability to finance studies from own resources.
  • While no specific experience or academic track is required, students with a strong liberal arts education background and sound quantitative and analytical skills will be best prepared for academic success at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.  
  • Demonstrate a minimum of two years of work experience in the field of development.  
  • Employment in the development sector in Egypt following graduation for no less than 2 consecutive years.

Program Requirements 

Interested scholarship candidates must submit two separate applications to the Sawiris Foundation and to the Humphrey School by their respective deadlines.

1. Scholarship application to be submitted to Sawiris Foundation through this link.
2. Academic application to be submitted to the Humphrey School. For information about the Humphrey application package, please click HERE.

Required Documents 

• Completed application form including the personal statement.
• Copy of valid passport ID page.
• Copy of National ID.
• Updated resume.
• All undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts.
• TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo Score.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• One personal photo.
• HR letter from current employer including salary/salary slip or a bank statement in case of unemployment.

Selection Timeline

Activity	Period of implementation
Scholarship Deadline	Thursday, October 10, 2024
Personal Interviews with the shortlisted candidates	Early November of 2024
Announcing the selected scholars and filling out the university admission application	Mid-November to mid-December  2024
University decision	February  2025
Beginning of academic year at Minnesota University	Late August/early September of 2025

 

 

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

10 October, 2024

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