Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program 2018 for Students from MENA Region (Fully Funded)

If you are accepted, the scholarship will cover the following:

1. Full tuition fees
2. Medical insurance
3. A $500 USD monthly stipend while registering on a full-time basis
4. Student housing during school months
5. Laptop
6. Internship opportunity
7. Annual round-trip economy air ticket from home to campus

Application Procedure:

To apply, complete and submit parts A & B below by March 31, 2018:

A. Email the below required documents to: graduateadmissions.mepi@lau.edu.lb

1. Completed LAU-TLG admission application
2. A recent passport-size photo.
3. Identity card or passport (should be the same as the nationality to be used in the registration process at LAU).
4. Educational certificates or diplomas (Bachelor, License, etc).
5. Official transcript(s) of grades from all colleges or universities attended.
   Upon acceptance, applicants will be requested to present the official transcript(s) in a sealed envelope(s). Failure to declare enrollment at other institutions could result in an invalidation of admission, and any credits or degrees earned.
6. Personal Essay, of at least 1,000 words, describing your background and your reasons for wishing to pursue graduate studies, how your character and experiences have formed you into someone who will contribute positively and effectively to not only the department but the academic discipline as a whole. Provide details of social, educational, cultural, or economic obstacles you have overcome in your journey to get to where you are today and your future objectives. Please highlight what is unique about you and how you will advance diversity within the institution.
7. A research statement describing your research interests and professional goals, how you plan to accomplish them, and why one of the four programs is best suited for you to do so. Be specific about your specialized interests within your major field and how it relates to the description listed in the below programs description and research focus.
   Be clear about the kind of program you expect to undertake, and explain how your study plan connects with your previous training and future goals.
8. Recommendation letters from two professors who are familiar with your academic performance.
9. Certificate(s) of employment with a CV, if you have relevant work experience(s).
10. Official scores of English proficiency test (depending on the university/college attended) by submitting one of the below:
    1. Internet-based TOEFL (IBT), with a minimum score of 90. The code for LAU is  2595. The institutional TOEFL is not accepted.
    2. Academic IELTS with a minimum score of 7.

Applicants with Internet –based TOEFL (IBT) scores between 80 and 89 and IELTS scores of 6.5, have to register for ENG009 Remedial English, a three-credit course, or retake and pass the English test within the first year of enrollment. IBT and IELTS scores below 80 and 6.5 respectively are not acceptable.

N.B. English proficiency exams may not be required from applicants from universities recognized by LAU where the language of instruction is English.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) Scholarship Program 2018