56 AUC Students Receive Scholarships Amidst USAID Cuts

Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, announced the provision of “alternative scholarships” for 56 new students accepted into the American University of Cairo.

The initiative, according to Ashour, will provide these 56 scholarships to students who were accepted into AUC during the second semester of the 2024-2025 academic year for the first time. The announcement comes after the US government announced a suspension of foreign aid to American students studying abroad.

Dr. Abdulwahab Ezzat, Secretary of the Council of Private Universities and acting Secretary of the Council of Foreign Universities Branches, said that these scholarships will soon be available to foreign schools located in the New Administrative Capital, as well as other European and Canadian universities in Egypt, including the British University in Egypt (BUE) and the German University of Cairo (GUC).