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DRAFT PRESS RELEASE, 10.26.07
Harvard University and Arab Republic of
Egypt announce fellowship program to advance public health,
education, and government
Harvard University and the Arab Republic of Egypt
announced today the creation of a new fellowship program to provide
financial support to students from Egypt accepted to the Harvard
Graduate School of Education, Harvard School of Public Health, or
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. This program has been
established by an endowment of $10 million from the Arab Republic of
Egypt to finance prestigious “Egypt Fellowships” designed to enable
highly qualified members of the Egyptian public sector to study at
Harvard.
“This historic contribution, the largest ever focused
on Egypt received by Harvard, furthers the University's ability to
attract and enroll extraordinary students regardless of their
financial capacity,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. “We are
particularly pleased that this gift supports graduate students
pursuing careers in the critically important fields of education,
public health, and government.”
Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali, the Egyptian Minister of
Finance, traveled to Cambridge to join President Faust in signing
the agreement establishing this endowed fellowship program. Dr.
Ghali said, “It is not often that a Minister of Finance or other
government official has an opportunity to do something that will
have a positive impact for millennia to come. These endowed funds
will forever ensure that students from Egypt may study at Harvard,
providing generations of future Egyptian leaders with the
opportunity to expand their knowledge about and exposure to fields
of study that are vital to any society's success: education, health,
and government.”
“This generous endowment will allow the Kennedy School
to enhance its efforts to train future global leaders," said Kennedy
School Dean David T. Ellwood. “The Egypt Fellowship program will
stand along with our other prominent regional fellowship programs --
such as the McCloy Scholars Program for students from Germany and
the Kokkalis Fellows Program for students from Southeastern and
East-Central Europe.”
Harvard School of Public Health Dean Barry Bloom said,
“We are enormously appreciative of the commitment by the government
of Egypt to create a new level of leadership in public health and
healthcare in their nation.”
“The strength of education lies in its ability to
change lives and promote a just society. As the leadership in Egypt
increases its efforts to promote public service careers in its
country, the Harvard Graduate School of Education is honored to be a
partner,” said Kathleen McCartney, Dean of the Graduate School of
Education. “We look forward to welcoming new students from Egypt in
the near future.”
The Harvard Graduate School of education prepares
leaders in education and generates knowledge to improve student
opportunity, achievement, and success. Our faculty, students, and
alumni are studying and solving the most critical challenges facing
education today by working at the nexus of practice, policy, and
research.
An extensive outreach, communication, and recruiting
effort will be undertaken by Harvard and the Egyptian government to
build an applicant pool of highly qualified Egyptian students.
The
Program |
Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship
paid for by the endowment to earn a Masters Degree at either the
Harvard School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government or
the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Upon graduation, students
will return to Egypt to apply advanced leadership skills and
world-class technical knowledge toward building a more successful
future for the country.
Eligibility |
- A candidate first applies to Harvard University subject to the
admission requirements of the selected academic program, public
health, education or government. This includes meeting Harvard's
minimum criteria on relevant graduate entrance exams and English
language testing requirements for the particular school.
- Once accepted by Harvard for admission, the applicant is
screened by a Fellowship Review Panel organized by the Ministry of
Finance. An Egypt Fellowship will be awarded to the top ten
candidates per year. Harvard's admission remains independent of
the scholarship, i.e. students may be accepted to Harvard and
attend on their own even if they are not awarded one of the ten
fellowships. Each fellowship includes a scholarship that covers
the cost of tuition, fees, travel and a student visa. It includes
a living allowancefor the period of time spent in the United
States.
- Please click on the links below to learn more about the
requirements of each academic program covered under the Egypt
Fellowships.
- Each of these programs at Harvard maintains rigorous
application standards, including minimum scores on the TOEFL and
GRE examinations. For information about registering for the TOEFL
and GRE exams in Egypt contact AMIDEAST at Egypt@amideast.org or by
telephone at 19263.
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