Welcome to the Egypt Fellowships program of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Harvard University. On November 12, 2007, the Arab Republic of Egypt signed a historic agreement with Harvard University to provide generations of future leaders with the opportunity to study at Harvard in fields vital to Egypt's development. A $10 million endowment was established to provide scholarships to Egyptian students to pursue graduate studies in Public Health, Education and Government.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
  1. 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.

  2. 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.