Scholarships

Scholarships, Internships, and Fellowships

Scholarships

Gaza Oxford Brookes University Scholarship

The scholarship covers full fees, accommodation and most living expenses for the academic year. Applicants should fulfil the following criteria:

• Wish to study for a one year full-time master’s degree at Oxford Brookes University
• Have a good undergraduate degree (equivalent to a 1st/2:1)
• Be under 35 years of age
• Have an IELTS score of 6.5 or above
• Have relevant work experience
• Undertake to return to Gaza after completing their studies
• Be in financial nee
• http://www.britishcouncil.ps/en/study-uk/scholarship/gaza-oxford-brookes

The Antoon and Nita Haboush Foundation Scholarship 

• The scholarship account has $7,000.00 to distribute this year.
• The applicants have to be applying or attending a college or university in the continental United States.
• Christian, Arab-American citizenship
• Moral and scholastic standards
• http://saintmarylivonia.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Haboush-scholarship.pdf

Arab American Medical Association Scholarship

• 1-2 Scholarships up to $1000 each year
• Studying medical, osteopathic or dental school
• Based on academic excellence and financial need
• www.naama.com/foundation/education/

Ameen Rihani Scholarship Program

• One-time $1500 scholarship
• Arab decent and citizens of US
• 3.25+ GPA
• Degree-seeking freshman in the fall of the year
• www.ameenrihani.org/index.php?page=scholarship

Arab-American Women’s Business Council Scholarship

• $1000 to Arab-American Women
• In the state of Michigan and planning to attend a school in Michigan
• Senior in high school and college students
• www.aawbc.org/index.html

Hassan Mustafa Abdallah Memorial Scholarship

• Need-based $500
• Undergraduate students of Arab Descent
• Recognizes academic achievement
• Must provide narrative describing their record of community service

The Hope Fund

• Legal resident of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, or Gaza Strip. Or a registered Palestinian refugee outside the Palestinian territories.
• Come from a socio economically disadvantaged background.
• Currently in the 11 or 12th grade and have grade average of 90% or better.
• Show fluency in spoken and written English.
• Must not be a U.S. citizen or green card holder.
• http://www.thehopefund.org/

Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarships

• $1000 given to 59 previous recipients
• Must be a college student majoring in journalism, radio, television, and/or film, and a junior, senior, or in graduate school
• www.adc.org/education/jack-g-shaheen-mass-communications-scholarship/

National American Arab Nurses Association Scholarships for Nursing Study

• $500-$1000 each
• Students who study nursing at the Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, Master’s Degree or RN-BSN levels
• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program
• Arab heritage, citizens or permanent residents of the US
• www.n-aana.org/news-and-events/4-news/61-2014-scholarship-programs

Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) Scholarship

• Must be of Arab descent residing in Michigan
• Graduating High School Senior with 3.0+ GPA
• Based on academic excellence and financial need
• www.myacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Scholarship_Application111.pdf

Lebanese American Heritage Club (LAHC) Scholarship

• Amount: $1000
• Given to deserving and underprivileged students who possess the skills and desire to seek higher education; including high school graduates, college undergraduates and graduate students
• Open to all students that are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and reside in the state of Michigan
• All must have at least a 3.5 GPA
• Applications accepted in January  of each year
• www.lahc.org/scholarship-program/

Said Foundation Scholarship 

Applicants must complete the online application form by the deadline of 12 December 2014. A link to the application form and guidance notes can be found on the Said Foundation website.

•  Applications are restricted to candidates who are Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian or Palestinian (including Palestinians inside Israel);
• Applications for study at universities outside the United Kingdom cannot be considered;
• Applications from candidates who will be thirty five years old or more at the beginning of the 2015/16 academic year cannot be considered;
• Evidence that the applicant meets his/her proposed university’s English language conditions is required by the Foundation;
• Only candidates with the equivalent of a UK 2.1 degree or higher will be eligible;
• Applicants must give details of the courses for which they have applied in the UK;
• Candidates are not required to have work experience but priority will be given to those who have some work experience and who can demonstrate that their studies will benefit their field of work on return to the Middle East. If the applicant lacks work experience the Foundation can consider experience gained from voluntary or community activities or participation in activities whilst at university;
• Applicants are required to demonstrate that they have the   potential to be leaders in their field.
• Visit website for full details here.

Durham Palestine Educational Trust

Durham Palestine Educational Trust will offer two or three scholarships for a one-year taught Master’s Degree at Durham University, UK.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A 2015 MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP IF YOU:

• have completed, before July 2014, a degree at a university in the West Bank or Gaza
• have achieved a cumulative average grading (GPA) of at least 80% (or 3.0 or B) in your first degree
• possess a certificate of English Language proficiency acceptable to the course you wish to study at Durham University. see webpage
• have been active in student or community life
• live in the West Bank or Gaza and belong to a family that is normally resident in the West Bank or Gaza
• are unable to study abroad through the finances of your immediate family
• are able to live in the UK for 12 months as a single person.

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY IF YOU:

• have already taken a Master’s degree course, or
• have studied, except for short courses, at a university outside of the West Bank or Gaza.

CONDITIONS OF HOLDING THE SCHOLARSHIP:

• You will return to the West Bank or Gaza at the end of your course.
• You will be an active ambassador for Palestinians during your stay in Durham.
• You will enrol on the free In-sessional English Language course beginning in October.
• You give permission for the Trust to contact your Director of Studies at the end of each Term to ask for a report on your academic progress.
• When we offer you a scholarship, you tell us about any issues that could prevent you from taking up the scholarship on the criteria and conditions outlined above.

VALUE

The scholarship comes in two parts:

1. Durham University will award you a tuition fee scholarship.
2. This Trust (which is a charity, independent of the University) will provide a maintenance scholarship for your accommodation, living expenses, travel to the UK and other necessary expenses, such as a UK visa.

HOW TO APPLY

• Visit How to Apply for a Scholarshipand download the application form. Please read the information carefully.
• Do not start to fill in the application form until you have read the Advice to Applicants section.

Internships

National Council on U.S. Arab Relations Summer Internship Program

• Offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity in the Nation’s Capitol
• Interns placed in one of the over a dozen Middle East and Arab related organizations in Washington D.C. and expected to work 35-40 hours per week
• Interns take part in twice weekly seminar providing knowledge with greater depth of the Arab world
• Interns are offered site visits at many of the central institutions of federal government, national security, policymaking, international diplomacy, and international business
• Unpaid internship. Upon successful fulfillment of the program’s academic and internship requirements, receive $1,000 fellowship stipend
• www.ncusar.org/internship

Arab America Research and Community Outreach Internship

• Posting content to website and keeping site and social media sites up to date
• Research and writing on news affecting Arab Americans, Arab American events around the country, and Arab culture
• Assist in planning events through contacting vendors, developing budgets, and managing logistics
• Applicants must be enrolled in college or have completed a college degree
• Apply to: adavid@arabamerica.com

Arab American Institute Internship

• Offers hands on experience with programs that include research and information, event management, community outreach, and media relations
• Looking for Arab American college students, recent graduates, and graduate students
• Interested in public affairs, advocacy, and ethnic politics
• Must be U.S. citizens, or permitted to work in the U.S
• Spring, Summer, and Fall available
• www.aaiusa.org/pages/internships/

ADC Anthony Shadid Internship Program

• Offers positions for leadership development, educates students on issues of civil rights, the Arab heritage, and current events in the Middle east
• Must have completed 1 year of college
• Can be undergraduates, recent graduates, or graduate and law students
• Must become regular ADC members
• Semester and Summer internships available
• www.adc.org/education/adc-anthony-shadid-internship-program/

Fellowships

Joseph J Malone Fellowship in Arab and Islamic Studies

• Provides educational experience that included introductions to host-country government officials, businessmen, academics, and scholars.
• Opportunity to discuss Arab world issues and Arab-US relations with American and Arab scholards, policymakers, and other specialists
• Located in Washington DC
• Available to qualified American professionals in academia, government, and business
• Must be US citizen and not a student
• www.ncusar.org/malone

Gabr Fellowship

• Must be 24-35 and emerging leaders in the areas of art, science, media, law and both social and business entrepreneurship
• Brings together group of 10 emerging leaders from Egypt and 10 from the U.S
• Fellows meet world-renowned public figures to explore transnational challenges faced by their societies
• Fellows work together on collaborative action projects
• www.eastwestdialogue.org/gabrfellowship

The Transformative Leaders Fellowship

• A leadership development training program developed through the National Network for Arab American Communities
• Work 16 hours a week in an Arab American serving organization
• $3000 stipend
• Required to attend National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC)’s leadership institute (all expenses paid)
• Must be identified as an Arab-American
• Must be residing or attending college in a host organizations location
• Must be current undergraduate or graduate student or recent college graduate
• Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher
• www.nnaac.org/fellowshipapp/