Kuwait-America Foundation Scholarship

Kuwait-America Foundation Scholarship

Overview: An endowment fund providing graduate studies scholarships based on merit and need to promising students from the Middle East and North Africa.

Focus Areas:

Graduate education in Arab Studies

Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) program

Geographic Scope: Middle East and North Africa

Eligibility:

Promising students from the Middle East and North Africa

Merit and need-based selection

One eligible student per year receives the full scholarship

Expected to work in the region following graduation

Award Details:

Full-tuition scholarship

Living stipend

Provides support for Master of Arts in Arab Studies degree

Program Partner: Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)

Established: 2013

Background: The Kuwait-America Foundation partnered with Georgetown University in 2013 to create this endowment fund. The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is the only academic center in the United States focusing exclusively on the Arab world. The MAAS program trains students in the language, history, culture, society, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world with an interdisciplinary curriculum allowing students to craft their own program of study.

Contact: Kuwait-America Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Website: kuwaitamerica.org