Fulbright Egyptian Student Program — Master's Degree

Program Goal

The Fulbright Egyptian Student Program — Master's Degree provides fully funded master's degree grants for university graduates to study in the United States for a maximum of two years. All fields are eligible.

Eligibility Criteria

• Egyptian citizenship.
• Applicants must reside in Egypt from the application process and throughout the selection, placement and pre-departure stages.
• A bachelor's degree, with a minimum grade of "Good" for applicants in the humanities and social sciences, and "Very Good" for applicants in the sciences.
• Proof of English-language proficiency from one approved test: TOEFL ITP (minimum 550); TOEFL iBT (minimum 80); Academic or General IELTS (minimum overall 6.5); Duolingo English Test (minimum 105); or an English Proficiency Test from an Egyptian university (minimum 550).
• Successful completion of all steps of the application, assessment and selection process.
• U.S. citizens and green-card holders are not eligible to apply. Employees of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. mission staff, ECA-implementing organizations, and Fulbright Commission board members or staff (and their immediate families) are ineligible during, and for one year following, such employment.

Note: Preference is given to applicants without prior significant experience in the U.S. and/or overseas. Applicants may choose and apply to only one grant under the Fulbright Egyptian Student Program — the master's degree grant, the VSR data-collection / PhD research grant, the PhD joint-supervision grant, the non-degree arts grant, the Islamic Studies grant, or the MBA grant.

Grant Benefits

• Travel allowance.
• Monthly stipend.
• Health-benefits coverage.
• University tuition.
• Other allowances.

Required Documents

All documents must be uploaded to the online application by the published deadline. The core checklist includes:

• Completed online application.
• Copies of transcripts for all post-secondary degrees, in English.
• An approved English-proficiency score report (TOEFL ITP 550, iBT 80, IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 105, or Egyptian-university test 550).
• Three recommendation letters.
• A portfolio of work, for applicants to master's programs in the arts or architecture.
• A scanned copy of the original valid National ID and a personal photo.
• Scanned copies of any previous U.S. J1 or J2 visas, if applicable.

Application Process · AY2027–2028

The selection runs through a defined sequence: program announcement, online application deadline, application review, personal interviews for shortlisted applicants, a post-interview information session, official nomination or regret letters, post-nomination orientation, TOEFL iBT and GRE/GMAT testing, university placement and selection, pre-departure orientation, and finally departure. Grantees who require a long-term English program will travel between January and March 2027.

The Fulbright Program seeks applicants with personal integrity and original thinking. All content must be the applicant's own work; any use of AI tools must be clearly disclosed. Plagiarism — including unintentional plagiarism — or undisclosed AI use will disqualify an application.