The President’s Scholarship is the top undergraduate award at American University of Sharjah (AUS), a private university in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Up to 20 students receive it each year. It is aimed at students in their final year of secondary school who completed that education outside the UAE and who plan to begin a bachelor’s degree at AUS in the fall semester.
Recipients study on the AUS campus with tuition, housing, insurance and living costs covered, and the award renews as long as they keep meeting its requirements. Students who finished secondary school inside the UAE are served by a separate AUS award, the Chancellor’s Scholarship.
Benefits & funding
- 100 percent of tuition and lab fees
- Application fee waiver
- Monthly stipend for the duration of the scholarship
- On-campus housing
- Student medical insurance
- Three round-trip tickets during the years of study
- Renewable for students who continue to meet the scholarship requirements
- Most AUS undergraduate degrees are completed in four to five years, depending on credit load
Eligibility
- Open to applicants of any nationality; secondary education must have been completed outside the UAE
- For students in their final year of secondary school who plan to start at AUS in the fall semester
- An AUS admission offer must be received before the scholarship application can be submitted
- English proficiency: IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 94
- British curriculum: 3 A-levels and 5 GCSEs, all at grade A
- IB Diploma: minimum 40 points
- American curriculum: minimum 98 percent cumulative GPA across grades 10 and 11, with 3 APs at grade 5 or an SAT composite score of 1400
- Other education systems: the equivalent of a 98 percent cumulative GPA and an SAT score of 1400
- Portfolio: an essay on extracurricular activities and anticipated contributions, evidence of outstanding personal qualities and leadership, evidence of scientific or literary contributions to the community, school honors and community service records, a three-minute video explaining the candidacy, and two recommendation letters
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Application process
- 1Apply for undergraduate admission at apply.aus.edu by creating an account.
- 2Receive an admission offer from AUS.
- 3Submit the President’s Scholarship application through the portal linked on the AUS financial grants and scholarships page.
- 4Upload the full portfolio — essay, video, recommendation letters and evidence of achievement — before the deadline.
- 5AUS selects on academic excellence together with the other achievements shown in the portfolio.
- 6Questions go to the AUS Scholarship Office at scholarship@aus.edu.
Program timeline
Fall 2026 undergraduate admission applications open
Oct 13, 2025
Fall 2026 President’s Scholarship application deadline
Mar 19, 2026
Fall 2026 early file completion date
Jun 16, 2026
Fall 2026 classes begin
Aug 24, 2026
dates not yet published by AUS
Fall 2027 cycle