USAID Egyptian Pioneers aims to build a more inclusive and capable workforce that elevates sectors critical to Egypt’s economic growth through providing scholarships to professionals working in the Government of Egypt (GOE) and emerging leaders in the Non-Government of Egypt (non-GOE) Institutions. These scholarships are offered to calibers who are interested to pursue master’s degree, postdoctoral studies, and short-term training opportunities in Egypt and U.S universities. The program provides opportunities in sectors vital to Egypt’s development.

Through a nine-year cooperative agreement, AUC will administer the program in coordination with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and private and public sector institutions.

USAID Egyptian Pioneers Key Results:

• Result 1: Egyptian ministries and other government institutions at the forefront of Egypt’s strategic development will have greater leadership and technical capacity to develop and implement policies and practices that advance national priorities.
• Result 2: Emerging leaders in non-GOE entities will modernize their knowledge, skills, and practice to tackle Egypt’s evolving public and private sector challenges and advance Egypt’s regional and international competitiveness.

With growing concern and becoming a sector of priority in Egypt’s sustainable development goals, climate change has been selected as a theme for this year’s cohort. To ensure the best selection of academic programs and training topics for the scholarships, the Sectors Assessment Report has pinpointed and identified 17 priority sectors, which include the following sectors:

Applications are now open for mid-career professionals who are working in the Government of Egypt and non-Government of Egypt who submitted their expression of interest to pursue one of the following programs:

1. Master’s degree (in Egypt or the U.S.)
2. Postdoctoral studies (in the U.S.)
3. Short-term training for GOE (in Egypt)
4. Short-term training for GOE (in the U.S.)
5. Short-term training for non-GOE (in Egypt)

For more information on the eligible entities that submitted their expression of interest, please click on this link

The current round of scholarships focuses on sectors with high relevance to Egypt’s climate change goals. Applicants should choose the topics that are aligned with their entities' priorities. Please click here for more information on universities and programs available for USAID Egyptian Pioneers scholarships.

Applicants will be allowed to choose from the below list of topics corresponding to the program of choice, as in the following table:

For more details on the application timeline, please refer to the following table: