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 Special Awards

Contributions from donors provide a number of endowed and annual awards. Eligible students may apply at the departments where these awards are offered.

  • Noreen Anwar Prize: a cash prize awarded to the student with the best research paper in the Freshman Writing Program (FWP).
  • Mohamed El Beleidy Academic Award: a cash award presented at each commencement ceremony to the graduating senior with the highest grade-point average.
  • Beatrice and Roger Carlson Prize: a cash prize awarded to a female student who has demonstrated academic excellence. The prize money is to be used for the purchase of books.
  • Tewfick Pasha Doss Award: an annual award given alternately to the best graduate thesis in English and Comparative Literature and Political Science.
  • J. Duggan Memorial Fund: the award is directed towards providing training and development for library staff.
  • Ahmed Fakhry Award in Egyptology: a cash award presented to the most outstanding junior majoring in Egyptology.
  • Abdulla Mohamed Lamloum Prize: a cash award given to the highest-ranking graduating senior in economics.
  • Dr. Abdel Rahman El Sawy Award: an award in the name of Dr. Abdel Rahman El Sawy presented twice a year at the commencement ceremonies to the graduating senior with the highest grade point average in the Engineering department and who has been a Public School Scholarship Fund (PSSF) scholarship recipient.    
  • Madalyn Lamont Memorial Prize: a cash award presented to students with an outstanding creative achievement in poetry, drama, fiction or essay-writing.
  • Ahmed El Mehallawi Family Award: a cash award presented twice a year at each commencement ceremony to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellent academic achievement and is enrolled in extracurricular activities that include community service.
  • Anand Mehta Award: an award to support Egyptian students participating in Model United Nations (MUN) conferences abroad.
  • Nadia Niazi Mostafa Award: an award presented to the winner of the best thesis in the Islamic Art & Architecture program.
  • Parents Association Cup: a cup awarded twice yearly at the commencement ceremonies to a graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement as well as a major contribution to student activities.
  • Parents Association Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: the winner is nominated by AUC faculty, alumni, parents, and students and is presented with a cash award in recognition of his or her excellence in undergraduate teaching.
  • President's Cup: a cup awarded twice yearly at commencement to the student or students achieving the highest grade point average during their years of study at the University.
  • Reda Salama Prize: two cash prizes awarded annually to the best literature and best science students in the Center for Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) Secondary-School Program.
  • Samiha El Barkouky Award in Egyptology: to be awarded to an academically deserving graduating senior majoring in Egyptology who has a GPA of 3.3 or above.
  • Frank G. Wisner Award for Scholarly Excellence: a cash award given annually to a graduate student who writes the best thesis on a topic related to modern Egypt.
  • Dr. Hamed Kamal Eldin Award:  a merit award in the name of the late Dr. Hamed Kamal Eldin for the best graduation project in the Professional Program in Project Management.
  • Ahmed H. Zewail Prize for Excellence in the Sciences and the Humanities: a cash award given twice yearly at commencement to an honors graduate whose academic accomplishments demonstrate extraordinary commitment to the pursuit of scientific inquiry and the affirmation of human values.

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