Applications are currently being accepted for the US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program 2027/2028 for Undergraduate & Graduate Students from the Middle East and North Africa. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Sponsored by the Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program offers undergraduate scholarships and leadership training to highly motivated candidates from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The Tomorrow’s Leaders Program partners with prominent American style universities in the MENA region to build a dynamic network of future leaders. Through the high-quality education and training provided by partner institutions the American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University—program participants are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills for leadership roles at local, national, and regional levels.
Upon graduation, participants join a network of over 1,900 program alumni serving as leaders across the MENA region.
Applicants must be citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank or Palestinian students who currently reside in a third country with legal residency status, or Yemen.
U.S. citizens and U.S. legal permanent residents are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must also meet the following requirements:
Undergraduate Program
Current high school seniors or applicants who graduated from high school in 2026.
Applicants from Iraq, Libya, Syria, West Bank or Palestinian students who currently reside in a third country with legal residency status, and Yemen who graduated high school in 2025 are also eligible.
Current high school seniors must maintain their high academic achievement and pass their leaving exam.
Strong academic credentials.
Maturity, flexibility, and leadership potential.
Proficiency in written and spoken English. A minimum TOEFL iBT score of 4.0 (new 1–6 scale) or 80 (old 0–120 scale), received within two years of the program start date.
Ability to travel and start their undergraduate program in August 2027.
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