Apply for Fulbright Egyptian Student Program – PhD Joint Supervision

Deadline: 27-Sep-25

The Fulbright Egyptian Student Program provides fully funded grants for students registered in Ph.D. programs at universities in Egypt to collect data and/or conduct research for their Ph.D. degrees under the joint supervision between a supervisor in Egypt and an American co-supervisor in the U.S.

Candidates selected under this program spend one academic year at an American university to conduct doctoral dissertation research under the supervision of their American co-supervisor. US co-supervisors for selected candidates attend the student’s Ph.D. thesis defense in Egypt (within two years following return of the student).

Benefits

• Travel allowance
• Stipend
• Health benefits coverage
• University tuition
• Travel ticket and one-week per diem in Egypt for US co-supervisor
• Other allowances

Eligibility Criteria

• Egyptian citizenship.
• Applicants must be residing in Egypt starting from the application process and throughout the selection, placement and pre-departure processes.
• Applicants must have a strong academic record.
• Applicants must be registered in a Ph.D. program at a university in Egypt.
• Applicants must find an American professor in the U.S. who is willing to host him/her and co-supervise his/her Ph.D. program for one academic year. The U.S. co-supervisor must be familiar with the applicant’s field of study and Ph.D. proposal, as well as have the willingness to supervise the applicant’s research in the U.S.
• Applicants must submit an invitation letter from one U.S. co-supervisor inviting the applicant to spend up to one year at the U.S. university to conduct his/her Ph.D. research and confirming that the research will be under the supervision of the identified U.S. co-supervisor. The letter must also include an evaluation of the applicant’s thesis proposal, as well as describe the facilities that will be available to the applicant in the U.S. for conducting his/her research.
• Applicants must submit a letter of support from the Egyptian home institution Ph.D. supervisor(s) which includes an evaluation of the applicant’s thesis proposal and approval for the applicant to travel to the U.S. to conduct research and collect data for the Ph.D. degree under the supervision of the U.S. co-supervisor.
• Applicants must successfully complete all the steps of the application, assessment, and selection process and successfully finalize all required procedures.
• The following persons and their immediate family members (i.e. spouses and children) are ineligible to apply during and for a period ending one year following the termination of such employment: employees of the U.S. Department of State; local employees of the U.S. missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); employees at organizations implementing exchange programs for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State; as well as Board Members or staff of a Fulbright Commission or their families (up to fourth kin).

Ineligibility Criteria

• U.S. citizens and green card holders and applicants are not eligible to apply.

Application Requirements

• Online Application
• Copies of transcripts for all post-secondary degrees in English
• Proof of registration in a Ph.D. program at a university in Egypt
• Letter of support from Egyptian home institution Ph.D. supervisor(s)
• Invitation letter from a U.S. co-supervisor (The Invitation letter must be from a U.S. co-supervisor who is affiliated with an accredited degree granting institution that offers PhD program in the field of the applicant)
• An abridged thesis proposal
• Evaluation of the thesis proposal by both the Egyptian supervisor(s) and the U.S. co-supervisor (this can be included in the home institution supervisor letter of support and the U.S. co-supervisor invitation letter)
• Three recommendation letters
• Applicants applying for the PhD joint supervision grant in the fields of Arts or Architecture are required to submit a portfolio of their work.
• Scanned copy of the original valid National ID
• Personal photo
• Scanned copies of any previous U.S. J1 or J2 visas (if applicable)

For more information, visit The Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt.