US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program 2027/2028 for undergraduate & graduate Students from the Middle East and North Africa (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: November 18, 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2027/2028 US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program. Sponsored by the Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program affords undergraduate scholarships and management coaching to extremely motivated candidates from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area.

The Tomorrow’s Leaders Program companions with distinguished American fashion universities in the MENA area to construct a dynamic community of future leaders. Through the high-quality schooling and coaching offered by accomplice establishments the American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University—program individuals are outfitted with the essential data and expertise for management roles at native, nationwide, and regional ranges.

Upon commencement, individuals be part of a community of over 1,900 program alumni serving as leaders throughout the MENA area.

Requirements

• Applicants should be residents of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank or Palestinian college students who at present reside in a 3rd nation with authorized residency standing, or Yemen.
• U.S. residents and U.S. authorized everlasting residents aren’t eligible to apply.
• Applicants should additionally meet the following necessities:

Undergraduate Program

• Current highschool seniors or candidates who graduated from highschool in 2026.
  • Applicants from Iraq, Libya, Syria, West Bank or Palestinian college students who at present reside in a 3rd nation with authorized residency standing, and Yemen who graduated highschool in 2025 are additionally eligible.
  • Current highschool seniors should preserve their excessive tutorial achievement and go their leaving examination.
• Strong tutorial credentials. 
• Maturity, flexibility, and management potential.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English. A minimal TOEFL iBT rating of 4.0 (new 1–6 scale) or 80 (previous 0–120 scale), acquired inside two years of the program begin date.
• Ability to journey and begin their undergraduate program in August 2027.

Undergraduate Programs

Applicants solely want to finish the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program application. Applicants don’t want to finish a separate application to our accomplice universities.

American University of Beirut

• Agribusiness
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Earth Sciences
• Economics
• Food Science and Management
• Mathematics or Applied Mathematics

Lebanese American University

• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Business – Accounting
• Business – Banking & Finance
• Business – Family & Entrepreneurial Business
• Business – International Business
• Business – Information Technology Management

• Business – Management
• Business – Marketing
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Graphic Design
• Mathematics

Application Timeline

Beginning of October, 2026

Application opens for the 2027–2028 Academic Year.

October–November 2026

Application for the 2027–2028 Academic Year will probably be open.

November 18, 2026

Application deadline.

December 2026

Initial evaluate of all submitted purposes.

January 2027

Applicants are invited to interview. Applicants must be ready for an interview with FHI 360 workers, U.S. Embassy workers, and a TL alumni throughout January. FHI 360 encourages college students to start learning for their standardized exams which can happen throughout February by mid-March. Only candidates who’ve handed the interview part will probably be supported in taking standardized testing (TOEFL, SAT).

February–April 2027

Applicants are notified if they are going to be forwarded for consideration by accomplice universities. Students full the TOEFL and SAT exams throughout this era, in the event that they haven’t beforehand.

May–July 2027

Applicants will start being notified of conditional affords at accomplice universities. Notifications will probably be despatched on a rolling foundation. 

June–July 2027

Applicants with conditional affords with low TOEFL or IELTS scores, are provided the alternative for an 8-week on-line English intensive. 

August 2027

Accepted candidates attend the Pre-Departure Orientation and Leadership Workshop classes. Incoming Tomorrow’s Leaders depart home for journey to universities.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the US-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Program