The Scholarship

The Arab Student Aid International is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization operating in the United States; donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. ASAI is formally registered in the State of Ohio, USA, as a charitable public foundation. ASAI is an educational, independent, charitable, nonprofit, non-political, non-religious, tax-exempt organization.

Scholarship Interest-Free loan Requirements & Conditions:
For the Academic year 2010/2011, the new Deadline for the “Fall Semester” is September 01, 2010. (No exemption)
Owner of ASAI Scholarship Loan:

• Financial Aid is given for one degree only; either the Master Degree or the PhD Degree but not both.
• For the PhD candidates Financial Aid is given for two academic years if needed, and for Master candidates for two academic years if needed.
• one applicant from the same relatives is accepted.
• Amount of Loan is determined based on: number of candidates, level of living in country of study, field of specialization, and our allocation budget restrictions.
• Repayment of loans must be secured through (2 guarantors) and must be paid within 3 years through an installments plan or at two times.

• Deadline dates are as follow:
  - Fall Semester – September 01, 2010
  - Spring Semester – January 01, 2011

• Loan is given two times in the coursework of the academic year irrespective of the time of application.
• Loan renewal request ought to be submitted as our loan doesn’t renewed automatically.
• Applicant current GPA is (B+) Excellent or higher.

Eligibility Requirements for 2010/2011 Fall Semester – Scholarship Interest-Free Loans:

• You must finish one semester (full-time) in your current program. To be eligible for the scholarship loan (If not, you are not eligible until your completed your first semester).
• You must be an Arab citizen (students who are a permanent resident or citizen of a non-Arab country do not qualify, including those with a dual citizenship).
• You must have student visa (those who have immigrant visa don’t qualify).
• You ought to plan to return to the Arab countries to work, and serve your Arab community after your graduation.
• You must be academically a highly-qualified student,
• Ought to be in financial require with proven documentation.
• Enrollment for a PhD or Master (MA/MS) program at an accredited university outside your country of residence (Candidates who are enrolled as Bachelors degree (BA) student’s are not eligible).
• Candidates ought to be registered as full-time students; candidates who are registered as a part-time, online, by correspondence, etc. are not eligible.

In case you meet these seven requirements, you can fill out the forms listed below. read scholarship loan agreement carefully.

The following documents ought to be submitted to ASAI Scholarship Committee before a call is made on the request for financial assistance:

* Done Application and forms.
* A Personal photograph (Passport size).
* Official copy’s of all earlier degree/’s transcript/’s that you have. (Official transcripts necessary). for example:
o Masters degree candidates, you ought to submit the transcript of your Bachelors Degree, and
o PhD degree candidates, you ought to submit the transcript of your Masters Degree.
* Proof of enrollment an official enrollment letter from your university stating that you are officially registered at this time time at an accredited university and have done one semester in the PhD or MA/MS Program.
* Official transcript of grades (Photocopies are not acceptable) to proof that you have done one semester as a full-time student in the PhD or Masters program with a “B” overall average, excluding pre-requisite courses.
* Two Letters of recommendation from your current instructor or main supervisors .
* A Copy of your student visa and your passport or your national ID.
* A Copy of I-20 or J-1 Visa (for the scholars studying in USA)

note:

When all of the above ASAI requirements are met and the official documents are received, qualified students will be notified based on the decision of the ASAI student committee on or before the second week of January, 2011
All applications, and forms must be done and returned to ASAI Main Office to the following address before Deadline date: January 01, 2011
Arab Student Aid International
P.O. Box 3546
Dublin, Ohio 43016

Web Link

http://www.arabstudentaid.org/requirements.htm