Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
The Bassam Hamdi Al Aker Scholarship in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is merit based scholarship and will be used to pay for the tuition and other attendance-related fees of the selected undergraduate students majoring in undergraduate study in the fields of Agricultural or Biosystems Engineering at FAFS.
Benefits
This is a merit based scholarship and will be used to pay for the tuition and other attendance-related fees of the selected undergraduate students.
Eligibility
- Receive an acceptance as an undergraduate student in the Agricultural Engineering Program or the Biosystems Engineering Program.
- Obtain a minimum composite SAT score of 1200 or its equivalent test (as per AUB regulations)
- Hold high academic records for the first, second and third secondary classes (minimum 80/100 cumulative average for each year).
- Obtain a high score on the Lebanese official baccalaureate examinations or its equivalent (French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or freshman records).
- Demonstrate (through an in-person interview and a written statement of purpose) a strong interest in agriculture and possess leadership qualities that position him/her to become a successful entrepreneur that creates positive social impact in his/her community and society at large.