The American University in Cairo is offering The Nadia Niazi Mostafa Endowed Fellowship in Islamic Art and Architecture is a competitive award offered annually to new or continuing Egyptian students enrolled in the graduate program in Arabic studies with a specialization in Islamic art and architecture who wish to pursue full-time study.
Eligibility:
- Open to Egyptian nationals
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Bachelor degree with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent
- For continuing students; to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2
Financial need
Duration:
Two semesters of full-time graduate study subject to renew for a second year based on the availability of funds.
Award:
The fellowship covers:
- Tuition fees for a maximum of nine credits per semester.
- Student services and activities fees.
Monthly stipend.
Responsibilities of Fellows:
- A Teaching Assistantship mandatory training must be completed if the fellow is involved in teaching assistantship duties.
- The training needs to be completed only once.
Eligibility of Teaching Assistants:
- Hold a bachelor or master degree in a field relevant to the course(s) he/she would be supporting.
- Have a GPA of at least 3.2 in the latest degree he/she holds.
- Be competent in the field of relevance to the course(s) he/she would be supporting.
- Have good English language skills and communication and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities of Teaching Assistants:
- Attend and observe classes of the course to which they are assigned.
- Take attendance in classes, labs and in presence of the course instructor.
- Run trials of the work to be carried out by students prior to the lab.
- Support students in carrying out experimental and creative work in labs.
- Assist in preparing answer keys for assignments, where applicable.
- Assist in grading the quantitative components of the course, weighted assessments such as assignments, quizzes, reports and exams.
- Assist in recording and calculating students’ grades.
- Assist in uploading course material onto online course management tools (e.g. Blackboard).
- Assist in preparing course material under the guidance of the course instructor.
- Conduct revision, review, and problem sessions which do not require the introduction of new materials to students.
- Lead in-class discussions and group activities which do not require the introduction of new materials to students.
- Assist in proctoring quizzes and exams, in the presence of the course instructor.
- Hold office hours.
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