The Khaled Bichara Scholarship

The Khaled Bichara Scholarship
The late Khaled Bichara’s family has established a scholarship to commemorate Khaled’s lasting legacy. Kahled Bichara was an Egyptian businessman and entrepreneur whose career encompassed leadership roles at link.net, Accelero Capital, Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT), VimpelCom Ltd, Global Telecom Holding, and Orascom Development Holding. Bichara played a pivotal role in the merger of VEON and Wind Telecom to create the world’s sixth-largest telecommunications carrier.

This scholarship is dedicated to funding the undergraduate education of Egyptian students. The selected students will have the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Entrepreneurship, or Data Science at The American University in Cairo. The Khaled Bichara Undergraduate Scholarship represents the family’s unwavering commitment to empowering talented individuals, ensuring that Khaled’s impact and spirit continue to inspire and uplift future generations.

Eligibility Criteria
  • Egyptian student that is currently enrolled in the last year of Thanaweya Amma or in STEM schools in the academic year 2023-2024.
  • Students must reside and attend school in Upper Egypt including the following governorates: Assuit, Sohag, Luxor, Aswan, Qena, Beni Suef and Minia.
  • Have an outstanding secondary school academic record
  • Students must pass either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum band score of 5.5 and a writing score of 5.5 or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 62 and a writing score of 17 or the DUOLINGO test with a minimum score of 115 -120. Tests must be completed no more than two years before the first day of the term for which applicants are applying.
  • To learn more about TOEFL exams, visit www.ets.org.
    To learn more about IELTS exams, visit www.ielts.org.
    To learn more about Duolingo exams, visit www.englishtest.duolingo.com
  • Students must be willing to study one of the following majors Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Data Science.
Required Documents
  1. A recent photograph of the applicant.
  2. A scanned copy of the applicant’s national ID.
  3. A scanned copy of the parent or legal guardian’s ID.
  4. A scanned copy of a certificate from the applicant’s secondary school, demonstrating that the school is a national private school and that the applicant has completed two  years of high school in the institution and is currently in the process of completing the third year of Thanaweya Amma. The scholarship accepts either one certificate for each year or one certificate for the three years combined.
  5. A transcript indicating the student’s grades in Secondary One and Secondary Two.
  6. Financial statement(s) for the past six months for the parent’s bank/post saving accounts, loans, and such if any.
  7. TOEFL/IELTS/Duo Lingo certificate
  8. Scanned copies of certificates of achievement, completion, appreciation, or any other relevant academic recognition.
Scholarship Coverage
The scholarship will cover full tuition and living expenses.
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Please note that the Khaled Bichara Scholarship candidates must apply to, and be accepted at, the American University in Cairo independently from this scholarship application. Being shortlisted for the Khaled Bichara Scholarship does not guarantee acceptance at the American University in Cairo. For more information, please contact us at info@newton-prep.com