Eligibility and Application Process
Application closed on December 5, 2022
Step 1: Check if you are eligible
The LAU-MEPI Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Program is designed to provide higher education opportunities for high school seniors from underserved backgrounds with a solid potential. The program is open to both men and women who demonstrate high leadership capabilities, but who would otherwise be unable to attend a four-year degree program.
The recruitment and pre-selection of candidates from countries throughout the region is currently conducted by FHI 360 (for application inquiries please contact: help@tomorrowsleadersprogram.org). Selected students are admitted to LAU according to the university’s admission criteria
Eligible Countries:
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, and Iraq, and West Bank and Gaza (including Palestinians residing outside of the West Bank and Gaza).
Eligible candidates must:
- Be high school seniors
- Have a strong academic record;
- Have a minimum International TOEFL score of 517 (66 on iBT).
- Have the required SAT test score;
- Demonstrate maturity, flexibility and leadership potential;
- Be able to start the program in the upcoming Fall semester
LAU will offer Intensive English summer course (3-3.5 months) to all admitted Freshmen students. All students will need to pass an intensive III level before starting school in the fall.
Credentials required for Syrians residing outside Syria: Will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Credentials required for Palestinians residing outside of the West Bank and Gaza will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
N.B.: American citizens are NOT eligible to apply.
Step 2: Choose your major
In order to contribute to their country’s development, students are encouraged to choose from a broad range of majors offered by the Arts & Sciences, Architecture & Design, Business, Engineering, and Nursing schools of LAU.
LAU MEPI-TL students may pursue any of the four-year bachelor’s degree programs offered by the schools. Available majors include:
- Political Science/Intl. Affairs (B.A.)
- Psychology (B.A.)
- Computer Science (B.S.)
- Nutrition (B.S.)
- Business Studies (B.S.)
- Economics (B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.S.)
- Communication (B.A.)
- English (B.A.)
- Mathematics (B.S.)
- Multimedia Journalism (B.A.)
- Performing Arts (B.A.)
- Television & Film (B.A.)
- Translation (B.A.)
- Biology (B.S.) *
- Bioinformatics (B.S.) *
- Nutrition & Dietetics(B.S.)*
- Graphic Design (B.F.A.) *
- Interior Design (B.F.A.) *
- Fine Arts (B.A) *
- Nursing (B.S.) *
- Civil Engineering (B.E.) *
- Computer Engineering (B.E.) *
- Electrical Engineering (B.E.) *
- Industrial Engineering (B.E.) *
- Mechanical Engineering (B.E.) *
- Mechatronics (B.E.) *
- Petroleum Engineering (B.E.) *
* SAT is required
Step 3: Apply
Application closed on December 5, 2022