AUB offers financial aid to needy and qualified students in the form of need-based financial aid grants, merit scholarships and student work-study.
Need-Based Financial Aid Grants
Need based Financial Aid Grants are outright awards of assistance, based on demonstrated need, as assessed by the Interfaculty Financial Aid Committee.
Prospective Students
Financial aid application is opened for a specific period announced on the Office of Financial Aid website www.aub.edu.lb/faid. During this period, all prospective students who submit an AUB admissions application will receive an email from the Office of Financial Aid with information on the financial aid process, how to access the financial aid application and individual deadlines.
Enrolled Students
Enrolled students wishing to apply for financial aid should send an email to
faid@aub.edu.lb during the period which is announced on the Office of Financial Aid website and will receive a reply with all necessary information.
Only complete applications are evaluated and the need based financial aid grant is valid for the normal period of study as long as the student remains in good academic standing.
Merit Scholarships
AUB offers several merit scholarships for talented students:
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AUB Merit Scholarship
Full-tuition merit scholarship offered to ten newly admitted undergraduates with outstanding academic qualifications. AUB Merit Scholarship recipients are selected from among the newly admitted undergraduate students on the basis of academic achievement. Students do not have to submit an application to be considered for AUB Merit Scholarship. Awards are renewable for each undergraduate year provided that the student maintains GPA of 3.5 per term.
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Early Admission/Acton Merit Scholarship
Early Admission and Early Action recipients are granted 30% and 25% scholarship of tuition respectively. To maintain this scholarship students must enroll in their accepted major during the first term and maintain GPA of 3.5 per term.
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Lebanese Baccalaureate Scholarship
AUB, in cooperation with the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), grant the best three students in each of the four sections of the Lebanese Baccalaureate to be granted a full-tuition scholarship, provided that the student maintains GPA of 3.5 per term.
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Liberal Arts Scholarship
Liberal Arts Scholarship promotes liberal arts education in Lebanon and the MENA region, with a vision that emphasizes the importance of undergraduate studies in humanities and social sciences, namely in the following programs: Arabic Language and Literature; Archaeology; Art History; Education/Elementary; English Language; English Literature; History; Philosophy; Sociology-Anthropology; and Studio Arts. Interested candidates must complete both an admissions and a financial aid application indicating only one chosen field of study. Freshmen students are not eligible for this scholarship, but can apply after they successfully complete the freshman year. Awardees will receive 70% of the tuition fees throughout their undergraduate education at AUB, and during normal period of study provided they remain in good academic standing.
Need-Based Work-Study
Students who are recipients of need based financial aid and request additional funds, may be recommended for the work study program. Those enrolled in this program, are expected to work a minimum of 50 hours per month during a term to be awarded 10% of the tuition fees. The work type and place will be assigned to the student by the Office of Student Affairs. The amount the student earns through Work-Study is deducted from the student’s tuition.
Governmental Student Aid for North American Students
U.S. Federal Student Loans
Student loans are available for American students pursuing their studies at AUB. These low-interest loans are offered by the U.S. Treasury in the form of Direct Stafford and PLUS loans. Applications are submitted yearly online at
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Students who are American citizens or permanent residents, enrolled at AUB in a regular degree program, and maintaining a satisfactory academic progress are eligible for these loans.
The need of eligible students is assessed by the Office of Financial Aid based on established criteria by the U.S. Federal Student Aid program. Students must start repaying these loans after graduation following a six-month grace period.
AUB and AUB’s Office of Financial Aid have developed a portal for obtaining consumer information about the university and its offered federal student aid loans as part of its response to the Higher Education Act (HEOA) of 1965, as amended. The Act requires institutions receiving Title IV federal financial aid to disclose general information and reports on various policies, procedures and operations, including policies and procedures with information related to academic programs, admissions and financial aid, student outcomes, and health and safety.
Canadian Grants and Loans
The Government of Canada offers student grants and loans to eligible Canadian students enrolled at AUB.
Students can go to the student grants and loans service of their province to find out if they’re eligible for student grants and loans, to know how much they can receive, and to apply for the student grants and/or optional loans in one application.
Provinces and territories may cover one or more of the following: tuition, books, equipment and supplies, mandatory student fees, and living expenses.