Scholarships

Alan Levy Journalism Scholarship

Anglo-American University rewards the most committed students of the BA journalism program for their contributions to the AAU student newspaper At the Lennon Wall. For Fall 2011 – Spring 2012 academic year, the scholarship will cover the tuition of the program's core classes, including but not limited to: Reporting I, Reporting II, Intro to Mass Communications, Feature Writing, International Reporting.

Candidates for The Alan Levy Journalism Scholarship must be currently enrolled in or have successfully completed the degree program’s required courses Reporting 1 and Reporting II.

1. Candidates are indentified most importantly by their quality of writing and time commitment to the student newspaper, and especially ALW’s website www.lennonwall.net

From 1 to 4 students will be awarded the Alan Levy Journalism Scholarship each year to encourage a longer-term commitment to the Lennon Wall website, after completion of the Reporting classes. If only one student is awarded the scholarship, this student gets all four courses, while two students would share the scholarship (two courses each). If four students are awarded the scholarship, each would be awarded one class.

Candidates will be supported by the lecturers of the Reporting class and selected in agreement with the dean and faculty of the Journalism program.

2. Interested candidates should submit a statement of interest to the Dean of Journalism & Communications Program, Anglo- American University, Lázenská 4, 118 00 Praha 1, by JULY 30, 2012.

For more information about the Alan Levy Journalism Scholarship please contact Tony Ozuna, Associate Dean, School of Journalism at tony.ozuna@aauni.edu

Merit-based Scholarship

Conditions

1. Merit-based Scholarships are awarded to students who have already completed at least 48 ECTS credits or 24 US credits at AAU, for BA (Hons) in Comparative Business Law the requirement is 50 ECTS or 100 UK credits.
2. Merit-based Scholarship GPA is calculated cumulatively since the beginning of the studies of the program at AAU.
3. Merit-based Scholarship is awarded to students who have taken at least 4 courses the previous semester at AAU. 4. Students who register for the next semester prior to the end of the current semester are assigned the tuition that does not yet reflect the Merit-based Scholarship. This is calculated after the grades are in. Eligible students that have already paid the tuition will be given either the financial refund or tuition credit for future studies depending on their choice.
5. Merit Based Scholarschips do not apply to MBA program.

GPA

3.9+

3.8+

3.7+

3.6+

3.5+

Discount

100%

70%

50%

30%

10%

Need-based Scholarship

On very limited basis Anglo-American University may provide financial assistance to students in unexpected and extraordinary hardship. If situation like this rises student needs to apply in writing to the Provost with detailed explanation of the situation. The Provost will set up a commitee to address the situation. If the commitee feels that the circumstances justify the application it passes it to the President with its recommendation for final approval.

Roma Scholarship

Anglo-American University awards a yearly full scholarship to two Roma applicants that fulfill the admissions requirements. To keep the scholarship students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. These scholarships must be applied for during the admissions process.

Refugee Scholarship

Anglo-American University awards a yearly full scholarship to one applicant with refugee status in the Czech Republic that fulfills the admissions requirements. To keep the scholarship student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. This scholarship must be applied for during the admissions process.

Scholarship for Students with Physical Disabilities

Anglo-American University is happy to offer a yearly full scholarship to one student with disabilities. To keep the scholarship student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or. This scholarship must be applied for during the admissions process. Please be aware that the Anglo-American University campus is not wheelchair accessible.

Special Scholarships

Anglo-American University offers other special scholarships which are – following their approval at the President’s Collegium - announced at the ad hoc basis.

Alumni Scholarship

These scholarships are offered to graduates of any programs of Anglo-American University, Anglo-American College, The New Anglo-American College in Prague and Anglo-American Institute of Liberal Studies. They apply to the first year of study only.

GPA

3.8+

3.7–3.79

3.5–3.69

3.4–3.49

3.0–3.39

Discount

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

Alumni MBA Scholarship

MBA students are not eligible for any of the stipends above. Anglo-American University, however, offers annually 4 MBA stipends in the amount of 100 000 CZK to its alumni. Selection is based on the GPA solely. The scholarship must be applied for during the admissions process.