Goal 1. No Poverty
1.3.3 Low-income student support
2023-2024
1.3.3
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) is committed to facilitating the academic pursuits of its economically disadvantaged students through a comprehensive range of integrated programs and services. This ensures their continuous educational progress without financial barriers, in line with the principles of educational equity and equal learning opportunities.
The Dean of Student Affairs oversees the administration of these support mechanisms in coordination with the Housing, Catering, and Social Services Departments within the Academy.
Areas of support include the following:
Housing:
Allocation of residential units within university housing complexes at nominal fees for students facing financial difficulties, with the possibility of full exemption in exceptional social circumstances following evaluation by a specialized committee. Accommodation Services
Food and Nutrition Support:
Provision of subsidized or free meals for students residing in university housing who come from low-income backgrounds, thereby ensuring access to essential nutrition throughout their academic studies.
Financial Assistance:
Granting exceptional financial aid to students who are unable to meet their academic obligations, subject to review and approval by the Student Affairs Administration in coordination with the Financial Department. Financial Aid Form
Transportation Services:
Providing subsidized public transportation options for students residing in areas distant from the main academic campus located in Alexandria Governorate.
Legal and Social Services:
Offering legal and social counseling to students through the Student Investigation Department to ensure their protection and support in overcoming personal or academic challenges that may hinder their educational goals.
Students Support and Expatriates Affairs
Student Investigation Department
Financial support from charitable organizations and scientific institutions
During the academic year 2023/2024, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) continued to strengthen its partnerships with various philanthropic and private sector organizations and scientific institutions to enhance educational accessibility and support students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Through these collaborations, a total of 188 students received fully or partially funded scholarships. Among these are 22 students sponsored by the Abu El-Enein Foundation, 14 students supported by the Eastern Triangle Consulting Company, 31 students funded through the Sawiris Foundation, and 22 students sponsored by the Misr El-Kheir Foundation in addition to a good number of other students who received scholarships from scientific institutions. These partnerships reflect AASTMT’s commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty) by promoting social equity, reducing financial barriers to higher education, and empowering youth through inclusive educational opportunities.
Protocols & Partnerships with Charities Institutions
Within the framework of the social responsibility undertaken by the Arab Academy, not only for its male and female students, but also towards the local, regional and Arab community, the Academy always plays a supportive role for the parents of the students who are financially distressed and unable to fulfill their full academic dues.
Specifically, for this purpose, the President of the Academy gave directions for the establishment of the Student Support Department in the Deanery of Student Affairs to receive, study, and decide on such cases through social support and case study committees, so that it is possible for all students to regularly study and register courses, and to fully concentrate on the educational process and academic and scholastic achievement.
Providing support for low-income families (food, housing, transportation, etc.) can be free or subsidized according to their financial aid agreement.
Student social support
During 2023/ 2024, the Academy has strengthened and streamlined its Social Support procedures to better assist students facing financial hardship. Requests for support are submitted through the following channels:
- The Department of Student Support for Social Cases at the Deanery of Student Affairs, which receives students and parents, verifies required documents, evaluates cases against established criteria, and prepares files for review by the Social Support Committees before submitting recommendations to the President of the Academy for final approval.
- Requests forwarded by the Deanery of Admission and Registration for critical academic cases that require exceptional support due to severe financial constraints.
- Delegated agencies and partner organizations that sponsor students with special social conditions.
Target group
Social support is directed toward students whose financial circumstances, or those of their families, do not adequately cover:
- Tuition fees
- Transportation
- Housing
- Nutrition
This year, the Academy aims to increase financial support coverage to 10% –15% of new students each semester, provided that all supporting documents are submitted and verified.
Responsibilities
The Academy has enhanced its mechanisms to identify and support students whose resources are insufficient to cover tuition fees and related costs. Responsibility for identifying eligible students lies with the following departments:
- Financial Affairs
- Admission
- Student Affairs
Students may receive full or partial support based on the case study, in addition to moral and academic guidance provided by college deans, department heads, college support teams, the Deanery of Admission and Registration, and the Deanery of Student Affairs.
Conditions for Applying for and Maintaining Student Support
- The student must maintain a minimum semester or cumulative GPA of 2.4 when applying for exceptional support. If a supported student’s GPA falls below 2.4, support is suspended until the GPA is raised to the required level.
- The student must not have received disciplinary penalties for violating the Academy’s conduct regulations.
- The student must submit verified supporting documents proving eligibility, such as death certificates, certified medical reports, parental separation documents, or a social research report confirming financial need.
- Original documents must be presented for verification, with copies attached to the support application form.
- Discounts apply only to the credit hours of courses registered for the first time, and do not include administrative fees.
- Discounts do not apply to repeated, improved, or failed courses, nor to outstanding debts, unless explicitly approved by His Excellency the President of the Academy.
- The Social Support Committee (each semester), with the meeting scheduled in advance by His Excellency the President of the Academy to ensure timely decisions. This enables parents to settle fees, complete course registration, and make necessary family arrangements.
Please refer to the Admissions webpage for
Conditions for Applying for and Continuity of Student Support
Additional Links for student support on Admissions webpage:
Students Support and Expatriates Affairs
Financial support rates
- During 2023/ 2024, the Academy has strengthened its regulations to better support financially distressed students. Full or partial assistance has been allocated each semester based on individual case assessments or donor contributions, with every application reviewed thoroughly once the required documents are submitted.
- Support for Arab students has also improved this year, as eligible Arab nationals continue to benefit from tuition fees calculated at the same rate as Egyptian students, reducing financial pressure and enhancing access to education.
- The Academy has expanded its scholarship offerings for Arab students, with support levels ranging from 30% to 70%. This reflects an increased commitment to helping more students pursue their academic goals.
- Tuition fee discounts for Arab graduates have been enhanced as well, thus ranging from 25% to 30% each semester. All cases are reviewed by the Financial Support Committees, and the approved discount rates are then validated by His Excellency the President of the Academy before being applied.
- Additionally, the Academy has increased the number of full scholarships available to students from developing countries, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, provided they maintain strong academic performance. This expansion highlights the Academy’s ongoing efforts to promote excellence and broaden educational opportunities.
2022-2023
Within the framework of the social responsibility undertaken by the Arab Academy, not only for its male and female students, but also towards the local, regional and Arab community, the Academy always plays a supportive role for the parents of the students who are financially distressed and unable to fulfill their full academic dues.
Specifically, for this purpose, the President of the Academy gave directions for the establishment of the Student Support Department in the Deanery of Student Affairs to receive, study, and decide on such cases through social support and case study committees, so that it is possible for all students to regularly study and register courses, and to fully concentrate on the educational process and academic and scholastic achievement.
AASTMT provide support for students from low-income families. The support may include food, housing, transportation, as well as other educational requirements. The support provided is free in most cases and may be partial or subsidized in other cases.
Student Social Support
Requests for Social Support are submitted
• Department of Student Support for Social Cases at the Deanery of Student Affairs which, in turn, receives parents and students, works to fulfill the desired standards and necessary documents, studies the cases, and then prepares the work of the social support committees for presentation to the committee members before submitting them to the President of the Academy for review and approval.
• Requests submitted by the Deanery of Admission and Registration regarding critical
academic cases deserving of support that are not announced due to the difficult financial
situation.
• Delegation agencies that support students with special social conditions.
Target group:
Students whose financial capabilities or those of their families do not meet the following:
- Payment of tuition fees
- Commuting
- Housing
- Nutrition
The Academy aims to provide financial support to a percentage ranging between 10% and 15% of new students in each semester, provided that supporting documents are submitted.
Responsibilities:
The Academy is responsible for identifying and supporting students whose capabilities are not sufficient to pay tuition fees and related matters through financial support programs. The responsibility for identifying this category of students lies with the competent authorities as follows:
- Financial Affaire
- Admission
- Students Affairs
The student receives full support or partial support depending on the case study, in addition to moral assistance from the deans of colleges, heads of departments, the college support team, the Deanery of Admission and Registration, and the Deanery of Student Affairs.
Conditions for Applying for and Continuity of Student Support
- The student’s semester or cumulative GPA should not be less than 2.4 when applying for exceptional support. In case the student receives social support and then his cumulative GPA falls below 2.4, social support is suspended until the average is raised and at least a 2.4 GPA is achieved.
- The student must not have previously been included in Student Affairs committees and received a disciplinary penalty for violating the Academy’s student conduct regulations.
- The student must submit documents supporting the application proving the extent of his eligibility for social support, such as: death certificates - certified medical reports - parental separation voucher - social research indicating eligibility for support.
- The originals of these documents must be submitted for review, and a copy must be attached to the support form.
- The discounts granted apply to study hours for courses registered for the first time only and do not include administrative fees.
- The discounts granted do not apply to repeated courses, improvement hours, failing courses, or debts owed by the student unless the ratification of His Excellency the President of the Academy stipulates otherwise.
- The Social Support Committee meets every semester, and His Excellency President of the Academy determines the committee’s meeting date sufficiently before the beginning of the semester to decide on the applications and submit them to His Excellency President of the Academy - for approval, so that parents can pay fees, register academic courses, and attend to their families.
Please refer to the Admissions webpage for
Conditions for Applying for and Continuity of Student Support
Additional Links for student support on Admissions webpage:
Students Support and Expatriates Affairs
Financial support from charitable organizations [6]
In cooperation with AASTMT, charitable organizations provide scholarships and financial support to academy students.
Those organizations seek to support students with financial needs to enable them to continue their university education and achieve their academic ambitions, and students with special needs.
The Academy cooperates with institutions and entities internally and externally to provide support to students:
Entities inside Egypt such as:
- Abu Elenin Foundation for Social Activity
- Misr Al Khair Foundation
- Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
- Agricultural Bank in Matrouh Governorate
- Ezz iron
Parties outside Egypt such as:
- Eastern Triangle Consulting and Development Company - Yemen
- Iraqi Oil Tanker Company - Iraq
- Ministry of Maritime Transport - Yemen
- Sea Ports Authority - Sudan
- Arab cultural attachés
Protocols & Partnerships with Charities Institutions
Financial Support Rates
- In accordance with the regulations in place to help financially distressed students, the Academy allocates full or partial support according to the case study or through donors for each semester, provided that supporting documents are submitted and each case is studied individually.
- Some Arab students are supported, as their tuition fees are calculated like the Egyptians.
- There are scholarships from the academy for some Arab students, the percentage of which varies from 30% to 70%.
- The Academy grants some Arab graduates a discount ranging from 25% to 30% for tuition fees for each semester. The cases are presented to the financial support committees, and the discount rates are determined and then approved by His Excellency the President of the Academy to activate the discount for students.
- There are full scholarships from the Academy for students in developing countries, whether at the bachelor’s level in colleges or in postgraduate programs, provided that the student maintains his academic excellence.