AUB issues statement regarding Palestinian scholars

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AUB issues statement regarding Palestinian scholars
The  American  University  of  Beirut  (AUB)  issued on Thursday a statement in which it clarified the issue related to the comprehensive scholarships to students from the west Bank and Gaza.
 
In the statement, the university said that it is “an institution that puts its students first and is committed to ensuring they have the opportunity to complete their education whenever possible."
 
The statement added that “earlier  in  January,  the  university  was  informed by  representatives  of  the  US  government  that students  from  the  West  Bank  and  Gaza  would  no  longer  be  eligible  for  comprehensive scholarships  under  its  US -Middle  East  Partnership  Initiative-Tomorrow’s Leaders (MEPI-TL) program  and  that  their  funding  would  cease  effective  January  31,  2019.”
 
“It was explained that suspension of assistance to all projects in the Palestinian Authority and to citizens of those areas was an unintended consequence of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) passed by Congress on October 3 last year,” the statement went on explaining.
 
The university also stressed that in order to ensure “that these outstanding Palestinian scholars are able to continue their education, AUB  will  secure  the  $1.2  million  in  funds  necessary  to  ensure  that  they  can  complete  their courses  up  to  graduation,  without  redirecting  any  of  our  already  considerable  financial  aid commitments from other deserving and needy students.”
 
“We are also working with our partners at the US Embassy in Beirut and in Washington, DC to mitigate the impact of ATCA on the MEPI-TL program,” it added.
 
 
 
 
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