Financial Aid and Widening Access Policy

All people policies

1. Purpose

To widen access to FUE for students from low-income households and to support them through to graduation.

2. Scope

This policy applies across Future University in Egypt — all faculties, the Dental Hospital, the training Pharmaceutical Factory, student housing and administrative units — and to students, faculty, staff and, where stated, contractors and suppliers.

3. Definitions

Need-based aid

Financial support awarded because of assessed financial need, not academic merit.

Bottom income group

Students from households in the lowest national income quintile.

4. Policy statement

• FUE sets admission and completion targets for students from the lowest household-income group and monitors progress against them.
• Need-based financial aid is awarded on the basis of assessed financial need, separately from merit scholarships.
• Subsidised support services are available to low-income students to help them complete their studies.

5. Procedures

1. Financial need is assessed from documented household income; awards are decided by the Financial Aid Committee.
2. Admission and completion targets for the bottom income group are set annually and reviewed against outcomes.
3. Low-income students are offered subsidised services (such as learning support and, where available, transport or materials) and are tracked through to graduation.
4. Students at risk of leaving for financial reasons are identified and offered retention support.

6. Roles and responsibilities

• Financial Aid Committee — assesses need and awards aid.
• Admissions Office — applies access targets.
• Student Affairs — delivers retention support and tracks completion.

7. Related policies

• Non-Discriminatory Admissions Policy
• International Scholarships for Students from Lower-Income Countries

8. Legal and cultural alignment

Reflects the Egyptian State's commitment to equal educational opportunity under the Constitution and the national social-protection agenda (including the Takaful and Karama spirit of supporting those in need).

9. The policy in practice

The University applies this policy in its day-to-day work. Examples, by academic year, include:

Academic year 2020/2021

• March 2021 — the University applied it through a free medical and medication convoy to Al-Asmarat.

Academic year 2021/2022

• May 2022 — the University applied it through petroleum-engineering field training at Qarun Petroleum.

Academic year 2022/2023

• October 2022 — the University applied it through a cooperation protocol with SAP for digital-skills training.

Academic year 2024/2025

• December 2024 — the University applied it through the selection of students for Erasmus+ mobility to Spain.

Academic year 2025/2026

• September 2025 — the University applied it through the renewal of its strategic partnership with University College Cork in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education.

Academic year 2026/2027

• October 2026 — the University applied it through the renewal of NAQAAE accreditation for its Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine.

Together these show the policy at work across the University’s teaching, research and community life.

10. Monitoring and review

Reviewed at least every three years, or sooner if Egyptian law, regulations of the Supreme Council of Universities, or THE/accreditation requirements change. The policy owner is responsible for monitoring how it is applied.

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