Kashadurian Award: Awarded to a deserving student who was at AREC and has shown outstanding performance in farm skills and practices, and an appreciation for farm life at AREC.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Abdul Hadi Debs Endowment Award for Academic Excellence: Awarded to graduating students, preferably at the graduate level, in the FAFS, the FAS and the MSFEA. They are awarded to candidates who have an outstanding academic record.
Murad al-Akl Awards: Competition organized by the Department of English for the best essay, speech, or debate on the subject of “How I Can Serve My Fellow Man”.
Abdallah Lahoud Foundation Endowed Award: Awarded to an undergraduate student with the highest average in history or archeology.
Shehadeh Abboud Memorial Excellence Award in English Language: Awarded to a graduating senior majoring in English with the highest average in the major English courses during her/his undergraduate studies.
HE Ghassan Al-Rashash Excellence Award in Political Studies: A prize of $500 will be awarded to a graduating student with the highest average in the graduate program in Political Studies.
Sheikh Fawzi Azar Memorial Prize: $200 are awarded to student(s) in SBS with a commendable paper or study submitted to the department. Annual balance will be used for the purchase of educational materials and subscription to scientific journals.
The Educators’ Endowed Award in Education: Awarded to one or two outstanding in the Education Department in acknowledgment of their achievement. These students should have known innovation, performed community service and had an average of 75 or above.
Dr. Fuad Said Haddad award in Education: Awarded to the graduate MA student in Education with the best thesis as selected by the Education department of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Makhlouf Haddadin Award for the Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Student: Awarded at the end of each academic year to a graduating senior chemistry student who has demonstrated research capabilities through a paper or project and has an excellent academic record.
Makhlouf Haddadin Award for Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Student: Awarded at the end of each academic year to a graduating MS chemistry student with outstanding research and academic record.
Dr. Philip K. Hitti Prize: Awarded to the senior student in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who, in the judgment of the president of the university, the dean of the faculty, and the chairman of the department concerned, exemplifies in her/his academic career the scholarly spirit of AUB at its best.
Nicholas Jabre Prize: Awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
Mrs. Jinan Majzoub Excellence Award in English Literature: $500 awarded to a graduating student with the highest average in the graduate program in English literature.
The Muhanna Foundation in Mathematics Award of Excellence: $1,000 awarded annually to the most outstanding senior Lebanese student in the Department of Mathematics.
Amal Saidi Memorial Prize: $500 awarded to a graduating senior excelling in the subject of anthropology or sociology.
Majida Sanioura Memorial Prize in Humanities: $1,000 awarded to a top graduate senior in arts and humanities at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Suad Sabbagh Sanioura Memorial Prize: $1,000 awarded to a graduating majoring in economics, in a very good academic standing.
M&C Saatchi MENA Award: Awarded to one or more graduating students in the Media Studies Program, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies, with the highest academic achievements.
Lebanon Renaissance Foundation Award: Awarded to one or more graduating students in political studies, economics, social and behavioral sciences, public administration or history with the highest academic achievements.
William Van Dyck Endowed Award in Biology: Awarded to the graduating senior student with the highest average.
Dr. Randa Antoun Annual Award for Public Service and Civic Engagement: Awarded to an outstanding senior student in PSPA.
Professor Fuad I. Khuri Award in Anthropology: Awarded to an outstanding Lebanese student graduating with a master’s degree in Anthropology. If in a given year no graduate student in Anthropology was identified to meet the stated criteria, the award will be given to a graduate student majoring in Middle Eastern Studies.
Mark Sawaya Endowed Award: $1,000 awarded to the graduating senior student in Computer Science with the highest average.
Nadim Khalaf Endowed Award: $1,000 awarded to a senior economics student with the highest average.
Remy Rebeiz Award in Economics: $1,000 awarded to a student in her/his senior year (24-36 credits away from graduation).
Dr. Basil Fuleihan Excellence Award in Economics: $1,000 awarded to the graduating student with a BA degree in Economics who succeeded to accumulate the highest average over his/her period of study.
Dr. Mohammad Chatah Excellence Award: $1,000 awarded to the graduating student with a BA degree in Political Studies who succeeded to accumulate the highest average over his/her period of study.
Jack and Hoda Afram Manok Endowed Award: Awarded to a graduating student in Education with the highest GPA.
Kamel Mrowa Award in Media Studies: $1,000 awarded to a graduating student with a Master’s degree in Media Studies who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement (above 90 average) and successfully completes his/her end-of-year project or thesis with a topic revolving around the past, present or future of Journalism.
Usama al-Khalidi Endowed Award: $1,000 awarded to an outstanding senior student majoring in Biology who has demonstrated academic excellence as well as a commitment to community service and/or passion of arts.
Hussein Oueini Memorial Awards: Awarded equally between a graduating senior student in PSPA with the highest average and the best thesis written during the same academic year, as recommended by the department and dean.
Ibrahim and Loulu Durr Endowed MRVP Award: Two awards of $1,000 each given annually to two students (one male, one female) enrolled in MRVP who have demonstrated outstanding medical research capabilities, based on the MRVP committee evaluation. Special consideration will be given to students who have shown outstanding research capabilities in the biochemistry field.
President Elias Hraoui Endowed Student Award in Economics: $1,000 awarded to an outstanding graduate economics student accepted in a PhD program and $1,000 awarded for outstanding leadership and scholastic work by an undergraduate student in the economic Student Society.
Selma Mirshak and Mohsen Slim Endowed Student Award: $1,000 awarded to a graduate student majoring in sociology who has conducted best field work research.
Antoun Saadeh Cultural Foundation Best Student Essay Endowed Award: Awarded to the outstanding student essay on social reform in the Arab World.
Dr. Assaad Khairallah Endowed Award in Social Sciences: $1,000 to an undergraduate student pursuing a Sociology/Anthropology major or a graduate student in Sociology who submits the best paper in Arabic during his/her period of study.
Hana Jabsheh Endowed Award: $1,000 to an undergraduate student majoring in the department of Fine Arts and Arts History, with the highest GPA.
Professor Mohamed Harajli Excellence Award in Humanities: Awarded to the top student in humanities.
Professor Ramzi Mounir Baalbaki Excellence Award in Arabic: Awarded to the top graduating with an undergraduate degree in Arabic or to a top graduating student with a Master’s degree in Arabic.
Samir Makdissi Award in Economics: Awarded to a graduate student in economics for the best project/thesis.
Salim Ali Salam Endowed Award: Awarded to a graduate student with the best graduate thesis in Ottoman or Arab studies in the fields of History, Political studies and Middle Eastern Studies.
MT2 Best Achievement Award: $1,000 awarded to the computer science student(s) who prove their achievements through an acquired and demonstrated skillset across various accomplishments in specific area(s) of computer science.
Mona Chemali Khalaf Endowed Award: $1,000 awarded to the undergraduate student majoring in economics who has the highest GPA in the fall term of his/her graduating year.
Anwar Salman Award in Literature: Awarded a graduating undergraduate student in Arabic in recognition of creative writing skills and exceptional research related to poetry and/or the literary works of Anwar Salman.
CCT Computer Science Student of the Year Award (Undergraduate): $1,000 awarded to an undergraduate computer science student who has an outstanding academic record and actively participates in events organized by the Computer Science Department and the Computer Science Society.
CCT Computer Science Student of the Year Award (Graduate): Awarded to a graduate student in computer science with a record of achievement in research, academics, and service.
Khawla Hobeika Rizk Endowed Award in Education: $1,000 awarded to the top senior female student in education.
Murex Best Collaborative Development Project: This award recognizes team work, group spirit, and collaboration in support of a development project spanning different industries, geographies, and departments.
Murex Best Computer Science Student in Development: This award honors the top computer science student who has focused in his/her courses, projects, internships, and research assistant assignments on development and programming.
Murex Best Innovative Development: The award recognizes and rewards development projects that spotlight ideas, concepts, and methodologies that are “out of the box.”
Wadia Noureddin Endowed Award in Biology: Awarded to a graduating student who demonstrates excellence in his/her academic studies in biology, as well as a mature commitment to a career in the same or related field.
Burhan and Rabab Baalbaki Award in Elementary Education: The Burhan and Rabab Baalbaki Award in Elementary Education is conferred on a graduating student in Elementary Education who demonstrates excellence in his/her academic studies.
Poet Said Fayad Graduate Prize in Literature and Humanities: Awarded to a graduate student in Arabic who participates in the Al-Abhath Essay Prize competition.
Samia Abdul Basset Siniora Endowed Award in Education: awarded to an AUB undergraduate student completing his/her BA in education who has demonstrated a record of academic excellence, a commitment to the education pledge, promote moral and academic excellence, tolerance, inclusivity, and innovation in education, and is on financial aid.
Haykal Media Award in Arabic: Awarded to the top graduating student majoring in Arabic with the highest cumulative average during his/her undergraduate studies.
Randa Azzam Khoury Endowed Award in Education: Awarded to a graduating education Teaching Diploma (TD) student, with preference to Elementary Education.
Nader Prize for Excellence in Arabic Language and Literature: awarded to a graduating student in the Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages who has achieved the highest academic distinction and/or creativity during her/his tenure as an undergraduate.
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Abdul Hadi Debs Endowment Award for Academic Excellence: Awarded to graduating students, preferably at the graduate level, in the FAFS, the FAS and the MSFEA. They are awarded to candidates who have an outstanding academic record.
Farouk W. Agha Excellence Award: Awarded to a graduating student with a BE degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering who accumulated the highest average during her/his period of study at AUB.
Fawzi W. Azar Award: Awarded annually toward the tuition of one or more fifth year student(s) in the architecture program of the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture based on a project they present in their fourth year that is deemed best by a special jury.
Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement: Awarded to a student in each of the main programs of the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (architecture, graphic design, civil engineering, computer and communications engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering) who has demonstrated outstanding creativity in her/his approach to academic work.
The Distinguished Graduate Award: Awarded to a graduating student in each of the undergraduate engineering programs of the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (civil engineering, computer and communications engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, character, and contribution to the faculty throughout her/his tenure in the faculty.
The Charli S. Korban Awards: $1,500 awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate student and an outstanding graduate student, both majoring in the field of electrical engineering.
Youssef M. Salam Civil Engineering Excellence Award: $1,000 awarded to a graduating student with a BE degree in Civil Engineering who accumulated the highest average during her/his period of study at AUB.
George R. Rais Endowed Architecture Awards: They are awarded to three students in their third year of studies pursuing a degree in Architecture. Selection is based on best project as determined by the Administrative Committee of the Department of Architecture. The first prize is $8,000, the second prize is $5,000, and the third prize is $3,000.
The Holcim Endowed Award in MSFEA: An annual award for the best project at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Hayat Salam Liebich Travel Award in Islamic Architecture: $2,000 awarded to a student in his fourth, fifth year or a graduate student of Architecture, to enable research in Islamic architecture as a travel grant.
Nicolas and Faride Moujaes Student Award in Engineering: Awarded to graduating student/students who presented the most innovative final year project.
Mohamad Ali Safieddine Endowed Award for Academic Excellence: $1,000 awarded to a graduating student who is receiving financial assistance and has a high academic record, in addition to demonstrating good character as per his/her professors.
Professor George and Frida Ayoub Endowed Award: Awarded to students (undergraduate or graduate) in recognition of excellent research in the environmental sciences or environmental engineering.
Resource Group Entrepreneurship Award: Awarded to students who present the best project in Cybersecurity or Privacy to support the establishment of a startup.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Kiram Sanioura Memorial Prize in Environmental Health: A certificate and a prize of $1000 will be awarded to the graduating student completing his/her undergraduate studies with the highest GPA in the BS in Environmental Health program at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Abdelbasset Ahmad Sanioura Memorial Prize in Health Professions: A certificate and a prize of $1000 will be awarded to the graduating student completing his/ her undergraduate studies with the highest GPA in one of the disciplines of Health Professions at the Faculty of Health Sciences: Medical Audiology Sciences, Medical Imaging Sciences, or Medical Laboratory Sciences.
Graduate Academic Achievement Award: It is a non-cash honorary award in recognition of excellence in academic performance that is awarded to a student in the MPH program and a student in the MS programs.
MLS Graduate Award: It is a non-cash honorary award in recognition of excellence in Medical Laboratory skills with good academic performance that is awarded to a senior student in the Medical Laboratory Sciences program.
Distinguished Graduate Award for Community Service: It is a non-cash honorary award in recognition of excellence in community service with good academic performance that is awarded to a senior FHS student.
The Dr. Musa Najib Nimah Endowed Award for Public Health Leadership: 1000$ awarded to a graduating student at the graduate level from the Faculty of Health Sciences who exhibits the “spirit” of public health and demonstrates excellent leadership skills and social involvement.
Dr. Nadim Adib Haddad Endowed Award: Awarded to a graduate student in the MPH program who has the highest GPA.
Faculty of Medicine
Mrs. Robert J. Lewis Memorial Award: For the best paper written on neuroscience during each year.
Franklin Thomas Moore — Ethel Jessup Memorial Prize: Established by the children and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin T. Moore; awarded to the senior medical student who has shown the highest proficiency in obstetrics and gynecology or, lacking such, in any department, and in the student’s personal life a dedication to humanity, a zeal for truth, and a belief in God.
Dr. Munib Shahid Award: Given annually to the fourth year medical student demonstrating the best performance in internal medicine and a mature character.
Nimr Tuqan Memorial Prize in Pathology: It is in memory of the late Dr. Nimr Tuqan and is to be awarded to the student of Medicine II who excels in her/his work in the Department of Pathology.
Hatem and Fuadi Moukaddem Award in Medicine: Awarded to a graduating student majoring in Medicine with top academic achievement and demonstrated dedication to the profession.
Professor Ziad Salem Endowed Award: Awarded to a fellow training in oncology.
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing
Janet Jeries Haddadin Nursing Award: $1,000 to an undergraduate student with the highest GPA.
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
Dr. Emile Ghattas Memorial Award: $1,000 awarded to the best graduating student in the Bachelor of Business Administration program.
Aida Sanioura Memorial Prize in Business: $1,000 awarded to a top graduate senior from the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business.
Ali Abdelbasset Sanioura Memorial Prize: $1,000 awarded to a senior graduating student studying Business Administration, in good academic standing with team spirit commitment.
Quantum Communications Award in Business: Awarded to one or more graduating students in Business with the highest academic achievements.
Imad and Annelie Baalbaki Award in Marketing: conferred on a graduating student in Business Administration with track concentration in Marketing and who demonstrates excellence in his/her academic studies.
Mohamad Ali Safieddine Endowed Award for Entrepreneurship: $1,000 awarded to a graduating student who is receiving financial assistance and who demonstrates a strong potential or path towards entrepreneurship and business ownership.
Gravitas Consultants’ HRM Leadership Award: This award is in recognition of leadership in the field of HRM through active engagement in promoting a positive perception of HR.
Nada T. Kobeissi Endowed Excellence Award in Management: Awarded to the top graduating student majoring in Management at AUB’s Suliman S. Olayan School of Business. The student should be recipient of financial assistance from the university, and should have the highest GPA as she/he graduates majoring in Management.
Roosevelt and Georgette Fattouh Excellence Award in Business: awarded to a graduating student majoring in Business with top Academic achievement.
Research Funds
The Joseph and Ilham Cicippio Endowed Research Fund at FAFS
Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners) Endowed Fund for Research in Engineering Farouk K. Jabre Fund for Biomedical Research
Salim A. Salam Endowment Fund
Maroun Semaan Research Fund for Graduate Students
Mikati Endowed Research Fund for Corporate Social Responsibility FAS Endowed Research Fund
Khaled Y. Daouk Research Fund
The Hani Salaam Research Fund (CAMES)
A. Karim and Soraya El Cheikh FAS Endowed Research Fund Suheil Jamil Muasher Endowed Medical Student Research Award MSFEA Research Endowment Fund
NET-osis Research Fund
Dr. Hala Tfayli Research Fund
Dr. Jean El Cheikh Research Fund Sharp Awards Initiative
Japanese Embassy Research Fund Dr. Youssef Bakhach Research Fund