- A. Karim and Soraya El Cheikh FAS Student Leadership Award
Given to a female student graduating from FAS with a high cumulative GPA who leads an AUB student club / FAS society or is a member of a varsity team.
- Abdallah Lahoud Foundation Endowed Award
Presented annually to the graduating student with the highest average in either history or archaeology.
- Abdul Hadi Debs Endowed Award for Academic Excellence
Awarded to a graduating student who has an outstanding academic record.
- Ahmad and Fadwa Dannawi Award
Established in 2022 by the family of the late Mr. Ahmad Dannawi to honor his life and passion for Islamic studies. Mr. Dannawi spent his career with the Lebanese Army and enjoyed reading and learning about Islam. After he retired, he continued reading about religion and history, helping with charity work in the community, and raising funds for the local mosque near his house where he became known as the “protector of the mosque.” The award is conferred on a graduate MA or diploma student in Islamic studies who has demonstrated academic excellence and commitment.
- Amal Saidi Memorial Prize
Awarded to a graduating senior excelling in anthropology or sociology.
- Antoun Saadeh Cultural Foundation Best Student Essay Endowed Award
Awarded to the author of the best graduate paper or thesis dealing with social reform in the Arab world.
- Anwar Salman Award in Literature
Given to 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.
- Burhan and Rabab Baalbaki Award in Education
Given to a graduating student in education (teaching diploma or diploma) who demonstrates excellence in his/her academic studies.
- Dana Kambris Memorial Award
Awarded to a senior economics student leading community service through apolitical and nonsectarian volunteering.
- Dr. Assaad Khairallah Endowed Award in Social Sciences
Awarded to the student who submits the best paper in Arabic during their period of study.
- Dr. Basil Fuleihan Excellence Award in Economics
Awarded to the graduating student with a BA in economics with the highest average while at AUB.
- Dr. Elaine Hagopian Endowed Award
Conferred on a graduate or undergraduate student who has excelled in their studies in sociology or anthropology and has demonstrated a commitment to the pursuit of social justice and human rights.
- Dr. Fuad Said Haddad Award in Education
Awarded to the graduate student(s) in education who writes the best thesis as selected by the Department of Education.
- Dr. Kassim Shaaban Excellence Award in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Presented every year to an undergraduate student from the Bekaa Valley with the highest average in FAS.
- Dr. Mohammad Chatah Excellence Award
Awarded to the graduating senior student in economics, political studies, public administration, philosophy, or physics who has achieved the highest average at AUB.
- Dr. Philip K. Hitti Prize
Given to the senior student who, in the judgment of the president, the dean of FAS, and the department chair, best exemplifies the scholarly spirit of AUB.
- Dr. Randa Antoun Annual Award for Public Service and Civic Engagement
Given to a graduating student who demonstrates academic excellence, engages in and promotes civic leadership, has worked on a research paper that evaluates a contemporary problem in Lebanon, and advances a clear and innovative solution to that problem.
- FAS Mamdouha S. Bobst Student Award for Civic Engagement
Given annually in recognition of dedicated contributions to improving neighboring communities including initiatives that have a positive impact on the AUB campus, as well as service going beyond the campus walls, which leads to positive change within local communities. Candidates for this award will be evaluated based on their volunteer work (number of hours committed and relative impact) as well as excellence in scholarship, leadership, and their commitment to the community.
- Ghazi and Maya Nourallah Endowed Innovation Award
Challenges computer science students to identify real-world problems and create innovative, cutting-edge solutions as part of their final-year projects. Students will pitch their projects to a selection committee, with the winning team chosen based on the originality, feasibility, technological skills, and potential impact of their solution. This award celebrates academic excellence and promotes a spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving among future engineers and computer scientists.
- Hana Jabsheh Endowed Award
Awarded to the senior student graduating from the Department of Fine Arts and Art History with the highest GPA.
- Haykal Media Award in Arabic
Awarded to the top graduating student majoring in Arabic with the highest cumulative average during his/her undergraduate studies.
- HE Ghassan Al-Rashash Excellence Award in Political Studies
Given to a graduating student with the highest average in the graduate program in political studies.
- Hussein Oueini Memorial Awards
Awarded to two students: the Lebanese graduating senior in PSPA with the highest average, and the Lebanese graduating master's student in PSPA in recognition of the best thesis written during the academic year.
- Ibrahim and Loulu Durr Endowed MRVP Award
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.
- Jack and Hoda Afram Manok Endowed Award
Awarded to the graduating student in education with the highest academic achievements.
Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in studio arts who shows promise in artistic creativity. The awardee will be selected by a committee chaired by the chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts and Art History.
- Kamel Mrowa Award in Media Studies
Awarded to a graduating undergraduate or master's student majoring in media studies who has produced the most creative and insightful project (a film, multimedia presentation, or scholarly paper) related to Arab media.
- Khawla Hobeika Rizk Endowed Award in Education
Given to the top senior female student majoring in education.
- 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.
Awarded to one or more students majoring in media studies.
- Majida Sanioura Memorial Prize in Humanities
Awarded to a top graduate senior in arts and humanities at FAS.
Awarded at the end of each academic year to a graduating senior chemistry student and a graduating MS chemistry student who have demonstrated research and academic excellence.
- Mansur H. Jurdak Excellence Award in Mathematics
Conferred on a graduating student majoring in mathematics with top academic achievement. Named for Mansur H. Jurdak, a mathematics professor at AUB who was among the first to graduate with a BA in mathematics (1901) and an MA in the teaching of mathematics (1907).
- Mark Sawaya Endowed Award
Awarded at the end of each academic year to the graduating senior student in computer science with the highest cumulative average.
- Melhem and Tamani Zein Endowed Award in Fine Arts Department at FAS
Presented in appreciation of outstanding achievement in fine arts. This award recognizes a student majoring in fine arts who has attained the highest average in their major during their undergraduate years of study.
- Mona Chemali Khalaf Endowed Award
Given to the undergraduate student majoring in economics who has the highest GPA in the fall term of their graduating year.
- Mrs. Jinan Majzoub Excellence English Literature Award
Awarded to the graduating student(s) with the highest average(s) in the master's program in English literature.
- MT2 Best Achievement Award
Granted to the computer science student(s) who demonstrate(s) exceptional skills in computer science.
- Murad Al Akl-Literary Award
Granted to the student who writes the best essay, speech, or debate on the subject of "How I Can Serve My Fellow Man."
- Nadia Cheaib Hoballah Award in Education
Awarded to a graduating female student majoring in education.
- Nadim Khalaf Endowed Award
Awarded to the graduating student in economics with the highest average in economics during all years of undergraduate study.
- Poet Said Fayad Graduate Prize in Literature and Humanities
Granted to a graduate student from, or residing in, the Global South who participates in and submits the best paper for the Al-Abhath Essay Prize Competition.
- President Elias Hraoui Endowed Student Award in Economics
Awarded to an outstanding graduate economics student accepted to a PhD program and to an outstanding undergraduate student who has shown leadership and scholastic achievement in the Economics Student Society.
- Professor Fuad I. Khuri Award in Anthropology
Awarded to an outstanding Lebanese student graduating with a master’s degree in anthropology.
- Professor Mohamed Harajli Excellence Award in Humanities
Awarded to the top student in humanities about to begin his/her senior year.
- Professor Ramzi Mounir Baalbaki Excellence Award in Arabic
Awarded to the top graduating student with an undergraduate degree in Arabic or to a top graduating student with a master’s degree in Arabic.
- Randa Azzam Khoury Endowed Award in Education
Conferred on a graduating education teaching diploma student, with preference for elementary education.
Awarded annually to undergraduate or graduate students.
- Remy Rebeiz Award in Economics
Given to a junior student majoring in economics who has the highest average in a specific set of economics, mathematics, and humanities courses.
- Salim Ali Salam Endowed Award
Granted to the author of the best graduate thesis in Ottoman or Arab studies in the fields of history, political studies, or Middle Eastern studies.
- Samia Abdul Basset Siniora Endowed Award in Education
Granted to an undergraduate student with an excellent academic record who demonstrates a commitment to the education pledge and promotes moral and academic excellence, tolerance, inclusivity, and innovation in education.
- Samir Makdissi Award in Economics
Awarded to a graduate student in economics for the best project/thesis.
- Selma Mirshak and Mohsen Slim Endowed Student Award
Awarded to a graduate student majoring in sociology who has conducted the best field work research.
- Shehadeh Abboud Memorial Excellence Award in English
Awarded to a graduating senior student majoring in English language who has achieved the highest average in English courses during their undergraduate studies.
- Sheikh Fawzi Azar Memorial Prize
Awarded to one or more students in recognition of an outstanding paper or study.
- Suad Sabbagh Sanioura Memorial Prize
Awarded to a graduating student majoring in economics with excellent academic standing.
- Teddy Christidis Excellence Award in Physics
Awarded to an excelling student graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics who has demonstrated depth and maturity and a keen appreciation of physics.
- The Educators' Award in Education
Given to undergraduate students who have demonstrated exceptional involvement in community service, a commitment to innovation, and academic excellence.
- The Muhanna Foundation in Mathematics Award of Excellence
Awarded to the most outstanding senior Lebanese student in the Department of Mathematics.
- The Nader Family Prize for Excellence in the Arabic Language and Literature
Given to a graduating senior student who achieves the highest academic distinction or achieves the highest levels of creativity in Arabic language and literature.
- Usama al-Khalidi Endowed Award
Awarded to an outstanding senior student majoring in biology who has demonstrated academic excellence and creativity, as well as a commitment to community service.
- Wadia Noureddin Endowed Award in Biology
Given to a graduating student who demonstrates excellence in their academic studies in biology, as well as a mature commitment to a career in the same or related field.
- William Van Dyck Endowed Award in Biology
Awarded to the graduating senior student majoring in biology with the highest academic average.