Lifecycle: { "status": "active_cohort_closed_to_new_applications", "edition": "third cycle, 2025–2026", "cadence": "annual new-cycle applications", "duration": "page describes approximately 15 months; dated cycle spans 2025-11-04 to 2026-10-31", "renewable": null, "dates": { "start": "2025-11-04", "end": "2026-10-31" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "estimated_in_kind_service_value": 200000, "currency": "EGP", "scope": "per participating organization over grant cycle" }, "award_count": null, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "free institutional performance laboratory", "institutional/program performance analysis", "qualification toward Institutional Commitment Certificate", "graduate-network visibility", "governance, sustainability and ICT capacity support" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": null, "residence": "Egypt", "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "Egyptian civil association", "Egyptian civil foundation", "Egyptian specialized union" ], "education": null, "experience": "organizational readiness assessed under published criteria", "fields": [ "civil society", "institutional development", "sustainable development" ], "institution": "registered Egyptian NGO-sector entity", "language": "Arabic application platform; English information page available", "location": "Egypt", "remote": true, "route": "organization account and annual cycle application", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": null, "decision": null, "start": "2025-11-04", "end": "2026-10-31", "url": "https://asc-mek.org/en/excellence-scholarship", "materials": [ "organization account/profile", "cycle application under current guide", "institutional performance information" ], "selection_stages": [ "annual call", "criteria-based organization nomination", "15-month development methodology", "graduation/certification pathway" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "The public program page does not expose a normalized participating-organization roster." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "cycle": 3, "year": "2025–2026", "service_value_egp": 200000 } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "opening and deadline", "award count", "named participating organizations", "launch year", "cash-versus-in-kind accounting detail" ] Source conflicts: [ "The narrative says the grant lasts approximately 15 months, while the displayed third-cycle dates span just under 12 months; both official representations are retained." ]