Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) Admissions Program

AED works closely with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) to provide university admissions services for Saudi scholarship recipients at the undergraduate, Master's, professional, and PhD levels at U.S. colleges and universities.

Since January, 2008, AED’s Saudi Admissions Team has been placing new King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) students into intensive English language programs.  While students are in the U.S. improving their English skills, our team researches academic program opportunities appropriate to each student’s academic goals and admissions credentials and assists with the application process.

If you are a U.S. university-based Intensive English Program (IEP) provider, or if you represent a U.S. university interested in enrolling Saudi students in your academic programs, please contact us at capadmissions@aed.org or via the link at the bottom of this page.

Message for King Abdullah Scholarship (KASP) Students:

Congratulations on your award of a King Abdullah Scholarship! We hope that this is an excellent educational experience for you.  We think that you will find your studies in the United States to be an exciting, challenging, and worthwhile experience.

We work very closely with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) to place scholarship students into English programs and academic programs in the US.  Like SACM, our office is in Washington, DC, and we are here to provide individualized attention to you during the application and admissions process.

Our admissions team at AED places you into your Intensive English program and processes the paperwork (I-20 forms) that you (and your dependents, if applicable) need to secure a U.S. visa.

Once you arrive in the US, our team works with you to enroll you into your academic degree program.  We contact you to collect any additional information we need from you to work on your academic placement.  As we match you to an appropriate degree program, we consider many factors: your English language program location, your interests, your major, university rankings, your GPA (grade point average), your previous educational and professional experiences, and the number of Saudi students at each university.  We cannot guarantee admissions into a particular university, but we will listen to your interests and apply you to the best universities that you can get admitted to.  We will also inform you about testing requirements and university application deadlines and will answer any questions that you have about the admissions process. 

You can learn more about us, see the answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQS), and update your contact information so that we can easily communicate with you at: http://kasp.aed.org

Best Wishes,

AED Admissions Team