Full scholarships are provided to UAE National students that meet the following EmSAT admission requirements:
For more information on the EmSAT exam, please click here.
Full scholarships cover the following:
New Students (for the first semester only)
STATUS | SCHOLARSHIP | STIPEND (PER MONTH) |
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UAE nationals | 100% of tuition fees | AED 4,000 |
Continuing Students (for the second semester until graduation)
STATUS | SCHOLARSHIP | STIPEND (PER MONTH) |
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CGPA >=3.8 | 100% of tuition fees | AED 8,000 |
CGPA 3.2 – 3.79 | 100% of tuition fees | AED 6,000 |
CGPA 2.6 – 3.19 | 100% of tuition fees | AED 4,000 |
CGPA 2.0 – 2.59 | 100% of tuition fees | AED 2,000 |
CGPA Below 2.0 | 100% of tuition fees | N/A |
A limited number of full scholarships are available for non-national students with outstanding academic performance and personal qualities. These scholarships are very highly competitive.
President’s Scholarship
The President’s Scholarship is our most prestigious tuition grant reserved for students on the basis of their academic achievements and excellence.
For more information on the EmSAT exam, please click here.
International students from outside the UAE must obtain competitive scores depending on the high school curriculum they are applying from (i.e. SATs, APs, IGSCEs, IB Curriculum, or any other international curriculum).
Scholarships are highly competitive and therefore meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee being awarded with the scholarship as these are limited opportunities.
There is no separate application to submit for Scholarships at Khalifa University. Your application for admission will be used to review your eligibility for scholarships. You will be contacted if further information is required.
To be considered for the President’s Scholarship, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher during their studies at Khalifa University.
STATUS | SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF SCIENCE |
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International with CGPA >= 3.3 | 100% of tuition fees | 100% of tuition fees |
International with CGPA 3.0 –3.29 | 75% of tuition fees | 75% of tuition fees |
International with CGPA 2.0 – 2.99 | 50% of tuition fees | 50% of tuition fees |
International with CGPA < 2.0 | 0% of the tuition fees | 0% of the tuition fees |
A number of partial scholarships are available for non-national students with excellent academic performance and personal qualities.
Khalifa University Scholarship
A number of partial scholarships are available for international students with excellent academic performance and personal qualities.
For more information on the EmSAT exam, please click here.
International students from outside the UAE must obtain competitive scores depending on the high school curriculum they are applying from (i.e. SATs, APs, IGSCEs, IB Curriculum, or any other international curriculum).
Scholarships are highly competitive, and therefore meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee being awarded the scholarship as these are limited opportunities.
There is no separate application to submit for Scholarships at Khalifa University. Your application for admission will be used to review your eligibility for scholarships. You will be contacted if further information is required.
To be considered for the partial scholarship, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during their studies at Khalifa University.
STATUS | SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF SCIENCE |
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CGPA >= 3.0 | 50% of tuition fees | 75% of tuition fees |
CGPA 2.5 – 2.99 | 25% of tuition fees | 50% of tuition fees |
CGPA 2.0 – 2.49 | 10% of tuition fees | 25% of tuition fees |
CGPA < 2.0 | 0% of tuition fees | 0% of the tuition fees |
Khalifa University offers full scholarships to qualifying children of KU faculty or staff, who are full-time employees at the time of their children’s admission to the university, and should continue to be a full-time employee at KU throughout the period of the child’s studies to ensure the continuity of the scholarship.
Applicants must qualify for full admission into the First Year (Freshman year), as per the university standards. In addition, applicants must not be older than 19 years of age upon the commencement of their undergraduate program.
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher during their studies at Khalifa University. Below are the scholarship benefits for children of KU faculty and staff:
STATUS | SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF SCIENCE |
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CGPA >=2.5 | 100% of tuition fees | 100% of tuition fees |
CGPA between 2.0 and 2.49 | 50% of tuition fees | 50% of tuition fees |
CGPA below 2.0 | 0% of tuition fees | 0% of the tuition fees |
External entities who wish to sponsor students at KU, are kindly requested to fill in the Sponsor Application Form here.
For more information about the available scholarships for undergraduate students, please email us at scholarship.unit@ku.ac.ae.
The University reserves the right to make changes to the published scholarship and fees information without prior notice.