Undergraduate Scholarships

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.

• Expat students from within the UAE have to obtain “Full Admission” at the point of application, which is a minimum score of achievement in each of the following EmSAT subjects: 
  • Math 1250,
  • Physics 1000,
  • Computer Science 1000 (Java, C++, and Python),
  • Arabic 700, one elective from Chemistry or Biology 1000,
  • English 1400 to be eligible for Expat Full Scholarship “President’s Scholarship”.

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.

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.

•  Expat students within the UAE have to obtain “Full Admission” at the point of application which is a minimum score of achievement in each of the following EmSAT subjects: 
  • Math 1250,
  • Physics 1000,
  • Computer Science 1000 (Java, C++, and Python),
  • Arabic 700,
  • one elective from Chemistry or Biology 1000,
  • English 1400 to be eligible for Expat Partial Scholarship “Khalifa University Scholarship”.

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.

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: