Graduate Scholarship – Khalifa University
Master’s Scholarship
Tier I and Tier II
- Full coverage of tuition fees.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Free University accommodation for eligible full-time students only.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
Tier III
- 50% waiver of tuition fees.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
Tier IV
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
Please refer to the Tuition Fees webpage for information on tuition costs.
PHD Scholarship
Research Path (with work commitment)
Scholarship offered to full-time PhD students only. Students are reassessed for scholarship eligibility annually.
Tier I (Full-Time only)
- Full coverage of tuition fees.
- Basic monthly stipend of 20,000 AED.
- Additional monthly allowance of 20,000 AED, subject to approval and meeting scholarship progression criteria.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Support to attend international research conferences, subject to approval.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
- Commitment to work with Khalifa University or a nominated entity upon graduation for a period equivalent to the period of study. The University reserves the right for any reason not to offer the student a post after graduation.
Tier II (Full-Time only)
- Full coverage of tuition fees.
- Basic monthly stipend of 20,000 AED.
- Additional monthly allowance of 10,000 AED, subject to approval and meeting scholarship progression criteria.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Support to attend international research conferences, subject to approval.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
- Commitment to work with Khalifa University or a nominated entity upon graduation for a period equivalent to the period of study. The University reserves the right for any reason not to offer the student a post after graduation.
Tier III (Full-Time only)
- 75% waiver of tuition fees.
- Monthly stipend of 20,000 AED.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Support to attend international research conferences, subject to approval.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
- Commitment to work with Khalifa University or a nominated entity upon graduation for a period equivalent to the period of study. The University reserves the right for any reason not to offer the student a post after graduation.
Tier IV (Full-Time only)
- 50% waiver of tuition fees.
- Free University accommodation for eligible full-time students only.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Medical insurance coverage for full-time international students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Mobilization and demobilization flights (between home country and Abu Dhabi) for full-time overseas international students, subject to approval.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees for full-time international students.
- Commitment to work with Khalifa University or a nominated entity upon graduation for a period equivalent to the period of study. The University reserves the right for any reason not to offer the student a post after graduation.
Please refer to the Tuition Fees webpage for information on tuition costs.
Eligibility
Low IELTS/TOEFL score of 6.0/79 is required.
Only 150 in GRE quantitative/math section is sufficient to be eligible.
PhD is often seen as a mode of higher education to pursue a career in academia/research and rarely in industry.
However this trend has recently changed with Universities offering handsome stipends to PhD candidates at par with, if not better than, employees.
Spring admissions are open for Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi which is arguably the highest paying University in the world for students, with admission deadline on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
KU offers direct admission to PhD after Bachelors (min. CGPA 3.5) along with conventional PhD after Masters (min. CGPA 3.25).
Future prospects include Golden Visa for UAE and access to a billion dollar industry including the likes of Global Foundries.
How To Apply
The easiest way to secure admission at KU is reaching out to the Professors of the department of your interest via email with your intent to pursue a PhD.
