Scholarships for International Students
Khalifa University of Science and Technology offers the following scholarships to support qualified international students enrolled in undergraduate programs on a full-time basis. The University reserves the right to make changes to the published scholarship benefits and conditions without prior notice.
- The scholarship may consist of full or partial tuition assistance.
- Scholarships for international students are provided for the total degree credits of the program in which they are enrolled. Attempted credits that are beyond the total degree credits and credits that do not count towards the degree will be charged at the full rate per credit tuition fee unless the excess credit is the result of university curriculum changes.
- Upon graduation, international students on Tier I scholarship undertake to either join one of the University’s graduate programs or to accept employment with the University or any other entity nominated by the University for a period of time which is at least equal to the study period. The decision of whether or not to offer graduate program admission or employment is at the discretion of the University.
Tier I
- Full coverage of tuition fees.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Medical insurance coverage for students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees.
To retain the Tier I scholarship (100%), student must maintain a CGPA of 3.3 on scale of 4.0. Students who do not maintain this CGPA in a semester will consequently be charged at the full rate per credit tuition fee, as below:
| Status |
Scholarship College of Engineering |
Scholarship College of Science |
| International with CGPA >= 3.3 |
100% waiver of the tuition fees |
100% waiver of the tuition fees |
| International with CGPA 3.0 – 3.29 |
75% waiver of the tuition fees |
75% waiver of the tuition fees |
| International with CGPA 2.50 – 2.99 |
50% waiver of the tuition fees |
50% waiver of the tuition fees |
| International with CGPA 2.49 – 2.0 |
25% waiver of the tuition fees |
25% waiver of the tuition fees |
| International with CGPA < 2.0 |
0% waiver of the tuition fees |
0% waiver of the tuition fees |
Tier II
- Partial waiver of tuition fees.
- 75% for College of Science.
- 50% for College of Engineering.
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Medical insurance coverage for students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees
To retain the Tier II scholarship (50% for the College of Engineering or 75% for the College of Science), student must maintain a CGPA of 3.0 on scale of 4.0. Students who do not maintain this CGPA in a semester will consequently be charged at the full rate per credit tuition fee, as below:
| Status |
Scholarship College of Engineering |
Scholarship College of Science |
| International with CGPA >= 3.0 |
50% of tuition fees |
75% of tuition fees |
| International with CGPA 2.50 – 2.99 |
35% of tuition fees |
50% of tuition fees |
| International with CGPA 2.0 – 2.49 |
20% of tuition fees |
25% of tuition fees |
| International with CGPA < 2.0 |
0% of the tuition fees |
0% of the tuition fees |
Tier III
- Textbooks provided by the University.
- Medical insurance coverage for students sponsored by Khalifa University.
- Coverage of UAE visa application fees.
Tier III students may receive a tuition waiver if CGPA of 3.8 or above is obtained. the Percentage is provided in the below table:
| Status |
Scholarship College of Engineering |
Scholarship College of Science |
| CGPA >= 3.8 |
20% of the tuition fees |
30% of the tuition fees |
| CGPA < 3.8 |
0% of the tuition fees |
0% of the tuition fees |