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Qatar
# **Qatar: Scholarships**
Scholarship programmes you can apply for in Qatar and their application routes.
## **Scholarships**
**master / PhD****Via the university**
### **HBKU graduate scholarships (tuition waiver and stipend)**
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- **Coverage**
- Waivers: 100% PhD; 75% STEM MS (tuition QAR 4,000 per credit); 60% SHAPE MS/MA/JD; 0% LL.M. and certificates. Stipends: international PhD QAR 9,000 per month (45 months), international master's QAR 7,000 per month (21 months); one round-trip airfare for international students. Self-sponsored students may get QAR 2,000 per credit on financial need.
- **Deadline**
- Same as admission deadline (international graduate: 1 Feb 2027)
- **Eligibility**
- Full-time; stipend students work as RA 10 hours per week; housing paid from stipend.
[Source](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/scholarship)
**undergraduate (Education City)****Via the university**
### **Qatar Foundation student loan (need-based, interest-free)**
Qatar Foundation, Student Financial Services
- **Coverage**
- Need-based loan; repayment option by working at approved organisations in Qatar
- **Eligibility**
- Undergraduates studying in Education City; apply through the QF Financial Aid System. QF states admissions are need-blind; Northwestern Qatar's page states need-aware admission - verify per university.
[Source](https://www.qf.org.qa/education/higher-education/financial-aid)
**undergraduate (Education City)****Direct application**
### **Qatar Foundation scholarship**
Qatar Foundation
- **Eligibility**
- Undergraduates who completed two semesters in Education City with an outstanding GPA (highly competitive).
[Source](https://www.qf.org.qa/education/higher-education/financial-aid)
**undergraduate****Direct application**
### **Qatar University undergraduate admission scholarship for international students**
Qatar University
- **Coverage**
- Not stated; QU states about 400 scholarship recipients per year and annual return ticket for eligible scholarship students
- **Deadline**
- 25 Mar 2026 for fall 2026 (next cycle not yet published)
- **Eligibility**
- No scholarships for graduate (Master/PhD) applicants; scholarship applicants do not apply for the visa separately.
[Source](https://www.qu.edu.qa/en-us/students/international-students/students-visa/Pages/default.aspx)
**undergraduate****Via the university**
### **Northwestern Qatar merit scholarships and QF loans**
Northwestern University in Qatar
- **Coverage**
- All applicants considered for merit scholarships; financial aid consists of interest-free QF loans repayable or forgivable if criteria are met after graduation
- **Deadline**
- Application deadlines 1 Nov / 15 Jan
- **Eligibility**
- Need-aware admission per NU-Q page.
[Source](https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/admissions/undergraduate/tuition-aid.html)
## What to watch for in Scholarships
- For each scholarship, identify the route: direct, nomination or via the university?
- Check deadlines together with the year.
- Prepare several scholarships and a backup plan.
- Be careful with intermediaries that charge application fees.
Information on this page is compiled from official sources and was verified on the date shown. Fees, dates and visa rules change often; check official sources before applying. Empty fields have not been verified yet; ask our advisor for the current information.
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