Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, in partnership with the 30% Club GCC, is offering the Shaping Women Entrepreneurs Scholarship for September 2025. This scholarship program provides up to 50% off tuition fees for one outstanding female entrepreneur from the GCC region who is self-funded and accepted into the full-time or part-time MBA program.
The study award is open to candidates from GCC countries applicants must be female residents of a GCC country who have received and accepted an unconditional offer to study the full-time or part-time MBA program at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, starting in September 2025. Candidates must be fully self-funded and have paid the required deposit to secure their place.
Heriot-Watt University Dubai is a distinguished branch of the UK-based Heriot-Watt University, established in 2005. As one of the first British universities to set up in Dubai International Academic City, it has grown to serve nearly 5,000 students from over 115 nationalities.
Established in 1966, Heriot-Watt University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the small city of Edinburgh (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Scotland. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Dubai. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Heriot-Watt University is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 10,000-14,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Heriot-Watt University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.