In November 2009, the Higher Education Institute updated the list of the best colleges and universities from around the world that students can attend with scholarship support from the government. The list, which now totals 675 schools, ensures scholarship recipients in Qatar will be receiving the best post-secondary education possible. Also in November 2009, the HEI announced the Hamad bin Khalifa and the Tamim bin Hamad Grants Programs, which will offer high achieving students scholarships to 30 select universities.
The scholarship office administers scholarship programs based on the following geographic distribution:
- Qatar
- Arab region and Australia
- United Kingdom & Europe
- United States & Canada
Eligibility Criteria
Undergraduate
- The applicant must be a Qatari citizen.
- The applicant must have a high school certificate or its equivalent during the last five years.
- The applicant must apply to study at a university on the list of Sheikh” Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani” scholarship.
- Scholarship recipient must obtain an acceptance of a university on the list.
- Scholarship recipient must not have a degree similar to the required degree.
- After graduation the scholarship recipient must work in the service of the State for a period equal to the scholarship period
- Scholarship recipient should pass a personal interview.
Postgraduate Programs
Entry requirements for postgraduate program (Master, PhD):
- The applicant must be a Qatari citizen.
- The applicant must have a bachelor degree if he apply for master's degree and have a master's degree if he apply for PhD.
- The applicant must apply to study at a university on the list of Sheikh” Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani” scholarship.
- Scholarship recipient must obtain an acceptance of a university on the list.
- Scholarship recipient must not have a degree similar to the required degree.
- After graduation the scholarship recipient must work in the service of the State for a period equal to the scholarship period
- Scholarship recipient should pass a personal interview.
Offered Benefits
Undergraduate
The Scholarship recipient gets an annual bonus subject to successful completion of the academic year, as follows:
- Excellent - a reward of $ (50,000) fifty thousand QR.
- Very good - a reward of $ (40,000) forty thousand QR.
- Good - a reward of $ (30,000) thirty thousand QR.
Postgraduate
**Master Degree:**The student gets an annual bonus subject to successful completion of the study program as follows: -
- Excellent - a reward of $ (200,000) two hundred thousand Riyals QR.
- Very good - a reward of $ (150,000) one hundred and fifty thousand QR .
- Good - a reward of $ (100,000) one hundred thousand QR
**Doctoral Degree:**The student gets an annual bonus subject to successful completion of the study program as follows:
- Excellent - a reward of $ (250,000) two hundred and fifty thousand QR.
- Very good - a reward of $ (200,000) two hundred thousand QR.
- Good - a reward of $ (150,000) one hundred and fifty thousand QR.
