Information for Prospective Students

Eligibility for the Scholarship

All scholarship candidates must first meet the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Are UAE citizens.

  2. Have achieved the following scores:

  • For DSS: a minimum of 90% on the General Secondary Education    Certificate exam (or its equivalent from a private school).

  • For SASP: a minimum of 85% on the General Secondary Education    Certificate exam (or its equivalent from a private school).

  1. Graduated from high school within two years of their application to the scholarship. (There is no time limit for applicants to graduate studies).

  2. Successfully completed any tests that may be required by the Scholarship Board as part of the selection process.

  3. Pass a personal interview with the Scholarship Board.

  4. Agree to abide by the decision of the Scholarship Board regarding choice of their major and university.

  5. Refuse any other scholarship granted by any other authority.

  6. Obtain special study leave for the duration of the scholarship if the applicant is or becomes employed.

  7. Sign a pledge to follow all the regulations and rules issued by the Scholarship Coordination Office and the Scholarship Board.

  8. Obtain a signed pledge from their guardian that permits the student to travel to the university selected by the Scholarship Board. Guardians must also agree and sign that they will take full legal and financial responsibility for all obligations related to the student’s scholarship if it is revoked.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL CANDIDATES

Students applying from private schools must:

For DSS:

  • Score no less than the equivalent of a 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)  (PBT 550 = CBT 213 = iBT 80).

  • Attain SAT I scores no less than 1600 (Reading: 500, Writing: 500, Math: 600).

  • Submit high school equivalency letter from the UAE Ministry of Education.

For SASP:

  • Score no less than the equivalent of a 500 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)  (PBT 500 = CBT 173 = iBT 61).

  • Attain SAT I scores no less than 1350 (Reading: 400, Writing: 400, Math: 550).

  • Submit high school equivalency letter from the UAE Ministry of Education.

FOR CURRENT UNDERGRADUATES:

Students applying for an SCO scholarship who are already attending an undergraduate institution abroad must:

For DSS:

  • Not have attended university for more than two years.

  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

  • Be admitted to a university approved by the SCO or willing to transfer to a SCO approved university.

For SASP:

  • Not have attended university for more than two years.

  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

  • Be admitted to a university approved by the SCO or willing to transfer to a SCO approved university.

 

 
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Quotes of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan - The President of UAE

Educating the individual is this country’s most valuable investment. It represents the foundation for progress and development.

A true commitment to tapping all of the available work fields, combined with a high enthusiasm for acquiring knowledge, broadening horizons and benefiting from modern science is necessary for the UAE to succeed in taking a forward step into the 21st century.

In an effort to successfully build our nation, a large portion of this country’s income is invested in compensating opportunities for progress that may have passed us by, and in moving along with the progress of the developed countries in order to support our main aim of advancing the UAE and the UAE national.

Despite the educational achievements, the educational process is an ever-growing challenge in need of meticulous planning and rigorous efforts of program development in order to keep up with modern technology and the fast-paced technological advancement.

Quotes of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi about Education and Human Development


Education is a country’s single most important priority and investing in the educational development of the individual represents the only real investment.

Our educational development plans allow us to look forward to an even brighter future of generations capable of handling twice the responsibilities as a result of being founded on knowledge, learning and adherence to customs and traditions.

The true wealth of a nation lies in its youth…one that is equipped with education and knowledge and which provides the means for building the nation and strengthening its principles to achieve progress on all levels.

Every UAE national considers the founder of this country and leader of this nation his role model …and all nationals have responded to this leader’s call for progress and advancement thus making the UAE individual the backbone of the country’s development.

The future holds no place for those who lack knowledge and education.

Education is the priority of any nation that hopes to occupy a distinguished position among the countries of the world. It is the means by which it can build a strong generation, cautious of adhering to its customs and traditions and able to adjust to the ever-changing needs of our times and to the ever-developing technologies of the modern world.

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