Scholarships and discounts

The University recognises the substantial investment students will make towards their education. To help ease this financial burden, we offer the scholarships listed below to Dubai campus students who qualify for them:

Ramadan Community Award

A discount of AED 10,000 will be awarded to any student, (foundation, undergraduate, or postgraduate) applying and paying tuition fee deposit by 21 April 2024 for September 2024 intake.

The Heriot-Watt University Dubai Ramadan Community Award cannot be combined with the Engineering Scholars Award.

To avail this discount, students must apply and pay 10% of their tuition fees as advance payment (non- refundable) against their tuition fee.

The Heriot-Watt University Dubai Ramadan Community Award amount will be distributed equally across the instalment plan for the first year of study.

This award is applicable for students who have received an unconditional offer letter or a conditional offer letter from the university. Students who have received a conditional offer letter must provide the remaining documents to receive an unconditional offer letter from the university before the start of the academic year. In case a student does not meet the conditions required and application gets rejected, their admission and discount(s) will become void and any tuition fee paid will be refunded to the student.

For the avoidance of doubt, the advance payment of the fees paid is non-refundable if an unconditional offer letter has been issued to the applicant.

 The deadline for availing the discount is 21 April 2024

Engineering Scholars Award

The Engineering Scholars Award will be granted to new student (Engineering undergraduate and postgraduate) applying and paying tuition fee deposit by the required deadline.

A discount of AED 25,000 will be awarded to all undergraduate engineering programme students applying for the September 2024 intake and paying the tuition fee deposit by 21 April 2024.

Programme Award Campus Delivery
Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Robotics, Autonomous and Interactive Systems BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time
Civil Engineering BEng (Hons) Dubai Full Time

A discount of AED 15,000 will be awarded to new engineering postgraduate students applying and paying the tuition fee deposit by 21 April 2024.

Limited scholarships available (25 scholarship seats).

Programme Award Campus Delivery
Civil Engineering and Construction Management MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Construction Project Management MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Facilities Management MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Real Estate MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Global Sustainability Engineering MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Robotics MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Energy MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc Dubai Full-Time and Part-Time

This award is not applicable for Global College, Postgraduate research and Advanced Degree Entry Programme Progressing applicants.

The above discounts cannot be combined with the Ramadan Community Award.

To avail this discount, students must apply and pay 10% of their tuition fees as advance payment (non- refundable) against their tuition fee.

The Engineering Scholars Award will be distributed equally across the instalment plan for the first year of study.

This award is applicable for students who have received an unconditional or conditional offer letter from the university. Students who have received a conditional offer letter must provide the remaining documents to receive an unconditional offer letter from the university before the start of the academic year. In case a student does not meet the conditions required and application gets rejected, his/her admission and early application discount both will become void, and any tuition fee paid will be refunded back to the student (excluding the application fee of AED 315)

For the avoidance of doubt, the advance payment of the fees paid is non-refundable if an offer letter has been issued to the applicant.

The deadline for availing the discount is 21 April 2024.

Edinburgh Business School - Shaping 'Women Entrepreneurs' Scholarship

The 30% Club GCC and Edinburgh Business School are delighted to announce a scholarship of up to 50% on tuition fees to attend the full-time or part-time MBA programme at the Heriot-Watt University Dubai campus and will be offered to an exceptional entrepreneurial woman.

Criteria

  • You must be female, residing in the GCC and have received and accepted an unconditional offer of a place on the full or part-time MBA programme, and have paid the deposit, to secure their place to start in September 2024.
  • Applicants must be fully self-funded.
  • A separate scholarship application form is required, which includes an 800-word essay and shortlisted applicants may be invited to attend a panel interview or may be required to undergo a telephone interview.

Amount of award

  • Up to 50% of the MBA tuition fees.
  • Number of awards: 1

The scholarship covers the costs of all study materials, teaching sessions, revision seminars and examination fees for the nine MBA courses required to qualify for the MBA degree. The scholarship award does not cover the cost of interim award fees, examination defer or absent fees, graduation fees, accommodation whilst living in Dubai or incidental expenses such as day to day living costs.

Applications

For full terms and conditions and to receive the application form, please contact DubaiMBA@hw.ac.uk 

Closing date

Applications close at midnight on 31st August 2024.

Civil Engineering ICE Scholarship
• Any Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Member applying for the MSc Civil Engineering & Construction Management is eligible for a 20% Scholarship. • A family member of an ICE Member applying for the BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering programme is eligible to receive a flat scholarship of 20% on first year tuition fee, split across the duration of the programme. Please note : This is only applicable to immediate family members
Full Advance Fee Payment Discount
A discount of 3% of the net annual tuition fees will be awarded to any student, (foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate) who pays their net annual tuition fees in full before 1 September 2022 for the September Intake or before 1 January 2023 for the January Intake. If an offer letter is sent to the student after the deadline, then to avail the full advance fee payment discount the student must pay the annual tuition fee within 7 days of receiving the offer.
  To avail this discount, fees must be paid in cash, by current dated cheque, or through bank transfer.
  A student who first pays 10% of their fees (and PDCs for non-international students) to confirm their place for the chosen programme, and then decides to pay the tuition fee in full will also be eligible for this discount.
  International students, who pay their fees in full, are also eligible to apply for this discount.
  The discount will be calculated on the net tuition fee, after deducting any other applicable scholarship(s) or discount(s) received by the student.
Corporate Companies Discount

Heriot-Watt University, Dubai has partnered with leading organisations in the UAE to offer bespoke learning opportunities and discounts. To find out if your organisation is listed or to partner with us, please contact us Dubai at: dubaienquiries@hw.ac.uk.

Alumni Scholarship

A 20% discount is applicable to postgraduate taught courses across all of our global campuses for all Heriot-Watt alumni who have previously been registered for one year or more on a Heriot-Watt degree programme. This discount is also applicable to those who would like to study their postgraduate taught degree with Heriot-Watt Online.

Family Scholarship

Family Scholarships of AED 3,000 will be offered when two or more students from the same immediate family enrol for any foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programme.
  Immediate family members include parents, spouse, and siblings.
  This scholarship will not apply to the first enrolled student, but only to the second, third, etc. family members.
  This scholarship will only apply for every year of study if there are two or more active and enrolled immediate family members paying their fees in the same academic year but for post-graduate students enrolled on the part-time option the scholarship would apply or be eligible for just one time for their enrolment on a programme.
  The scholarship amount will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student.

Sports and Community Engagement Scholarship

A scholarship of up to 30% of the tuition fee for up to 30 students will be offered to students who have excelled in any sport, community engagement activities, or extracurricular activities at the national or international level.
 
This scholarship will be open to applicants for any of the foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
 
Students who are awarded this scholarship are expected to engage in their chosen sport, community engagement or extracurricular activities at the University’s events, and are expected to contribute to the University’s marketing efforts. This may include, but not be limited to writing blogs about their University experience, providing support at recruitment and PR events etc.
 
Students must apply for scholarships using the scholarship request form and must attach all required supporting documents as mentioned in the scholarship form.

The scholarship offered is guaranteed and will be spread equally over the duration of the degree.

Global College Scholarship
  • Applicable to all Global College Programme (except Advanced DEP)
  • The scholarship offered is guaranteed and will be spread equally over the duration of the Global College Programme and Undergraduate Honours degree programme.
  • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year.
  • All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head or regional recruitment director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.
  • Recipients must maintain a minimum C grade in all courses each academic year at Heriot-Watt University Dubai to retain the award.
  • Please note any lost scholarship cannot be adjusted/claimed back.  

Global College Programme Merit Scholarship criteria

All Degree Entry Programmes (All Heriot-Watt Schools)
Curriculum 100% 70% 50% 20%
GCSE/IGCSE 5 As (7s) 4 As (7s) 3 As (7s) 3 Bs (5s)
IB - MYP Five 6s Four 6s Three 6s Three 5s
Kazakh/
Russian National curriculum (Attestat)
All 5s All 5s except one subject All 5s except two subjects 3 5s and 4s for every other subject
American HSD 90% 85% 80% 75%
CBSE -
Year 11
85% 80% 75% 70%
WAEC Five B3s Four B3s Three B3s Three C4s

NB: Must include higher marks where stipulated below in core subjects.

DEP Engineering: Mathematics, English and Physics/Chemistry
DEP Management: English (and business-related subjects if taken)
DEP Design: English (and design-related subjects if taken)

Students will receive the discount evenly over the 5 years of DEP + Honours Degree.

For example: 100% scholarship for a Degree Entry Programme with tuition per year being AED 42,000 (exc. VAT) = AED 8,400 per year for five years.

Engineering degree: 62,000 AED (exc. VAT)

Year Annual fee Discount Net fee (exc. VAT)
1 42,000 8,400 33,600
2 62,000 8,400 53,600
3 62,000 8,400 53,600
4 62,000 8,400 53,600
5 62,000 8,400 53,600
Total 290,000 42,000 248,000
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
  • Merit students may qualify for a direct entry into the second year of an undergraduate programme. Details of the criteria for direct admission into second year are listed on our programme pages and are available in the University’s Admissions Office. However, the decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.   
  • The scholarship offered will be calculated on the net tuition fee of the first year after deducting any other scholarships or discounts that the student may have received.   
  • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year. For example: 50% scholarship for Civil Engineering = AED 32,550 = 8,137.5 per year for 4 years  
  • All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.   
  • Recipients maintain a minimum overall grade of C at the end of the academic year for which they are on probation, the rest of the award will be cancelled.   
  • Please note any lost scholarship cannot be adjusted/claimed back.  

Undergraduate Merit Scholarship criteria

All Undergraduate Programmes (All Heriot-Watt Schools)

CBSE students
High School (12th) Marks 80%-84.9% 85% - 89.9 % 90% and above
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
A levels
A level Grades BBB ABB AAB
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
AS Levels
AS Level grades AAAA
Scholarship 30%
American High School Diploma (AHSD)
Grade requirement AHSD 85%  AHSD 90%  AHSD 95% 
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
International Baccalaureate
Points 28 – 32 33-36 37 and above
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
Tawjihiyya (other Ministry curriculum equivalent)
Grade 12 marks 85% - 89.9% 90% – 94.9% 95% and above
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
Czech Republic - Maturita
Points All 2s Combination of 1s and 2s All 1s
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
All Degree Entry Programme entry to First Year Undergraduate (except Advanced DEP)
DEP 75% 80% 85%
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%

Students who achieve the above grades in DEP will be entitled to upgrade their scholarship to 30-50% of the annual fee for their chosen undergraduate degree if applicable.

FBISE (Pakistan) students
Higher Secondary School Certificate

80% - 84.9%

85% - 89.9 % 90% and above
Scholarship

30%

40% 50%
BTECH Extended Diploma
Diploma Grades DDM DDD D*DD
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
French Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate Scores 13.5-15.5 15.6 - 17.5 17.6 or Higher
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
Iranian High school Diploma
Percentage 85%-89.9% 90%-94.9% 95% and Above
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%
Chinese Senior National High School Certificate
Percentage 85%-89.9% 90%-94.9% 95% and Above
Scholarship 30% 40% 50%

For example: 50% scholarship for Civil Engineering = AED 32,550 = 8,137.5 per year for 4 years

Undergraduate Engineering Merit Scholarship 
  • Merit students may qualify for a direct entry into the second year of an undergraduate programme. Details of the criteria for direct admission into second year are listed on our programme pages and are available in the University’s Admissions Office. However, the decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.  Please note that these scholarships are exclusively for Undergraduate Engineering programmes. 
  • The scholarship offered will be calculated on the net tuition fee of the first year after deducting any other scholarships or discounts that the student may have received.  
  • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year.  For example: 50% scholarship for Civil Engineering = AED 32,550 = 8,137.5 per year for 4 years 
  • All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.  
  • Recipients must maintain a minimum C grade in all courses each academic year at Heriot-Watt University Dubai to retain the award. 
  • Please note any lost scholarship cannot be adjusted/claimed back.    

Undergraduate Engineering Merit Scholarship criteria  

All Undergraduate Engineering Programmes  

A’levels
A level Grades  BBC  BBB ABB A* AA 
Scholarship  25%  50%  75% 100%  
AS levels
AS Level grades  AAAA 
Scholarship  50%  
CBSE
High School (12th) Marks  75-79.9%  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  Above 90% 
Scholarship  25%  50%  75%  100%
Pakistan
Higher Secondary School Certificate  75-79.9%  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  Above 90% 
Scholarship  25%  50%  75%  100% 
American High School Diploma (AHSD)
Grade requirement  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  90-96.9%  Above 97% 
Scholarship  25%  50% 75% 100%
International Baccalaureate
Points  26-27  28-33  34-38  above 38 
Scholarship  25% 50% 75% 100%
Tawjihiyya (other Ministry curriculum equivalent)
Grade requirement  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  90-96.9%  Above 97% 
Scholarship  25% 50% 75% 100%
BTECH Extended Diploma
Diploma Grades  DMM  DDM  DDD D*DD
Scholarship  25% 50% 75% 100%
Iranian High school Diploma
Percentage  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  90-94.9%  Above 95% 
Scholarship  25% 50% 75% 100%
Chinese Senior National High School Certificate
Percentage  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  90-94.9%  Above 95% 
Scholarship  25% 50% 75% 100%

 

Postgraduate Merit Scholarship
  • The scholarship is guaranteed and calculated on the net tuition deducting any other discounts that the student may have received.
  • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year.
  • All decisions regarding scholarships are at the discretion of the academic head or regional recruitment director after evaluating Undergraduate degree grades, work experience if applicable to the programme, and English language requirements.

Please note that all scholarship decisions are subject to the Scholarship Committee approvals.

Postgraduate Merit Scholarship Criteria

Australia
Degree

Bachelor’s degree (Hons) – 2:1

Bachelor’s degree (Ordinary) – Credit

Bachelor’s degree (Hons) - First

Bachelor’s degree (Ordinary) overall 75%
Scholarship 10% 15%
Canada
Degree

Bachelor’s degree (4 years) (with or without Honours)

GPA 3.0/4 or Grade B

Bachelor’s degree (4 years) (with or without Honours)

GPA 3.7/4 or Grade A  

Scholarship 10% 15%
China
Degree

Bachelor’s degree (4 years) (with or without Honours)

  • GPA 3.0/4

Bachelor’s degree (4 years) (with or without Honours)

  • GPA 3.5/4
Scholarship 10% 15%
Czech Republic
Degree

State Examination Certificate/final diploma. 2 or higher

State Examination Certificate/final diploma. 1.5 to 1

Scholarship 10% 15%
Egypt
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • GPA 3.0/4

Bachelor’s degree

  • 80% or GPA 3.5
Scholarship 10% 15%
Iran
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • At least 15 out of 20

Bachelor’s degree

  • At least 18 out of 20
Scholarship 10% 15%
India
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • CGPA 6.5/10
  • CGPA 3.0/4

Bachelor’s degree

  • CGPA 7.0/10
  • CGPA 3.5/4
Scholarship 10% 15%
Jordan
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • GPA 3.0 out of 4.0 or ‘Very Good’ or ‘B’

Bachelor’s degree

  • GPA 3.5 out of 4.0 or ‘Excellent’ or ‘A’
Scholarship 10% 15%
Kenya
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • Second Class Honours (upper division)

Bachelor’s degree

  • First Class Honours
Scholarship 10% 15%
Lebanon
Degree

Bachelor’s degree/Licence (4 years)

  • 15 out of 20 or 75%

Bachelor’s degree/Licence (4 years)

  • 17 out of 20 or 85%
Scholarship 10% 15%
Nigeria
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • Second Class Honours, First Division
  • GPA 3.5/5

Bachelor’s degree

  • First Class Honours
  • GPA 4.5/5
Scholarship 10% 15%
Pakistan
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • CGPA 3.0/4

Bachelor’s degree

  • CGPA 3.5/4
Scholarship 10% 15%
Russia
Degree

4/5 or 80%

4.5/5 or 90%

Scholarship 10% 15%
UAE
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • 85%
  • GPA 3.0/4

Bachelor’s degree

  • 90%
  • GPA 3.5/4
Scholarship 10% 15%
UK
Degree

Bachelor’s Degree with 2:1 (Hons) equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree with First Class equivalent

Scholarship 10% 15%
USA
Degree

Bachelor’s degree

  • 85%
  • GPA 3.0/4

Bachelor’s degree

  • 90%
  • GPA 3.5/4
Scholarship 10% 15%
Petroleum Engineering Scholarship

Students applying to the Petroleum Engineering postgraduate programme in the September 2024 Intake would be granted a 25% tuition fees waiver.

This discount cannot be combined with the Engineering Scholars Award and Future Made for Success Award.

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
A scholarship of up to 50% of the tuition fee will be offered to a maximum of 50 students from China.
  This scholarship will be open to applicants for any of the foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
  These scholarships will be awarded based on a range of criteria including merit, sports, service to community and industry etc. and will only be applicable to applicants who are nominally resident in China.
  Students who are awarded this scholarship are expected to voluntarily contribute to the University’s marketing efforts. This may include, but not be limited to writing blogs about their University experience, managing a country specific social media page, providing support at international recruitment events etc.
  Students must apply for scholarships using the scholarship request form and must attach all required supporting documents as mentioned in the scholarship form by 1 September 2022.
Terms and conditions
  1. Students cannot apply for and receive more than one type of scholarship award. Students however can qualify for more than one discount.
  2. Unless otherwise stated, all scholarships apply to programmes commencing in 2024, at Heriot- Watt University Dubai and cannot be used for study at other campuses.
  3. Unless otherwise stated, all scholarships are to be offered once, for the first year only
  4. Students must apply for scholarships using the scholarship request form and must attach all required supporting documents as mentioned in the scholarship form by the deadline of 1 September, 2024 (or applicable date as mentioned).
  5. Additional forms and supporting documents may be required to decide on a scholarship/discount request and must be in English (certified translated documents must be provided if the documents are not in English)
  6. Scholarships cannot be exchanged for cash or be transferred
  7. There is a set budget for scholarships every year and the University reserves the right to withdraw, amend or discontinue any scholarship/discount from time to time.
  8. The University reserves the right to cancel any award of scholarship/discount if a student is found in breach of any guidelines set by the University or has falsified any information.
  9. The decisions made by the University are final and there are no provisions or processes for appeal.
  10. All scholarships and discounts apply to study option at Heriot-Watt University Dubai only and cannot be transferred to other campuses.
  11. Other terms and conditions may apply.

Please note: All fees exclude any VAT that is applicable or may become applicable in the future.

Key information

Dubai enquiries

Phone
+971 4 571 7000
Email
dubaienquiries@hw.ac.uk