Scholarships and discounts

• A discount of up to a maximum of AED 20,000 will be awarded to any student (undergraduate) applying and paying tuition fee deposit by September 25.
• Eligible students can also qualify for the Future Made for Success Scholarship with a combined maximum discount of up to AED 20,000.
• Limited seats for scholarships available.
• The Engineering Scholars Award is applicable only to the following majors Automotive Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Robotics, Autonomous and Interactive Systems; Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
• The Engineering Scholars Award will be granted to any student (undergraduate) applying and paying tuition fee deposit by the required deadline.
• 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 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, 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 unconditional offer letter has been issued to the applicant.
• The deadline for availing the discount is September 25, 2023.

• A discount of AED 5,000 will be awarded to any student, (foundation, undergraduate, or postgraduate) applying and paying tuition fee deposit by 25 September 2023 for September 2023 intake.
• The Future Made for Success Scholarship will be granted to any student (foundation, undergraduate, or postgraduate) applying and paying tuition fee deposit by the required deadline.
• Heriot-Watt University Dubai Global College Programme (ADEP) students who are progressing to their undergraduate degrees in September 2023 are eligible for AED 5,000 discount only.
• To avail this discount, students must apply and pay 10% of their tuition fees as advance payment (non- refundable) against their tuition fee.
• The Future Made for Success Scholarship 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, his/her admission and early application discount both will become void and any tuition fee paid will be refunded back 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 25 September 2023.

Edinburgh Business School is committed to educating tomorrow’s leaders. We look to the future and create industry-focused degrees which develop the skills our graduates need to thrive and advance in an ever-changing world.

The Tomorrow’s Leaders MBA Scholarship is designed for aspiring business leaders who have worked full-time for a minimum of five years. For this scholarship, Edinburgh Business School is seeking applicants who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities and potential, with a strong vision for the future.

Criteria

• Open to applicants with a minimum of 5 years, post-qualifying, full-time professional work experience.
• Applicants must have received and accepted an unconditional offer of a place on the full or part-time MBA programme in Dubai, and have paid the deposit to secure their place to start in September 2023.
• 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 will be spread equally across the on-campus tuition fees for all nine MBA courses required to qualify for the MBA degree for the duration of the programme of study. The scholarship award is not applicable towards the cost of visa fees, interim award fees, graduation fees, examination defer or absent 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 2023.

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 2023.
• 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 31 August 2023.

• 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

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.

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.

An alumni scholarship of 20% of the published tuition fee is awarded to all students that have previously graduated with an undergraduate degree from Heriot-Watt University, who qualify and decide to join one of the Heriot-Watt University Dubai’s postgraduate taught programmes (PGT) in September 2023.

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.

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.

• 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.
• If a recipient does not maintain a minimum C grade in all subjects at the end of an academic year, they will be placed on scholarship probation and will be exceptionally permitted to retain the award for the upcoming academic year. If a recipient does not maintain a minimum C grade in all courses at the end of the academic year for which they are on probation, then the remainder of the award will be cancelled.
• 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

• 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 is guaranteed and will be spread equally over the duration of the degree
• 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 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.
• If a recipient does not maintain a minimum C grade in all subjects at the end of an academic year, they will be placed on scholarship probation and will be exceptionally permitted to retain the award for the upcoming academic year. If a recipient does not maintain a minimum C grade in all courses at the end of the academic year for which they are on probation, then the remainder 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%

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%

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.

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

Must include minimum of required percentage in relevant subjects:

• EPS/EGIS: Mathematics and Physics/Chemistry
• MACS: Mathematics and/or Computer Science
• SoSS: Business Management and English
• TEX: Design Studies

• 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 (3 years) GPA 3.5/4	Bachelor’s degree ( 4 years) (with or without Honours) GPA 3.5/4 Bachelor’s degree ( 3 years) GPA 3.7/4
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%

Students applying to the Petroleum Engineering postgraduate programme in the September 2023 Intake would be granted a 25% tuition fees waiver.

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.

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 2023, 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, 2023 (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.