Scholarships and discounts

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

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, before you can apply. The scholarship is for study beginning in 2022.

Other conditions of eligibility also apply, 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 AED 100,000.

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, plus the graduation fee. The scholarship award does not cover the cost of interim award fees, examination defer or absent fees, accommodation whilst living in Dubai or incidental expenses such as day to day living costs.

No of awards: 1

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

Applications close at midnight on 31 July 2022.

• 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 30% of the published tuition fee will be awarded to Heriot-Watt University undergraduate students graduating in September 2021 who qualify and decide to join one of the Heriot-Watt University Dubai’s postgraduate taught programmes (PGT) in 2022 intake.

An alumni scholarship of 10% of the published tuition fee is awarded to all other students that have previously graduated with a degree from Heriot-Watt University, who qualify and decide to join one of the Heriot-Watt University Dubai’s postgraduate taught programmes (PGT) in 2022.

Family Scholarships of 3,000 AED 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.

• 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.

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) + SAT Scores

High School (12th) Marks + SAT Scores	AHSD 70% + Minimum SAT 1’s 1250 OR AHSD 70% + 3 AP’s with grade 4 OR Minimum 3 SAT 2’s 500 each	AHSD 80 % + 3 AP’s with grade 4  OR Minimum 3 SAT 2’s 500 each	AHSD 90% + 3 AP’s with grade 4 OR Minimum 3 SAT 2’s 500 each
Scholarship	30%	40%	50%

International Baccalaureate

Points	28 – 32	33-36	37 and above
Scholarship	30%	40%	50%/td>

Tawjihiyya (other Ministry curriculum equivalent)

Grade 12 marks	85% - 89.9%	90% – 94.9%	95% and above
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.

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%

The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences in Dubai is offering a limited number of PhD scholarships in advanced areas of Computer Science.

Students who are successful in being awarded this scholarship are expected to be involved in teaching and learning activities of students. This may include supporting lab sessions, marking or preparing course material. On occasion there might be teaching opportunities. Overall, candidates will not be expected to dedicate more than 400 hours/year in such paid activities. 

The scholarship will cover tuition fees for the 36 months.  An hourly rate (currently 60 AED) will be paid for computer lab support. Renumeration for the other activities will vary.

Scholarships will be awarded by competitive merit, taking into account the academic excellence of the applicant and his/her research and teaching abilities. 

Interested applicants should apply for the scholarship no later than 15 February 2021.

Applicants MUST be available to start the course of study and their teaching commitment as of 1 May 2021. 

For details on entry requirements and application procedure please refer to the PhD Mathematical and Computer Sciences webpage.

In addition to the required documents, applicants are requested to include a personal statement outlining their academic excellence and their interest in research and teaching that would qualify them to obtain this scholarship.

For any further enquiries please contact Nizamuddin Khaja Abdul, Student Recruitment Manager on k.abdul@hw.ac.uk or +971 52 190 48 08.

Students applying to the Petroleum Engineering postgraduate programme in the January 2022 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 2022, 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, 2022 (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.