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How to apply to HBKU Graduate Scholarships

Graduate funding at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha: HBKU-sponsored students can receive tuition waivers (100% for PhD programs) and a stipend.

Official pageListing details

Step by step

  1. Check that you are eligibleThe published rules: Open to students, researchers; Graduate applicants to HBKU programs; rules differ for self-sponsored and externally funded students.
  2. Gather the materialsYou will need: Transcript, Academic CV, Personal statement / SOP, Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees), Test scores.
  3. Write the answersShortlist only scholarships you clearly qualify for; mismatched applications are often rejected unread.
  4. Submit on the official pageApply through the official page (Own portal) before 1 February 2027, and keep the confirmation.
  5. Follow upNote when results are due. If the organiser invites questions, ask once, briefly, after the date has passed.

Timeline

  1. By 21 December 2026Ask referees and order documentsAsk your referees, and order transcripts or score reports; these depend on other people's timelines.
  2. By 4 January 2027Draft the statementDraft the statement around one clear plan, with evidence from your record.
  3. By 22 January 2027Review and remindReview against the selection criteria; gently remind referees of the date.
  4. By 30 January 2027Submit and keep the confirmationSubmit early and check that every reference shows as received.

Questions you will meet, answered honestly

Why should you receive this scholarship?

Show what you have done with what you had, and what the funding makes possible next. Facts and dates, not adjectives.

Describe your financial need.

Accurate and brief. Exaggerated need can be checked and can disqualify you.

What reviewers of scholarships look for

  • Shortlist only scholarships you clearly qualify for; mismatched applications are often rejected unread.
  • Reuse a strong core statement, but rewrite the opening and closing for each funder's stated purpose.
  • Order transcripts and request references early; they are the slowest documents to arrive.
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