Khalifa University Scholarship for International Students

For international applicants, scholarship consideration is built directly into the standard admissions process - there is no separate scholarship application form to fill out. Admissions officers automatically screen every complete application file for scholarship eligibility, meaning a strong application alone can result in a funding offer without any additional paperwork.

Full scholarship recipients receive complete tuition coverage, a monthly stipend that varies by degree level, medical insurance, coverage of UAE residence visa fees, and for graduate students, mobilization and demobilization flights between their home country and the UAE. Because the number of fully funded seats for non-UAE nationals is limited each cycle, competition is intense and reserved for candidates with outstanding transcripts, strong test scores, and (for graduate applicants) a clear research fit with the university's engineering, AI, energy, or health-engineering focus areas.

Khalifa University's location in Abu Dhabi places students close to major national research centers, sovereign-wealth-backed industry partners (in energy, aerospace, and semiconductors), and a large multinational student body, giving scholarship recipients strong internship and post-graduation employment prospects within the UAE's growing knowledge economy.