Scholarships

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14th July 2024, sending students lists who met scholarship’s 
criteria to colleges (Cohort, CGPA, IELTS) .

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College, will nominate scholarship’s students according to its criteria.

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September, taking approval for scholarship’s students.

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Singing Scholarship’s contracts.

  • A student having full scholarship must submit evaluation form (DPS 30) at end of each semester to Department of Scholarship and Financial Support through the college.

  • International students on full scholarship can request for annual return ticket using ticket request for full scholarship student’s form.

SQU Scholarships
SQU Scholarships for the Academic Year 2024/2025
 

Scholarship Details
 

Contract Duration

  

Yearly from 2006
 

For

  

All (Omani & International)
 

Scholarship Type

  

Full & Exemption form Tuition fees Only
 

Number of scholarship

  

120 for both Masters & PhD
 

Cohort

 

  • Admitted Students for the academic year (conditional / unconditional) in accordance with the general conditions of scholarships.
 

College

  

All
 

Major

  

All
 

Mode of Study

  

Full
 

Benefits & Fees Covers
 

Academic Fees

  

Yes
 

Allowance (Full Scholarship)
  • Master 250 OMR
  • PhD 350 OMR

Ticket

Annually to International Students (Return)
 

English Requirement

  

No
 

Bridge Courses

  

No
 

Includes the fees required in the following cases: Probation Period.
 

Procedures
 

Announcement

  

On the same announcement of opening applying for the program every year
 

Application

  

Admission Program Period

Nomination

Concerned College

Contract signing

Fourth week of study for Full Scholarships & Exemption for Tuition Fees
 

Conditions

  

Up to Postgraduate Scholarship Guidelines

 

 

  • Distribution Scholarships for Academic Year 2024/2025

# College Nomination Criteria For 2024/2025 Scholarships
PhD
Master
Full Scholarship
Exemption from Tuition Fees
Full Scholarship
Exemption from Tuition Fees
1 Medicine & Health Sciences
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Department evaluation

1

7

2

6
2 Engineering
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Interview evaluation
  • Distributing scholarships among programs
  • PhD Student potential to serve the department (mainly by teaching)

1

5

3

9
3 Science
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Cumulative GPA for the major (for Chemistry major)
  • Exam
  • CV
  • Interview result

1

6

1

8
4 Agricultural & Marine Sciences
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Interview

1

4

2

4
5 Education
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Exam
  • Interview
  • Research activity

1

7

3

10
6 Arts & Social Sciences
  • Scholarship criteria
  • Department evaluation for (exam or interview)
  • Cumulative GPA

1

2

1

9
7 Economics & Political Sciences
  • Admission test
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Work Experience
  • Interview
  • Research attitude (PHD students)

1

2

1

4
8 Law
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Exam
  • Oral exam

-

-

1

3
9 Nursing
  • English proficiency
  • Knowledge
  • Interview
  • Critical thinking
  • Distributing scholarships among programs

-

-

1

2
Scholarships for Ministry of Education


Scholarship Details

Contract Duration

Yearly from 2002

For

Ministry of Education employees

Scholarship Type

Exemption form Tuition fees Only

Number of scholarship

25 for Masters

Cohort

New student only

College

Education

Major

All

Mode of Study

Full

Benefits & Fees Covers

Academic Fees

Yes

Allowance

0

English Requirement

No

Bridge Courses

No

Includes the fees required in the following cases: Probation Period, Repeating Courses, Postponement / Withdrawal

Procedures

Announcement

On the same announcement of opening applying for the program every year

Application

Admission Period

Nomination

Ministry of Education

Contract signing

Fourth week of study

Conditions & Commitments

According to terms of scholarship regulations
Scholarships for Palestinians Students


Scholarship Details

Contract Duration

Yearly from 2017

For

Palestinians Holding Palestinian Passport Student

Scholarship Type

Full

Number of scholarship

2 for Masters & 2 for PhD

Cohort

New student only

College

All Colleges

Major

All Majors

Mode of Study

Full Release

Benefits & Fees Covers

Academic Fees

Yes

Allowance

250 OR for Masters/350 OR for PHD

English Requirement

No

Bridge Courses

No

Includes the fees required in the following cases: Probation Period, Repeating Courses, Postponement / Withdrawal, Extension

Procedures

Announcement

On the same announcement of opening applying for the program every year

Application

Program Admission Period

Nomination

Sultan Qaboos University

Contract signing

Fourth week of study

Conditions & Commitments

According to terms of Scholarship regulations
Scholarships for Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs


Scholarship Details

Contract Duration

Yearly from 2015

For

Non Omani who has Omani roots, graduated from college of Islamic Sciences

Scholarship Type

Full

Number of scholarship

2 for Masters

Cohort

New student only

College

Education

Major

Islamic 

Mode of Study

Full release

Benefits & Fees Covers

Academic Fees

Yes

Allowance

250 OR

English Requirement

No

Bridge Courses

No

Includes the fees required in the following cases: Probation Period, Repeating Courses, Postponement / Withdrawal, Extension

Procedures

Announcement

On the same announcement of opening applying for the program every year

Application

Admission period

Nomination

Sultan Qaboos University

Contract signing

Fourth week of study

Conditions & Commitments

According to terms of Scholarship regulations 
Scholarships Allocated to University Employees

Sultan Qaboos University, represented in the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and the Human Resources Development Center, seeks to qualify university employees and hone their skills by allocating a number of scholarships to university employees who are enrolled in graduate programs at the university as follows:

 

Scholarship Details

Activation period

 Yearly from 2023

Offered to

 Sultan Qaboos University employees

Scholarships Type

 Exemption from Tuition Fees

Number of Scholarships

 30 for Masters

Cohort

 New Students only

College

 All

Major/ Program

 All

Mode of Study

 Part-time

Privileges and Fees included

Tuition Fees

 Yes

Allowance

 No

Procedures

Announcement

 On the same announcement of Program Application every year

Application

 Application period for Postgraduate programs

Nomination

 Human Resources Development Center

Contract Signing

 -

 The scholarships do not cover administrative fees in the following cases: for registration, bridging courses, and repeating study courses (in case of failure) in the offered programs.

Conditions
  • Only for Omani-employees.
  • The applicant must have obtained final approval to enroll in a master’s degree at Sultan Qaboos University on a part-time basis.
  • The major/program must be consistent with the applicant’s career path and qualification needs.
  • The scholarship will be suspended if the beneficiary employee falls under academic probation
  • The beneficiary employee of the scholarship is obligated to recover all the financial amounts disbursed in the event of withdrawal from the study.
  • Applications that meet the above conditions are presented to the Scholarships and Training Committee to recommend regarding scholarship approval.

 

Scholarships Allocated to Social Waiver Students

Scholarship Details

Activation period

 from 2017

Eligibility

Social Waiver students

Scholarships type

Exemption from Tuition Fees

 Number of Scholarships

   -

Cohort

   -

The College

All

Major/ Program

All

Study Mode

Full- time or Part-time

Privileges and fees included

study fees

Yes

Allowance

No

Procedures

Announcement

   -

application

Depending on the case, an official letter accompanied by supporting documents ( Social Waiver card(

Nomination

The Deanship reviews the application and submits it for the Vice Chancellor’s approval

Contract Signing

 Yes

    The scholarships do not cover English language fees

Conditions
  • For Omani students only.
  • The acceptance must be unconditional.
  • The student must belong to the social wavier category.

Commitments

According to the terms of scholarship regulations
International Students Scholarships

Sultan Qaboos University, represented by the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies, aims to increase support and attract international students by allocating scholarships for international students enrolled in postgraduate programs at the university as follows:

 

Scholarship Details

Contract Duration

Yearly from 2018

For

International Students

Scholarship Type

Full Scholarship

Number of scholarship

2 for Masters 

Cohort

New student only

College

All Colleges

Major

All Majors

Mode of Study

Full time

Benefits & Fees Cover

Academic Fees

Yes

Allowance

Yes

Procedures

Announcement

On the same announcement of opening applying for the program every year

Application

Program Admission Period

 

Nomination

International Students Section

Contract signing

Fourth week of study
  • Scholarships do not cover application fees and Bridging Courses.
  • Includes the fees required in the following cases: Probation Period, Repeating Courses, Postponement / Withdrawal.

Conditions
  • The international student must come from abroad for the purpose of studying and must not be a resident in the Sultanate of Oman.
  • The student must have an acceptance for a full time postgraduate program (unconditional).
  • The student must have a minimum Accumulative Grade Points Average of 3.00 out of 4.00 or equivalent in the undergraduate degree.

Commitments
  • According to the terms of Scholarship Regulations
Scholarships for the Academy of Strategic and Defense Studies

Scholarship Details

Contract Duration

Annually, starting 2024

For

Joint Command and Staff College members ،Staff of the Academy of Strategic and Defense Studies

Scholarship Type

Exemption from tuition fees

Number of scholarship

7 for Masters

3 for PHD

Cohort

New student only

College

Arts and Social Sciences, Economics and Political Science, Education, Law, and Science

All specializations

All programs in the above mentioned college

Mode of Study

Full time

Benefits & Fees Cover 

Academic Fees

 Exemption from tuition fees

Allowance

-

Procedures

Announcement

After announcing the opening of  applications for the program every year

Application

After a period of applying for programs

Nomination

Academy of Strategic and Defense Studies

Contract signing

-

Conditions & Commitments

According to terms of Scholarship regulations

Scholarships Regulation

Types of Scholarship (available according to the announcement)

 

 

  • Full scholarships, including student exemption from tuition fees and a monthly allowance.

  • Exemption from Tuition Fees which is limited to exemption from fees only.

  • Monthly Allowance which is limited to a monthly allowance only.

 

 

 

 

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements (Conditions)

  1. The student must have an acceptance for a postgraduate program.

  2. The acceptance must be unconditional.

  3. For Master's scholarships, the student must have a minimum Accumulative Grade Points Average of 3.00 out of 4.00 or equivalent in the undergraduate degree.

  4. For PhD scholarships, applicants must satisfy the program's admission conditions.

  5. The student must be full time.

 

 

Scholarship Benefits


  • Monthly allowance during scholarship duration, based on the contract.

  • International students coming from abroad and got full scholarship are eligible to get a two-way economy class ticket annually, to the nearest international airport to his/her permanent residence. Omani students who got full scholarship are eligible to get annual ticket based on the contract.

  • Paid leave for 36 days upon approval of the Department Head.

  • Exemption from tuition fees.

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Commitments of Scholarship Student


  • Must be full time student for the duration of the program.

  • Participate in academic work for no more than (10) hours a week for full scholarship and (5) hours a week for exemption from tuition fees scholarship.

  • Commitment to work specified by the department head.

  • Fully comply with SQU Regulations, Policies and Decisions issued by the Vice Chancellor.

 

 

Scholarship Suspension


  • Non-registration of the semester.

  • Absence from work, for full and monthly allowance scholarships for more…than (15) consecutive days or (21) non-consecutive days and for exemption from tuition fees scholarship for more than (7) consecutive days or (10) non-consecutive days without a valid excuse.

  • Poor performance in the assigned work based on the evaluation form set for this purpose.

  • Postponement of study after the first semester.

  • Violation of scholarship duties and obligations stated in the contract except for full-time.

  • Violation of ethics and morals in force at the university.

 

Redemption of the Suspended Scholarship

 

 

  • The privileges and obligations shall be resumed automatically when registering for non-registration and postponement suspension reasons.

  • The recommendation of the College Dean with approval of the Postgraduate Studies Dean is required to redeem the suspended scholarship for the other suspension reasons.

  • The privileges and obligations for the other suspension reasons shall be resumed from the date of the Postgraduate Studies Dean’s approval. The student will not be reimbursed for any payment done during the suspension period.

 

 

Scholarship Termination


  • Withdrawal from the academic program.

  • Withdrawal from the scholarship.

  • Postponement of study in the first semester.

  • Violation of full-time commitment throughout the study duration.

  • Violation of terms of the scholarship and the terms of the contract.

  • Scholarship may not be recouped once terminated, the student may refund in full the tuition fees paid to the University in case of cancellation.

 

 

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