Deanship of Postgraduate Studies

Sponsorship Seats

Review the details of the sponsored seat
The student applies for the sponsored seat according to the procedures outlined on the announcement details
The Deanship conducts the nomination procedures according to the specified criteria and designated entities for nomination.
The Deanship sends the list of candidates to the sponsor for approval and to finalize the funding procedures for the seat.

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) Sponsorships

Sponsorship Details
Contract Duration	Yearly from 2022 to 2026
For	Omani Student
Sponsorship Type	Exemption form tuition fees
Number of Sponsored Seats	10 seats for Masters
Cohort	Unconditionally admitted students for the academic year, according to the terms of the agreement.
College	College of Engineering / College of Science
Major	Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering / Petroleum Geoscience / Data Science and Machine Learning
Mode of Study	Full time
Benefits & Fees Covers
Tuition Fees	Included
Allowance	Up to the sponsor
English Requirement	Not included
Bridge Courses	Not included
Financial support for research and conferences	Up to the sponsor
Procedures
Announcement & Application	Announce the seats of scholarships associated with employment opportunity internally for SQU & overseas students. The student shall submit the application via Ministry of Energy & Minerals portal: www.petrojobs.om
Nomination	Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Follow Up	Contract Signing: Applicable Academic Statues: Provided per semester to the sponsor Academic Regulation & Academic Fees Regulation: Applied to the student
Conditions/ Target	Omanis only The applicant must not have more than three years of professional experience when submitting the application Bachelor's degree from Sultan Qaboos University and other recognized global universities Achieving a GPA of no less than 3.00 out of 4.00 in Bachelor's degree Achieving a score of 6.5 in the Academic IELTS Full-time
Student Responsibility	Tuition Fees for the following cases: Repeating Courses, Postponement, Extension

CGG for Services (Oman) Sponsorships

Sponsorship Details
Contract Duration	Three academic years starting from 2025/2026
For	All student
Sponsorship Type	Exemption from Tuition fees
Number of Sponsored Seats	1 for Masters
Cohort	Unconditionally admitted students for the academic year, according to the terms of the agreement.
College	Science
Major	Petroleum Geoscience
Mode of Study	Full / Part time
Benefits & Fees Covers
Tuition Fees	Included
Allowance	Included
English Requirement	Not included
Bridge Courses	Not Included
Financial support for research and conferences / Repeating Courses / Extension fees	Included 1000 OR
Procedures
Announcement & Application	Announcement of sponsored seats on the Deanship’s website. The student submits the application through the electronic system for program applications.
Nomination	Deanship of Postgraduate Studies - SQU
Follow Up	Contract Signing: Not Applicable. Academic Statues: Provided per semester to the sponsor. Academic Regulation & Academic Fees Regulation: Applied to the student.
Conditions/ Target	Fresh Bachelor graduates or previously graduated from SQU or from other universities Employed or unemployed
Student responsibility	Completion of the degree requirements with the official duration of the program

Vodafone Oman Sponsorship

Sponsorship Details
Contract Duration	One academic year 2025/2026
For	Omani students
Sponsorship Type	Exemption from Tuition fees
Number of Sponsored Seats	One seat for a PhD Cohort: 2025
Cohort	Unconditionally admitted students for the academic year, according to the terms of the agreement.
College	College of Engineering and College of Science
Major	Majors related to data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
Mode of Study	Full time
Benefits & Fees Covers
Tuition Fees	Included
Monthly allowance	Included
English language requirement	Not included
Remedial courses	Not Included
Financial support for research and conferences	Included, 3000 OR for the research project and 1000 OR for conference participation.
Procedures
Announcement & Application	Announcement of sponsored seats on the Deanship’s website for SQU students. The student submits the application through the electronic system for program applications.
Nomination	Deanship of Postgraduate Studies - SQU
Follow Up	Contract Signing: Applicable. Academic Statues: Provided each semester to the funding entity Academic Regulation & Academic Fees Regulation: Applied to the student.
Conditions/ Target	Omanis Master's degree with honors Achieving a score of 6.5 in the IELTS Full-time
Student responsibility	Tuition fees in the following cases: Repeating courses, Postponement, Extension