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About the Department

Scholarships are academic placements awarded to non-Saudi male and female students to undertake undergraduate (bachelor's degree) studies at universities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Internal Grants

Internal scholarships:
These are scholarships allocated to students residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, of all nationalities.

Mechanism for accepting internal scholarship students:
  • Apply online through the Adras platform in Saudi Arabia.
  • Application documents are reviewed and verified for accuracy.
  • Applicants can track the status of their application through the platform. 
  • Applicants will be notified via SMS if their application is initially accepted and approved.

Admission Requirements for internal scholarships:
  • What applies to Saudi male and female students applies to internal scholarship students according to the differentiation criteria.
  • The male or female student must have a high school diploma or its equivalent from inside or outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • The student must be a legal resident of the Kingdom.
  • The male or female student must have an aptitude and achievement score.
  • The male or female student must be proficient in the Arabic language, written and spoken.
  • The age of the male or female student must not be less than (17) years and not more than (25) years for the bachelor’s degree.
  •   The male or female student must not have obtained admission to another university within the Kingdom.
  • No more than two years should have passed since obtaining the high school diploma or its equivalent.
  • The validity of the residency upon submitting the application must not be less than four months.
  • Application will be through the electronic portal only on the university’s website on the specified date, and no paper submission will be accepted.

External Grants

External scholarships:
These are scholarships allocated to students from outside the Kingdom and which are linked to Islamic, Arab, fraternal and cultural relations with the Kingdom

Admission Requirements for external scholarship students:
  • The student must be of good conduct and character.
  • Applicants must undertake to comply with university’s rules and regulations.
  • To be medically fit.
  • Applicants must have a high school diploma or its equivalent from inside or outside the Kingdom.
  • Applicants must commit to devoting full time to studying for regular daytime programs.
  • No more than three years should have passed since obtaining the high school diploma.
  • The age of the male or female student must not be less than (17) years and not more than (25) years for the university stage.
  • Not to be expelled from any university for any reason.
  • The student must not have obtained a scholarship from a university in the Kingdom.
  • Female applicants must be accompanied by a mahram who has a scholarship or be a resident with a regular residence permit.
  • Applicants  must meet the university admission requirements.
Mechanism for Admission external grants:
  • Apply through the Edress platform in Saudi Arabia https://studyinsaudi.moe.gov.sa/ on the specified date.
  • The student’s data is checked and verified.
  • The student will be notified to visit the Kingdom’s embassy to approve and authenticate his documents.
  • The necessary study visa is issued to the student and is submitted to the Ministry of Education to address the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for issuance, and the student is informed of this to complete their travel procedures to the Kingdom.
  • The student nominated for admission will be contacted via their email and contact information attached to the application.

Grant objectives

  • Conveying the message of Islam to the world, teaching the Arabic language, and spreading the culture of moderation.
  • Establishing scientific and cultural ties with educational institutions, Islamic and scientific bodies and institutions in the world, to serve humanity.
  • Attracting scientifically distinguished students, to achieve diversity and enrich scientific research.
  • Strengthening solidarity between the Kingdom and the countries of the world.
  • Introducing students to the Kingdom and its ongoing developments across scientific, economic, political, social, and health sectors.

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Mission

The administration of student scholarships for non-Saudis consists of three basic units (registrar, auditor, and reviewer).

1- Administration Registrar
Responsible for opening the application process after obtaining approval from the Permanent Committee for Student Scholarships and the Secretary of the Student Sorting Committee after completing the application form and uploading it to the Ministry’s website. The unit processes applications submitted by applicants through the “Study in Saudi Arabia” program and follow up on students with the registration process

2- Management auditor
Responsible for verifying students’ data after the process of approving registration on the scholarship portal or through the “Study in Saudi Arabia” program, and follows up on internal and external scholarship students during their studies and fulfills their requirements.

3- Management references
Responsible for reviewing students’ data after the registration approval process on the scholarship portal or through the “Study in Saudi Arabia” program and sends it to the system administration director for final approval. He is responsible for submitting the financial and administrative claims of scholarship students to the relevant authorities.

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