Qalaa Holdings Foundation Scholarship for Egyptian Students

The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation was created in 2007, out of a strong will to contribute to national development through creating high caliber professionals to help enhance Egypt's growth in all sectors. The Foundation is funded by an endowment from Qalaa Holdings to grant academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue master degrees abroad in all fields of study.

Qalaa Holdings is a leading Egyptian private equity firm established by a team of professionals with extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets, operating in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle East. Over the past three years, Qalaa Holdings has executed some of the most compelling and successful private equity transactions in Egypt and the region, building a strong track record and an outstanding investor base, raising and investing over ten billion US dollars.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be under the age of 35.
Must be an Egyptian national and residing in Egypt.
Applicant must have a minimum of two years of work experience post-graduation.
Is planning to pursue his/her studies at one of the top universities in their discipline of choice.
Must have been accepted at the university and program of interest. Applicant must submit an unconditional acceptance letter (with the exception of a funding condition).
Excellent command of language of study.
Good command of the English language.
Involvement with activities in civic, public or international affairs (NGOs, volunteer work, etc) will be an asset.
Must have a genuine financial need.
Not a beneficiary of any other partial scholarship or grants (with exception to waivers from the university of choice itself).
Upon completion of program, graduates must be committed to return to work in Egypt for a minimum of 2 years.
Military service status must be clear (for males).
QHSF reserves the right to apply exceptions or require additional conditions as seen necessary. QHSF also retains the right to withdraw scholarships at its own discretion.

Required Documents

Application form

The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship application form
Copy of letter of acceptance to University of choice
Copy of (completed) application form submitted to university of choice
An updated C.V.
Two reference letters (academic and professional)
Military Certificate (for males)

Please submit printed and signed application along with the above documents to:

By Regular Post:

Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
P.O Box 29
Postal Code: 11516
Cairo, Egypt

By Fedex:

Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
Hold at Fedex Mohandessin office

Note

- You can check that your application has been delivered through:
info@qalaascholarships.org

- Kindly wait for a week before checking.

- Please submit an acceptance letter to only one university.

- Submit your application package only once.

- Multiple applications from one person will result in rejection of all applications.

Qalaa Holdings Foundation Scholarship for Egyptian Students

Deadline:

April 15, 2016

Disciplines:

Any