The Qalaa Holdings Scholarships for Egyptians 2017

Publish Date: Jan 27, 2017

Deadline: Apr 15, 2017

The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation

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.

THE 2017/2018 SCHOLARSHIP ROUND HAS COMMENCED. IN ADDITION TO THE MAY AND AHMED HEIKAL SCHOLARSHIP, TWO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM THE EGYPTIAN REFINING COMPANY ERC AND TAQA ARABIA.

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).

Required Documents

  • 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)
  • Copy of Military Certificate (for Males only) 

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.

 

In addition to QHSF’s regular scholarship, the Foundation manages additional awards granted by Qalaa Holdings and its subsidiary companies. Unless otherwise stated below, the same application process, schedule, eligibility criteria and conditions as QHSF’s apply to the following scholarships. Please note that applicants to any of the awards below cannot apply for a QHSF scholarship in parallel.

THE EGYPTIAN REFINING COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP

The Egyptian Refining Company international Scholarship will go towards funding the studies of 1 master’s degree student per year in the field of education. Priority will be given to the residents of the areas of Musturud, Khousous and Matareya. Residents of these neighborhoods are requested to include a copy of their ID card in their application package. The ERC scholarship covers both tuition fees and living expenses.

THE TAQA ARABIA SCHOLARSHIP

The TAQA International Scholarship will go towards funding the studies of 1 master’s degree student per year in the field of renewable energy. The TAQA scholarship covers both tuition fees and living expenses.

THE MAY AND AHMED HEIKAL SCHOLARSHIP

The MAHS is a private award that goes towards funding the studies of 2 master’s degree students per year at New York University to study in any field. The MAHS award covers tuition fees only.

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