Masdar Institute Scholarships (Fully-Funded) for International Postgraduate Students, 2017/2018

Deadline: May 31, 2017.

Location: United Arab Emirates.

Open to: UAE and international students, who can apply for these Masdar Institute scholarships.

Applications are invited for Masdar Institute scholarships available to study Masters and doctoral degree program. International students can apply for these Masdar Institute scholarships.

Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is the world’s first graduate-level university dedicated to providing real-world solutions to issues of sustainability. The Institute’s goal is to become a world-class research-driven graduate-level university, focusing on advanced energy and sustainable technologies.

Scholarship Award:

Qualified Master’s and Doctorate degree applicants to Masdar Institute will be provided with full scholarship benefits upon admission. The Masdar Institute Scholarship benefits include the following:

100% of all tuition fees
All required textbooks
A laptop
Reimbursement of GRE and TOEFL exam/test fees
Masdar Institute housing
Monthly stipend
Health insurance
Annual return ticket home (if applicable)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for this scholarship:-

For Msc:

A relevant undergraduate degree in science, engineering or IT from a recognized and accredited university;
A minimum CGPA of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) or equivalent (2nd class upper in the British system);
A minimum GRE Quantitative score of 155 (700 on the old scale)*;
A minimum TOEFL score of 91 (iBT)) or equivalent paper/computer based scores, or a minimum academic IELTS score of 6.5;
3 Recommendation Letters;
Statement of Objectives.

For Doctoral:

A relevant undergraduate and Master’s degree in science, engineering or IT from a recognized and accredited university;
A minimum CGPA of 3.0 in the undergraduate degree and a minimum CGPA of 3.2 in the master’s degree, or equivalent;
A minimum GRE Quantitative score of 155 (700 on the old scale)*;
A minimum TOEFL of 91 on the internet-based test (iBT) or equivalent paper/computer-based scores, or a minimum academic IELTS score of 6.5;
3 recommendation letters;
Statement of Objectives;
Research proposal.

Application Process:

Applicants are required to complete the online application form and submit the following documents in PDF, MS Word or JPF format. Please do not upload RAR or ZIP files.
Copy of undergraduate/graduate transcripts;
Statement of Objectives;
Research proposal (for PhD applicants);
Copy of GRE and TOEFL (or IELTS) scores;
Copy of CV (including education, list of publications, awards, professional experience, etc.);
JPEG of passport-sized photo of not more than 100K in size;
Name and email address of 3 referees (It is preferable that these email addresses are university/professional email addresses and not common Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc., email addresses).