Overview
The Al Qasimi Foundation’s 2026 overseas cycle funds eligible Ras Al Khaimah Emiratis pursuing approved bachelor’s or master’s study abroad, with category-specific support.
Complete scholarship details
The Foundation’s Scholarship Office lists two current overseas categories for 2026. Overseas Bachelor applicants can receive an AED 3,000 monthly stipend when Ministry-sponsored or self-funded. Overseas Master’s applicants under the Al Qasimi Scholarship can receive 100% tuition coverage, an AED 12,000–15,000 monthly stipend based on university rate, an annual round-trip ticket and annual health insurance; the page separately states an AED 5,000 monthly stipend for recipients of a Ministry of Higher Education scholarship. Applicants need unconditional admission to an approved overseas program and must satisfy the relevant academic, English-language and university standards. The official overseas application cycle runs from January 2 through December 29, 2026.
Eligibility requirements
Emirati national from Ras Al Khaimah with unconditional admission to an approved overseas degree. Bachelor applicants are subject to the stated 95% high-school and scientific-subject thresholds plus English requirements. Master’s applicants need a bachelor qualification or continuing-student status, the stated GPA range and IELTS requirement. Approved overseas institutions must satisfy the Foundation’s accreditation/ranking rules.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the Foundation’s current English and Arabic scholarship pages on 2026-08-29. The 2026 overseas cycle is explicitly January 2–December 29; a date-only deadline is used because no closing clock time is stated.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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