Overview
Abu Dhabi University offers a fully funded undergraduate scholarship for the top 20 UAE public secondary-school graduates who meet its stated academic and approval requirements.
Complete scholarship details
The award waives 100% of tuition, application, registration, student-services and health-services fees. It is for the top 20 public secondary-school graduates across the UAE who are newly admitted to ADU and join in the fall semester of the year they graduate. Selection requires formal approval from the Office of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. ADU states a maximum coverage period of four years or until graduation, whichever comes first, subject to maintenance criteria.
Eligibility requirements
Top 20 UAE public secondary-school graduates newly admitted to ADU for the fall immediately after graduation; full-time enrolment; Ministry-defined English proficiency; stated EmSAT/equivalent thresholds; formal selection and approval. Continuing recipients must maintain CGPA 3.70 and normally pass at least 12 credits per regular semester.
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 on ADU's current dedicated scholarship page, last updated 23 March 2026. Scholarship application appears in the student's ADU Financial Aid and Scholarships account after formal admission and student-ID issuance. No public scholarship closing date is stated.
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