Qatar Foundation Financial Aid for Education City Undergraduates (All Nationalities)

Opportunity Overview

Qatar Foundation financial aid for undergraduates of every nationality at Education City universities in Doha; funding is requested with the admission application between November and February depending on the university. Education City hosts branch campuses of Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Texas A&M, Weill Cornell Medicine and VCUarts, plus HBKU, with fees of about US$67,000–75,000 a year. Qatar Foundation says admissions are need-blind and describes its need-based aid as an interest-free loan that can be repaid by working for one of hundreds of approved organisations in Qatar after graduation, while Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar describes QF need-based grants that do not have to be repaid and can reach the full cost of attendance — so read the aid agreement carefully. QF also awards a competitive QF Scholarship to high-achieving students after two semesters in Education City. Students apply through the QF Financial Aid System (fas.qf.org.qa) with a US$50 fee and family income documents. Deadlines differ by university: for example, 17 November for Early Decision and 1 February (priority) for Regular Decision at CMU-Q, which notes that international applicants living outside Qatar cannot receive aid in the binding Early Decision round.