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DOHA INSTITUTE FOR GRADUATE STUDIES MASTERS PROGRAMS AND DOCTORAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: 15 January 2027

LOCATION: Qatar

Tamim Scholarship: The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies offers the Tamim Scholarship to outstanding students from within the State of Qatar and abroad. It is awarded to students admitted to the institute’s master’s programs, in accordance with its policies and criteria.

ELIGIBILITY:

Master’s Program

Following the issuance of admission decisions, admitted students are contacted and invited to apply for the scholarship. 

Applicants may be required to submit additional documents or information when necessary. 

​The scholarship may not be combined with any other scholarship, regardless of its source. 

Continuation of the scholarship is contingent upon maintaining the required academic standing. 

The scholarship does not cover Executive Master’s programs, diplomas, or specialized certificate programs. 

Applicants who have previously received a scholarship to study a master’s program at the Institute—whether or not they completed the degree—are not eligible. ​


Doctoral Studies

Scholarship Types

The scholarship of the first phase of Doctoral Studies: This scholarship is granted according to eligibility and based on the criteria set forth below.

The scholarship of the second phase, which is a full-time reading of the prospectus. Obtaining it is linked to achieving a GPA of no less than 3.5 in the courses of the first phase.

Scholarship of the third phase, which is to prepare for the dissertation. Obtaining it is linked to passing the comprehensive examination​.

​​All admitted students can apply for a scholarship through the scholarship application form. The Admissions Office sends the application form to all eligible students. Students are given the opportunity to submit the application with all official and required documents.​​

A student shall not combine the Institute’s scholarship and any other scholarship, whatever its source, except with the prior approval of the Doctoral Studies. Board

Students who have obtained a full scholarship must commit, in return, to working for the Institute in the fields of research, teaching, and any other fields that are required of them, for not less than ten hours per week during the semester. The working hours of the partial grantees are determined in proportion to the value of the scholarship, on condition that it does not exceed 15 hours per week.

In consultation with the programs and colleges, the Doctoral Studies Board determines the required fields of work. To continue to benefit from the Institute’s scholarships, the obligations specified above must be fulfilled.

BENEFIT:

Master’s Program: The Tamim Scholarship provides the following benefits, depending on the student category:

For Qatari students: Awarded to Qatari students who are not sponsored by a government entity or their employer. 

For resident students: Partial tuition waiver ranging from 10% to 100%, based on the student’s financial need. 

For international students:

Full tuition waiver (100%). 

Student housing. 

Monthly stipend. 

Health insurance. 

Doctoral Studies: The scholarship covers two academic years, which can be extended by submitting a reasoned extension request and obtaining the approvals of the Director of the Doctoral Studies Board and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.​

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COMMONWEALTH PHD SCHOLARSHIPS

Application open on Tuesday, 8 September, 16.00 BST; on Tuesday, 20 October, 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for applicants from least developed countries and vulnerable states, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.

Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.

Be available to start academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2027.

By September 2027, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)*.

Not be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university or in their home country before September/October 2026.

Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.

Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.

*The CSC recognizes that disabled people have often faced and overcome challenges or barriers in their education journey which have prevented them from achieving the academic requirement for a Commonwealth Scholarship. Disabled applicants who can demonstrate their potential to contribute to international development but who do not hold a 2:1 Undergraduate degree may be considered for a contextualized nomination through the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum (CDPF) nominator. For more information, please contact CDPF directly using the details on our NGOs and charitable body nominators page.

The CSC aims to identify talented individuals who have the potential to make change. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants. For further information on the support available to scholars who share that they have a disability, see the CSC disability support statement.

There is no age limit for CSC applications. Applicants are advised to confirm with their employers any age restrictions on leave entitlement they may have in place.

All Commonwealth Scholars commit to returning home following the end of their scholarships to contribute to the development of their home countries. Switching to a graduate or other visa to remain in the UK is not permitted.  

BENEFIT:

Each scholarship provides:

Approved airfare from the Scholar’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed).

Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee.

Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,712 per month, or £2,000 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).

Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.

Provision towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas (the cost of one economy class return airfare to the fieldwork location), where approved.

Paid mid-term visit (airfare) to the Scholar’s home country, unless they have claimed or intend to claim spouse and/or child allowances during their scholarship or have received a return airfare to their home country for fieldwork.

Family allowances, as follows (rates quoted at current levels):

If a Scholar is accompanied by their spouse but no children: spouse allowance of £313 per month for a maximum period of nine months, if they and their spouse are living together at the same address in the UK (unless the spouse is also in receipt of a scholarship; other conditions also apply).

If a Scholar is accompanied by their spouse and children: spouse allowance of £313 per month and child allowance of £313 per month for the first child, and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if their spouse and children are living with them at the same address in the UK (unless their spouse is also in receipt of a scholarship; other conditions also apply).

If a Scholar has children and is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of child allowance of £622 per month for the first child, and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if their children are living with them at the same address in the UK.

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