Qalaa Holdings Foundation Scholarships

• must be under the age of 35
• must be an Egyptian national and residing in Egypt
• must have a minimum of two years of work experience post-graduation
• are planning to pursue their studies at one of the top universities abroad in their discipline of choice
• must have been accepted at the university and program of interest
• must submit an unconditional acceptance letter (with the exception of a funding condition)
• must have excellent command of language of study and good command of the English language
• must have Involvement with activities in civic, public or international affairs (NGOs, volunteer work, etc) will be an asset
• must have a genuine financial need
• must not be a beneficiary of any other partial scholarship or grants (with exception to waivers from the university of choice itself).
• must be committed to return to work in Egypt for a minimum of 2 years upon completion of the program
• military service status (for males) must be clear

Purposes: to contribute to national development through creating high caliber professionals to help enhance Egypt’s growth in all sectors

• The Foundation is funded by an endowment from Qalaa Holdings to grant academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue master degrees abroad in all fields of study.
• The QHSF funds under two schemes: the full scholarship covering tuition and living expenses and the partial scholarship covering tuition only.
• The ceiling for tuition fees is USD 50,000 per annum.
• Additional scholarships: https://qalaascholarships.org/additional-scholarships/

Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation

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• January 15: beginning of annual scholarship round; applicants can begin submitting applications; application form made available online
• April 15: deadline for submitting applications
• May: shortlisting completed; semi-finalists contacted for personal interviews
• June: scholarship recipients announced
• July – August: placement and departure of scholars

Applications are only accepted in hard copy – by mail or through our Fedex account

• By Regular Post:
  Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
  P.O Box 29
  Postal Code: 11516
  Cairo, Egypt

• By Fedex:
  Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
  Hold at Fedex Mohandessin office