H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Scholarship - Undergraduate Admissions, Dubai

Description
In May, 1999, on the occasion of the Second Commencement Exercises of The American University in Dubai held under his patronage, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the creation of scholarships for eligible AUD students. The University’s Administration has designated the scholarships to carry Sheikh Mohammed’s name, citing how His Highness’ gesture reflects a deep commitment to education as the driving force in the accomplishment of Dubai’s and the UAE’s public agenda. The H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Scholarships for Academic Achievement have been conceived with the objective of rewarding academic excellence and responding to financial need; as such, they will act as an incentive and reward for superior scholastic performance, as well as an economic contribution to the acquisition of an American-accredited university degree.

Eligibility
The new students must be applicants to one of AUD’s undergraduate degree programs. High school applicants should have at least a 90% grade average (or equivalent).

Application Procedure
Please further information at the link below

Submission Deadline
July 15th of every year

website Link
http://www.aud.edu/Admissions/scholars_sheikh.asp

The Mohammed Bin Rashid School For Communication Scholarship, Dubai

Description
The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication (MBRSC) was established following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, at the American University in Dubai. MBRSC is the first academic institution in the region to offer world-class and specialized undergraduate courses in various communication fields including Journalism and Digital Production and Storytelling.

The School was founded with the aim of attracting the brightest students from across the Arab world, those who aspire to become communicators, by providing them with solid academic training. Upon their graduation, these students are hoped to contribute to the evolution of media institutions in the Arab World and help rise with it to international standards of professionalism and quality.

For the School to be able to recruit such a diverse student body from all corners of the Arab World, it is important to provide financial aid to those in need. To this end, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has generously pledged that 75% of the student body who meet the admissions requirements and are accepted into the program will be eligible for full scholarships.

Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the Scholarship, a new student (from across the Arab world) must be an applicant to the Arabic track of the B.C.I.S. degree program, concentrating in either Digital Production and Storytelling or Journalism. High school applicants should have at least a 90% grade average (or equivalent). Transfer students must have a minimum 3.0 CGPA (or equivalent).

Application Procedure
Please submit your completed application form to:
Admissions Office
The American University in Dubai
P.O. Box: 28282
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Alternatively, applications may be sent to the following email address: mbrsc@aud.edu

The application form can be downloaded at the link below.

Submission Deadline
July 15th of every year.

Website Link
http://www.aud.edu/Admissions/scholars_mbrsc.asp

(Foundation Scholarship) The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship Program at The American University In Dubai

Description
The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship at the American University in Dubai seeks to further the goals of the Clinton Presidential Foundation Scholarship to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. In partnership with the American University in Dubai, the program will provide American students based in the US the opportunity to expand their educational and cultural horizons by studying in the Arab world.

Eligibility
The scholarship is only open to U.S. Citizen Students currently enrolled as fulltime undergraduate degree candidates at an accredited four-year college/university in the United States.

Application Procedure
Please visit the official site below to obtain further information of the application process

Submission Deadline

• For the Fall Semester: the deadline to apply for the The William Jefferson Clinton Scholars Program is April 15th of every year.
• For the Spring Semester: the deadline to apply for the The William Jefferson Clinton Scholars Program is October 15th of every year.
• For the Summer I Session: the deadline to apply for the The William Jefferson Clinton Scholars Program is February 15th of every year.

Website Link
http://www.aud.edu/Admissions/scholars_clinton.asp