At AUS, we offer a number of grants and scholarships to help students with their education costs. The university has designated funds available for highly qualified undergraduate students with limited financial resources. Admitted students who pay the seat reservation deposit before the deadline may apply for a financial grant regardless of their race, color, gender, religion or national origin. The relevant forms can be obtained by contacting the Office of Financial Grants and Scholarships only after receiving the Letter of Admission.

New first-time students at AUS may qualify for a financial grant, a merit-based scholarship and a Family Tuition Grant (awarded to the younger sibling when a family enrolls two or more children at AUS) to cover up to a total of 75 percent of tuition and fees. After their first semester, students may also qualify for additional scholarships.

Scholarships

Merit Scholarships

AUS offers a range of Merit Scholarships to academically qualified applicants with a high school average equivalent to 90 percent or above (ranging from 20 to 50 percent of tuition and lab fees). 
For the Merit Scholarship Acceptance Form, please click here.

Chancellor's Scholars Award 

(The Chancellor's Scholars Awards are highly competitive and are awarded only in fall semesters)

Newly admitted students may apply for the Chancellor's Scholars Award which ranges from 75 percent to 100 percent of the tuition, lab and housing fees if they meet the following requirements: 

• submit an essay detailing extracurricular activities, talents, social activities, and anticipated contribution to AUS
• outstanding personal qualities and leadership abilities in school and the community
• scientific or literary contributions to the community
• special school or community honors or awards
• community service and school extracurricular activities
• a minimum average of 95 percent or equivalent in the last three years of secondary education
• have limited financial resources

Deadlines for newly admitted students to apply for this scholarship:

Fall Semester 2019: July 18, 2019

Deadlines for enrolled students to renew the Chancellor's Scholarship award:

Fall Semester 2019:
College of Arts and Sciences; College of Architecture, Art and Design; School of Business Administration; and Achievement Academy Bridge Program students: March 27, 2019
College of Engineering: April 17, 2019

For Chancellor's Scholarship Application, please click here.

For Chancellor's Scholarship Renewal Application, please click here.

 

Sharakah School Scholarship

The Sharakah School Scholarships are highly competitive and are awarded only in fall semesters.

Partner Sharakah Program Schools can nominate exceptional students from their school for the Sharakah School Scholarship which ranges from 50 to 100 percent remission on tuition, lab and housing (sharing for women and men, single and double for men only). This is a limited and competitive scholarship. Applicants with limited financial resources will be given priority in consideration. To be eligible a prospective applicant must meet the following requirements:

• demonstrate outstanding personal qualities and leadership abilities in school and the community
• have made scientific or literary contributions to his/her local community
• received special honors or awards for community service and school extracurricular activities
• achieved a minimum average of 95 percent or equivalent in at least two of the last three years of his/her secondary education

Deadlines for newly admitted students to apply for this scholarship:

Fall Semester 2019: July 18, 2019

Deadlines for enrolled students to renew the Sharakah School Scholarship award:

Fall Semester 2019:
College of Arts and Sciences; College of Architecture, Art and Design; School of Business Administration; and Achievement Academy Bridge Program students: March 27, 2019
College of Engineering: April 17, 2019

For the Sharakah School Scholarship Application, please click here.

For the Sharakah School Scholarship Renewal Application, please click here.

Dean's List Scholarship

Subject to available budget, students placed on the Dean's List at the end of the fall or spring semesters are eligible for a Dean's List Scholarship, which provides a tuition remission (for a maximum of 16 credit hours) of up to 10 percent including lab/technology fees. This remission is applicable to the semester immediately following the semester when the student was placed on the Dean's List, provided that in this semester the student is enrolled as a full-time student and is receiving no more than 90 percent of student financial grant and/or scholarship from AUS and other external sponsors.

Application forms are not required. The Dean's List Scholarship is awarded during the third or fourth week of classes of the fall and spring semesters; it is not available in the summer.

Chancellor's List Scholarship

Subject to available budget, students placed on the Chancellor's List at the end of the spring semester are eligible for a Chancellor's List Scholarship, which provides a tuition remission (for a maximum of 16 credit hours) of up to 10 percent including lab/technology fees. This remission is applicable to the fall semester immediately following the spring semester when the student was placed on the Chancellor's List, provided that in this semester the student is enrolled as a full-time student and is receiving no more than 95 percent of student financial grant and/or scholarship from AUS and other external sponsors.

Application forms are not required. The Chancellor's List Scholarship is awarded during the third or fourth week of classes of the fall semester.

Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship

The Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship, awarded to juniors and seniors, recognizes  academic excellence, leadership potential, service to community, demonstrated talent in the field of study, and participation in extracurricular and university activities.

The Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship is awarded through an annual competition conducted within each college/school. It is granted for up to four consecutive semesters or until graduation requirements are complete, whichever occurs first, provided the continuation conditions are met. The Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship covers tuition up to a maximum of 16 credit hours. This scholarship is not awarded for the summer term.

Students interested in applying for the Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and must be a full-time student (minimum of 12 credits). Conditions for Maintaining the Sheikh Khalifa Scholarship achieve a minimum semester GPA of 3.25 maintain a full-time student status (minimum of 12 credits) not be suspended or placed on conduct probation

The application process and the deadline to apply for the Sheikh Khalifa  Scholarship are announced by each college/school during the fall semester each year.

Active student scholarship

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Athletic scholarship

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Most Outstanding Active Student Award 

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Grants

Financial Grants

We have funds designated for highly qualified undergraduate students with limited financial resources.

After you have been admitted and have paid your seat reservation deposit, you may apply for a financial grant if you are a first-time student and meet the following requirements:

• have received an official letter of admission to the university
• have limited financial resources

If you are eligible for a grant, the amount of the award will depend upon your financial need and your academic qualifications. If you live on campus in a shared or double room, you may be eligible for partial assistance toward your residential hall fees.

Grants are awarded regardless of your race, color, gender, religion or national origin. Please contact the scholarship supervisor after you have received your letter of admission. You will find the contact information at the bottom of this page.

Deadlines for newly admitted students and returning students to apply for financial grant:

Summer 2019 - May 8, 2019

Fall Semester 2019: August 1, 2019

Spring Semester 2020: January 2, 2020

Deadlines for enrolled students to apply for or renew the financial grant award:

Fall Semester 2019:

College of Arts and Sciences; College of Architecture, Art and Design; School of Business Administration; and Achievement Academy Bridge Program students: March 27, 2019

College of Engineering: April 17, 2019

Spring Semester 2020:

College of Arts and Sciences; College of Architecture, Art and Design; School of Business Administration; and Achievement Academy Bridge Program students: October 30, 2019

College of Engineering: November 13, 2019

• For Enrolled Students Financial Grant Application Form, please click here.
• For Enrolled Students Financial Grant Renewal Form, please click here.
• For New Students Financial Grant Form, please click here.

Study Tour Grant

Students receiving a minimum of 25 percent financial grant and enrolled in a credit-bearing study tour are eligible to apply for funding that can be used to supplement tour costs.

For the Study Tour Grant application, please click here.

Family Tuition Grant

For families that have more than one daughter/son enrolled simultaneously in AUS as full-time undergraduates in a degree program, a tuition discount of 25 percent is given to each sibling after the first. To receive the family tuition grant, students must complete an application available from the Office of Financial Grants and Scholarships. Applications must be received by the end of the first week of classes.

Forms for Family Tuition Grant can be obtained here 

scholarship@aus.edu
Tel +971 6 515 2060/2072
Fax +971 6 515 4050

Tuition exchange programs

Outgoing Tuition Exchange Students

Tuition exchange programs enable all full-time AUS faculty and staff to apply for the opportunity to send their dependents to study in the USA, and sometimes other countries as well, for a significant tuition discount and/or a total tuition waiver. To find out more, please click here.

Incoming Tuition Exchange Students

Tuition exchange scholarship programs enable faculty and staff from other participating universities to send their dependents to study at AUS completely tuition-free. If your parents work for a university that is a member of one of our two tuition exchange program networks, you may be eligible to apply for a tuition exchange scholarship to cover your studies here at AUS. To find out more, please click here.

Forms for financial grants and scholarships can be obtained from the AUS website or by contacting the Office of Financial Grants and Scholarships by any of the following methods:

scholarship@aus.edu
Tel +971 6 515 2060/2072
Fax +971 6 515 4050

American University of Sharjah
PO Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
www.aus.edu/grants-and-scholarships