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PhD Fellowship (All Nationalities)

The purpose of the “PhD Fellowship” is to recruit high achieving graduate students in certain majors at UAEU and provide them with full and continuous financial support to pursue their graduate studies at UAEU.

The PhD Fellowship Awards are based on a competitive criteria which takes into account the credentials of the applicants (i.e. GPA, journal publications, conference presentations, patents, GRE score, recommendation letters, etc.) and where they have graduated from. Applicants are requested to submit copies of all their credentials at the time of application submission.

Student Eligibility:

  • Have a GPA ≥ 3.3/4.0 in Master degree.
  • Have no employment or other financial sponsorship.
  • Have dissertation in one of the UAE priority sectors (Renewable Energy, Transportation, Health, Water, Technology, Space).
  • Meet the PhD admission requirements and apply here.

Benefits:

a) Full Package:

  • Full tuition waiver.
  • Monthly Stipend.
  • Health insurance (if needed).
  • Extra Bonus:
    • Up to AED 3,000 from supervisor’s external research project, or
    • Up to AED 2,000 from supervisor’s internal research project.

b) Basic Package:

  • Full tuition waiver.
  • Health insurance (if needed).
  • Additional work (optional) as Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA) up to 20 hours per week upon availability by the College or College of Graduate Studies (up to AED 4,000).

Duration:

  • 4 years

Duties and Expectations:

a) Full Package:

  • Maintain GPA ≥ 3.0 at the PhD level.
  • Be enrolled full-time (min. of 9 credits/semester). 
  • Be available at UAEU full time.
  • Commit to a minimum of 40 hours/week on courses and/or research project throughout the year.
  • Commit to a minimum of 5 hours/week as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA) at student’s home college or College of Graduate Studies during the first 3 semesters of active enrollment and 10 hours/week after the 3rd semesters of joining the PhD Program.

b) Basic Package:

  • Maintain GPA ≥ 3.0 at the PhD level.
  • Be enrolled full-time (min. of 9 credits/semester). 
  • Be available at UAEU full time.

  • Commit to a minimum of 40 hours/week on courses and/or research project throughout the year.

How to Apply:

To apply for a PhD Fellowship, please:

  • Complete the Admission application here. 

Deadline:

The deadline for applications is the same as the deadline for admission applications to the graduate program.

Contact us:

College of Graduate Studies

Email: cgs@uaeu.ac.ae

Tel: +971 3 713 4048

Location: F3, 1st floor, Room 104

Oct 30, 2026