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:
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.
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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.
- Complete the PhD Fellowship Application From 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
