Our Scholarships in Dubai

Our scholarship options are designed to benefit all our new students and the financial rewards can be carried forward through the entire programme across foundation, undergraduate and post graduate levels. We also give our Dubai students an exceptional opportunity to use their acquired Dubai scholarship at our UK campus if they decide to pursue their undergraduate Year 2 at our UK campus.

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Below are the details of each of our unique scholarship options:

Provost’s Academic Scholarship

This prestigious scholarship is a 50% funded scholarship that is awarded to outstanding students who exhibit the highest standards of academic excellence. This is an exclusive and limited award that is offered on an invitation basis only. Awards will cover 50% of the total tuition fees (which couldamount to over 150,000 AED).

Chancellor's Academic Merit Scholarship

Foundation
Curriculum	Student Grade	Scholarship Reward
A Levels	BBB	30% scholarship
	BBC	20% scholarship
	BCC	10% scholarship

AS Levels	AAA	30% scholarship
	AAB	20% scholarship
	ABB	10% scholarship

American High School GPA	3.7 GPA	30% scholarship
	3.5 GPA	20% scholarship
	3.0 GPA	10% scholarship

Al Thaneweya	95% grades	30% scholarship
	90% grades	20% scholarship
	85% grades	10% scholarship

Undergraduate
Curriculum	Student Grade	Scholarship Reward
A Levels	A*AA	30% scholarship
	AAA	20% scholarship
	AAB	15% scholarship
	ABB	10% scholarship
IB	HL 7,6,6	30% scholarship
	HL 6,6,6	20% scholarship
	HL 6,6,5	15% scholarship
	HL 6,5,5	10% scholarship
CBSE	Above 90%	30% scholarship
	Above 85%	20% scholarship
	Above 80%	15% scholarship
	Above 75%	10% scholarship

Postgraduate
Curriculum	Student Grade	Scholarship Reward
Classification Grading System	1st Class	30% scholarship
	2:1 Upper second class	20% scholarship
	2:2 Lower second class	10% scholarship
GPA Grading System (out of 4)	3.7 GPA	30% scholarship
	3 GPA	20% scholarship
	2.8 GPA	10% scholarship
Percentage Grading System (We understand that this system varies from country to country and therefore we consider each percentage assessment on a case by case basis)	Above 80%	30% scholarship
	From 75% - 80%	20% scholarship
	From 70% - 74%	10% scholarship

Advanced Scholarship

We recognise the benefits of our applicants being well prepared in their university journey and thereforereward you with an advanced scholarship of 10%, on top of your academic scholarship, if you pay your tuition fee deposit of 5,000 AED by a set date:

September 2020 entry: Friday 31st July 2020

GEMS Uni-connect Scholarship

This is an exclusive scholarship offered to all GEMS students and ranges from 10% - 30% depending on their academic and extracurricular performance. Email us on dubai@contacts.bham.ac.uk for more information.

Use your scholarship as a part of a UK exchange

The above scholarships give the opportunity to undergraduate students to take their scholarship rewards to the UK campus in Year 2. These scholarships are only applicable for Year 2 undergraduate programme and will not be applicable in Year 3, should the student continue the programme in the UK campus.

Meet some of our Fully-Funded Awardees

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Malika Chandoo

PGCE in Secondary Mathematics Education

“I am absolutely delighted to have been awarded the Chancellor’s Full Scholarship as I embark on this new career path which will enable me to give a little back to future generations. To be able to do this through a global top 100 and elite UK Russell Group university here in Dubai is, indeed, a wonderful opportunity that I am very much looking forward to.”

Kareem Malati

BEng Mechanical Engineering

"A sudden rush of excitement and happiness flowed through my body while I learned that I have received this prestigious award in such a huge university as the University of Birmingham. I feel extremely grateful and honoured to be chosen as one of the few who will receive this award. I’m sure I’ll be able to make the most out of this opportunity."

These scholarship awards are subject to the accuracy of results provided in the application form against the final results submitted for entry.

Chancellor's Award Fully Funded Scholarship terms and conditions.

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