LAU Graduate Research Scholarship 2027/2028

About this scholarship

A scholarship for master's students at the Lebanese American University, open to all nationalities. Tuition is waived in full for two years with a monthly stipend, and you must submit a paper to a peer-reviewed journal.

Funding type

Covers: full tuition, and a monthly stipend for the length of the programme. Does not cover: the school liability fee, student association fees, and medical insurance and Lebanese social security (NSSF) if you have no insurance from another source. The monthly stipend is not stated on the page. Housing and travel are not mentioned.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Partially covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Open to all nationalities Admitted to a master's in one of the qualifying programmes, without remedial courses A cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 out of 4.00 or equivalent Full-time study, finished within two academic years A publishable thesis or project, and at least one paper submitted to a peer-reviewed journal under a full-time faculty member's supervision, reaching at least 'under review' status No full-time or part-time job during the scholarship, except research work or a research assistantship in your field Keep a GPA of 3.50, and give up to 5 hours of research help a week Current LAU master's students can apply only if they are accepted into a different programme Meeting the conditions does not guarantee a place, as the scholarship is competitive

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required TOEFL iBT IELTS Duolingo English Test Other test Waiver not mentioned

Required if your undergraduate degree is not from an English-based institution: TOEFL iBT of at least 90 (LAU code 2595, institutional TOEFL not accepted) Or Academic IELTS of at least 7 Or the LAU English entrance exam with at least 123 Or Duolingo with an average of 125

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Applications for the fall 2027 intake open on 1 October 2026 and close on 31 March 2027. The time of day is not stated. First submit the online graduate admission application and pay the application fee. Then activate your portal account. The scholarship page says the login details come within 3 working days and the graduate studies page says 3 to 10 working days. After that, complete the scholarship application in the portal. Qualifying programmes: in Business, Applied Economics, MBA, Human Resources Management, Data Analytics and Master of Studies in Law. In Arts and Sciences, Education, Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, International Affairs, Migration Studies, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, Multimedia Journalism, Nutrition and Comparative Literature. In Engineering, Civil and Environmental, Computer, Industrial and Mechanical. And in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Development and Management. The result date is not stated.

Required documents

Graduate admission application and the documents of the programme you chose English test result if needed Receipt for the USD 60 application fee

Application steps

Choose a master's from the qualifying programmes and check your GPA and language result. Submit the admission application, pay the fee and activate your portal account. Complete the Graduate Research Scholarship application in the portal before 31 March 2027.

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Scholarship contacts

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