President's Scholarship at the American University of Sharjah for Students Schooled Outside the UAE, Fall 2027

About this scholarship

A full undergraduate scholarship at the American University of Sharjah for new students who finished secondary school outside the UAE and start in fall 2027. It pays all tuition and lab fees, a monthly stipend, on-campus housing, medical insurance and three return flights. You need an AUS admission offer and very high grades to apply.

Funding type

Covers: 100 percent of tuition and lab fees, a waiver of the application fee, a monthly stipend for the duration of the scholarship, on-campus housing, student medical insurance, and three round-trip tickets during your years of study. The page does not give the amount of the monthly stipend or the number of awards. AUS pages for the Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 rounds said up to 20 scholarships a year. Tuition for 2026/2027 is AED 110,876 a year for all majors. The 2027/2028 fees are not yet published. The scholarship is renewable while you keep meeting its requirements. The page does not give the GPA or credit load needed to renew, and the FAQ says the offer letter sets the terms. AUS funds a bachelor's degree for 8 to 11 semesters at most, depending on the credit hours of the major, unless the offer letter says otherwise.

Tuition fees

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Living costs

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Travel

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Insurance

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Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

Residence not mentioned

Applicants of any nationality who completed their secondary education outside the UAE. The page does not name Palestine or any other country New first-year students who enrol at AUS in the fall semester You must first receive an admission offer from AUS American curriculum: a cumulative average of at least 98 percent in grades 10 and 11 and 98 percent in grade 12, plus 3 AP exams at grade 5 or an SAT composite score of 1400 Other education systems: the equivalent of 98 percent in grades 10 and 11 and in the final grade 12, plus an SAT composite score of 1400 British qualifications: 3 A-levels and 5 GCSEs, all at grade A. IB Diploma: an average of 40 points in grades 10 and 11 and 40 points in the final diploma Grades from your last three school years count, including predicted final-year grades. If you miss the predicted grades, the conditional scholarship offer is withdrawn, and you can still be considered for a merit scholarship or a financial grant Selection depends heavily on academic excellence, together with the achievements, leadership and service shown in your portfolio

Minimum grade

98% or the same in another scale

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 IELTS 7 TOEFL iBT No waiver

For the scholarship: IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 94 (5 on the new TOEFL scale), sent with the admission application. For admission AUS asks for at least IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 4.5 (80 on the old scale) or TOEFL ITP 550. Score reports are valid for two calendar years. AUS accepts only TOEFL and IELTS. IELTS Indicator, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and Linguaskill are not accepted. AUS says every admitted applicant needs an approved test result to be fully admitted. Only transfer applicants may be exempted.

University admission details

Required before applying?

Apply for undergraduate admission at apply.aus.edu as a new student. AUS started accepting Fall 2027 applications on 22 October 2026. Fall 2027 applications are reviewed in periods, and decisions are not rolling: Period One runs from 26 October 2026 to 7 January 2027, with decisions from 11 to 28 January 2027. Period Two runs from 8 January to 18 March 2027, with decisions from 22 March to 8 April 2027. Period Three runs to 20 May 2027, and late applications to 24 June 2027. You can send the scholarship application only after you receive an admission offer, and AUS asks you to allow for the time the admission process takes. The scholarship deadline is 4:00 p.m. on 1 April 2027. The page does not state the time zone. The scholarship form goes online in December 2026. Indicate your interest in the scholarship in the admission application. AUS asks you to connect to the AUS VPN before you open the form. Admission needs an average equivalent to at least 85 percent in each of the last three years of secondary school, a personal statement and two school recommendation letters, one from a counsellor and one from a teacher. Engineering, science, business and architecture majors need at least a B in set subjects such as mathematics and physics. The application fee is AED 400 plus 5 percent VAT. Admitted students pay a non-refundable seat deposit of AED 5,000 to confirm their place. Applicants schooled outside the UAE need a Certificate of Equivalency from the UAE Ministry of Education. Before enrolling, their school documents must be attested by the education authority and the foreign ministry of their country and by the UAE embassy.

Required documents

Secondary school certificate and grade reports for the last three years, certified by the relevant authorities. Unattested scans are accepted to start the application Predicted final-year grades, where they apply SAT score report, or AP results for the American curriculum IELTS or TOEFL score report Personal statement and two recommendation letters from your school, one from a counsellor and one from a teacher Colour scan of your passport and a recent passport photo with a white background Letter of good conduct from your school, needed before registration Certificate of Equivalency from the UAE Ministry of Education Scholarship portfolio: an essay on your activities, talents and planned contribution to AUS; evidence of leadership, personal qualities and scientific or literary contributions; school honours, awards, community service and activities; a three-minute video on why you should receive the scholarship; and two letters of recommendation

Application steps

Apply for Fall 2027 admission at apply.aus.edu early, because you need the offer before the scholarship deadline. Period One closes on 7 January 2027 and its decisions come by 28 January 2027. Send your IELTS or TOEFL result and, if your school system needs them, your SAT or AP results with the admission application, and say that you are interested in the President's Scholarship. Prepare the portfolio: the essay, evidence of leadership and service, awards, the three-minute video and two recommendation letters. After you receive the admission offer, connect to the AUS VPN and submit the scholarship form, online from December 2026, by 4:00 p.m. on 1 April 2027. Send questions to [email protected] or book an online meeting with a scholarship adviser.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

AUS Office of Financial Grants and Scholarships, the address on the scholarship page: [email protected]Copy

Book an online meeting with an AUS scholarship adviser: Contact form (opens in a new tab)

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