Qatar Foundation Grants and Merit Scholarships at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Need-based grants of up to the full cost of attendance for undergraduate students admitted to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, for students of all nationalities. Merit scholarships are decided from the same grant application. Fall 2027 entry.

Funding type

Covers: a need-based grant of up to the full cost of attendance. It does not have to be repaid. A limited number of merit scholarships are awarded each year with Qatar Foundation funding. They can be combined with the need-based grant. The page gives no amounts. The size of a grant depends on each family's financial situation.

Tuition fees

Not specified

Living costs

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Travel

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Insurance

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Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Applying for a bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar to start in Fall 2027 The page says the grant is for students of all nationalities. The pages do not name Palestine and do not exclude it International applicants outside Qatar cannot get financial aid in the Early Decision round, and an Early Decision admit cannot apply for aid later. Apply in Regular Decision if you want aid The grant application is also needed to be considered for a merit scholarship. If you have full funding from a government scholarship or an employer, you can email the university to have this requirement waived

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 IELTS TOEFL iBT Duolingo English Test Waiver possible

Official TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo results are required unless you meet the English waiver policy. Only your highest score counts. An SAT Reading and Writing score of 600 or more, or an ACT English and Reading score of 26 or more, gives an automatic waiver. The minimum scores are on the university's English language page, not in this listing.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There are two steps. First, the admission application through the Common Application. Second, the Qatar Foundation need-based grant application. Regular Decision: the admission deadline is 15 January 2027. Qatar Foundation accepts grant applications from the first week of November until 1 February 2027, which is the priority deadline. Late grant applications are decided much later. Early Decision closes on 1 November 2026 with a grant priority date of 20 November, but international applicants outside Qatar get no financial aid in that round. Regular Decision results are sent on 1 April 2027. If the grant application was in by the priority date, the aid decision comes within one week of the admission decision. The closing time of day is not stated.

Required documents

Common Application with the Writing Supplement Essay Official transcripts sent by your school, and two recommendations Passport copy English test result unless waived SAT or ACT results, as the rules for your major require, reaching CMU-Q by 15 January 2027 For the grant: passports of the applicant and family members, national ID, income letters, bank statements, receipts for education payments, and property and vehicle ownership documents, as the grant page lists The page also lists documents tied to Qatar, such as residence permits for family members living in Qatar and a Qatar Credit Bureau report for both parents. It does not say what families living outside Qatar send instead

Application steps

Apply through the Common Application before 15 January 2027 with the Writing Supplement Essay and all documents. Send SAT or ACT results if your major requires them. Create the Qatar Foundation grant application and upload the family documents as PDF files under 2 MB. Submit it before 1 February 2027. If you already have full funding from another source, email the Office of Admission to have the grant application waived. Wait for the admission decision on 1 April 2027. The aid decision follows within a week if the grant application was in by the priority date.

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Scholarship contacts

Office of Admission, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar: [email protected]Copy

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