Dubai has launched a scholarship programme value AED 1.1 billion to assist excellent Emirati graduates from private and non-private colleges within the emirate.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, mentioned that larger training scholarships will likely be granted yearly to 100 best-performing college students.
The programme will begin accepting purposes in April 2024 for the 2024-2025 educational 12 months, by means of the DubaiNow platform.
The choice standards will likely be topic to the phrases and situations set by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), and the applying window will likely be aligned with the announcement of highschool outcomes, taking into consideration timeframes for various curricula.
The initiative is a part of the Dubai Social Agenda 33, launched lately by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Its goal is to assist Dubai’s best-performing Emirati college students by providing them larger training alternatives at main educational establishments within the UAE and overseas.
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The new programme will prime up the scholarships already in place by providing 75 further scholarships, benefiting 100 excellent college students yearly.
Strategic targets
The Hamdan bin Mohammed Academic Scholarship Programme contributes to attaining two foremost strategic targets. It aspires to place Dubai among the many prime 10 cities when it comes to training high quality globally by 2033.
Additionally, the programme is designed to supply college students scholarships to prestigious worldwide universities for specialised research which might be suitable with the wants of Dubai’s financial system.
This makes the scholarships aligned with the priorities of future growth throughout varied sectors. It consequently boosts the financial participation of residents and helps fulfilment of targets of the Dubai Social Agenda 33, which is to extend the variety of residents working within the personal sector to thrice the present quantity.
