Student Financial Aid
The Student Financial Aid Service is one of the student services offered by Qatar University to its undergraduate students who encounter financial difficulties in covering their education-related expenses. This service provides a range of Financial Aid packages designed to support students’ access and success at Qatar University according to their financial needs and academic status:
- Monthly Financial Aid.
- Emergency Aid.
- Full or Partial Exemption from Transportation Fees.
- Full or Partial Exemption from Tuition Fees.
- Full or Partial Exemption from QU Housing Fees.
- External Funding Financial Aid Programs in cooperation with some external institutions and charities.
Mission
To provide financial support to students allowing them to access and be successful in their persuit of academic and personal growth through higher education at Qatar University.
Important Dates
Please pay careful attention to the online application periods for the requested financial aid service. There will be no reception of any application, through the system, after the end of the working time, at 02:30 pm, of the last day for each specified application period.
| 29 January - 9 February 2023 | The application period for Monthly Aid, Transportation Fees Exemption, Emergency Aid, Financial Aid Programs financed by External institutions as follow: Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (Rewards and Support Student Programs), NAMA (Tamkeen Program), Afif Charity (Siraj Program), Seashore Group (Seashore Group Financial Aid Program), Education Above All (Qatar Scholarship Program), and receive the required documents for Monthly Salary for students who got QU Sponsorship Programs or Scholarships with monthly salary benefit. |
| 26 February - 9 March 2023 | The application period for Monthly Aid, Transportation Fees Exemption, Emergency Aid, Laptop loan program, Tuition and Housing Fees Aids financed by QU, Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (Rewards Program for Qatari students), and receive the required documents for Monthly Salary for students who got QU Sponsorship Programs or Scholarships with monthly salary benefit. |
| 26 March - 6 April 2023 | The application period for Delay fees payment applications and release the registration hold for eligible students according to the specified rules for this service. |
| 26 February 2023 |
The first Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Related to the first Application period and transfer the approved application to the external funding institutions) |
| 20 March 2023 | The second Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Related only to Monthly Aid and Transportation Fees Exemption Applications received during the second application period) |
| 26 March 2023 | The third Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Related only to Tuition Fees Aid and Housing Fees Aid Applications received during the second application period) |
| 12 April 2023 |
The Fourth Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Related only to the Tuition Fees Payment Deferral applications received during the third application period) |
| End of each month | The monthly financial aids for eligible students will be deposited into their bank accounts. |
Book An appointment with Financial Aid Advisor
To visit the Financial Aid offices, the student must reserve an appointment with one of financial aid staff through the Appointment System using one of the following links:
Useful Links
Financial Aid Forms
These are the official Financial Aid Application Forms for the services provided by the Student Financial Aid Section:
This Financial Aid Calculator will help you to check your eligibility for financial aid without needing to contact the Student Financial Aid section.
The number of students benefitted from financial aid service during Fall 2020 and Spring 2021*:
| Fall 2020 | Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Male) | Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Female) | Non-Qatari (Male) | Non-Qatari (Female) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Financial Aid | 70 | 753 | 110 | 244 | 1177 |
| Tuition Fees Aid financed by QU | - | - | 427 | 825 | 1252 |
| Transportation fees Exemption** | - | - | - | - | - |
| Housing Fees Aid financed by QU | - | - | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Laptop Loan Program | - | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Partial Exemption For Affected Students by Covid-19*** | - | - | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| Education Above All Program | - | - | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Nama Programs | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation Programs | - | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| Spring 2021 | Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Male) | Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Female) | Non-Qatari (Male) | Non-Qatari (Female) | Total |
| Monthly Financial Aid | 72 | 691 | 111 | 250 | 1124 |
| Tuition Fees Aid financed by QU | - | - | 377 | 872 | 1249 |
| Transportation fees Exemption | - | - | - | - | - |
| Housing Fees Aid financed by QU | - | - | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Laptop Loan Program | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| Partial Exemption For Affected Students by Covid-19 | - | - | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| Education Above All Program | - | - | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Nama Programs | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation Programs | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 51 |
*The data as of 3 May 2021.
**Students Transportation Service was not available during the academic year 2020-2021, so the Transportation Fees Exemption Aid service was not offered for the students.
***This is exceptional service only for the academic year 2020-2021 for the students who were financially affected by COVID-19.
The charts below show the distribution of student financial aid by service type during the academic year 2020-2021:
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