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Scholarships and Discounts
October 5, 2021 2025-03-10 7:31Scholarships and Discounts
100% Scholarships
Emirati Students may be eligible for 100% scholarships offered by ICT Fund to study Information Technology or Electrical Engineering at University of Dubai.
**Conditions apply.
NOTE: THE BELOW DISCOUNTS/SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR VISITING, SHORT COURSE, OR PHD STUDENTS. TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY.
Discount Type | Duration | Condition | Discount |
Current UD students with a CGPA of ≥ 3.60 at the end of the term | One term | ≥ 3.60 CGPA | 20% |
New students with 95% or above high school score | Full program | Maintain a CGPA of 3.75 or above to continue receiving the discount | 50% |
New students with 90% or above high school score | Full program | Maintain a CGPA of 3.5 or above to continue receiving the discount | 30% |
Holders of Esaad and their first relatives (sons/daughters/spouse)
*This applies to students who enroll in Spring -2025 onwards. | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA + 12 CHs per Semester (6 credit hours for summer semesters)+ Renewed yearly | 10% |
DEWA employees and their first relatives (sons/daughters/spouse) | Full program | ≥ 3.0 CGPA + 12 CHs per Semester (6 credit hours for summer semesters)+ Renewed yearly | 15% |
ADNOC employees & their first relatives | Full program | ≥ 3.0 CGPA + 12 CHs per Semester (6 credit hours for summer semesters)+ Renewed yearly | 15% |
Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) minors and employees | Full program | ≥ 3.0 CGPA + 12 CHs per Semester (6 credit hours for summer semesters) | 20% |
Employees of UD and Sons/daughters/spouse of UD employees | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA + 12 CHs per Semester (6 credit hours for summer semesters) | 25% |
* 60% discount for frontline (sons/daughters) of only nurses and doctors in public hospitals across UAE has been stopped.
**20% discount for the first 11 courses at UD has been stopped.
Graduate
Discount Type | Duration | Condition | Discount |
Holders Esaad and their first relatives(sons/daughters/spouse)
*This applies to students who enroll in Spring 2025 onwards. | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA + 6 CHs per term + Renewed yearly | 10% |
DEWA employees and their first relatives(sons/daughters/spouse) | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA + 6 CHs per term + Renewed yearly | 15% |
ADNOC employees & their first relatives | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA + 6 CHs per term + Renewed yearly | 15% |
Employees of UD (excluding PhD program) & Sons/daughters/spouse of UD/employees (excluding PhD program) | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA + 6 CHs per Semester | 25% |
Master of Data Science special discounts (subject to the management approval) 15% discount for students with CGPA 3.00 in bachelor | Full program | ≥ 3.5 CGPA +6 CHs per Semester | 15% |
Master of Business Administration discounts for UD Alumni | Full program | – | 20% |
Employees of Dubai Police, Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security and General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai | Full Program | 15% |
Current students are granted 2500 AED or 5% on tuition fees for their next semester for each new student they refer UD to. Students may get up to 50% discount.
Students working in one of the below partner companies will get 20% discount on tuition fees.
- Department of Economic Development in Dubai
- Land Department in Dubai
- Financial Audit Department
- Beit Al Khair Society
- Wasl
- Dubai Courts (Including Spouse & Children)
Students working in Dubai Customs will get 30% discount on tuition fees for BBA specializations.
Academic partner’s scholarships & Discounts University of Dubai has partnered with the following schools to provide their students with discounts should they apply to UD. Graduates are entitled to a 20% discount on tuition fees. Students scoring 85% or above are entitled to a different scheme as shown below.
| School of Modern Skills https://www.dubai-sms.com/ |  |
| Philadelphia Private School https://www.ppsdubai.org/lwis-international-school/home/ |  |
| The First Academy School https://firstacademy.org/ |  |
| Manar Al Iman Charitable Foundation https://www.miecajman.com/ |  |
| International school of creative science https://iscs.sch.ae/ |  |
| Nibras International School https://nisdubai.ae/ |  |
| Dubai National School- Al Barsha http://www.dnschools.com/ |  |
| Dubai International School – Al Garhoud. http://www.dis.sch.ae/disgar/index.php |  |
| Dubai International School – Al Alquoz http://www.dis.sch.ae/disnad/ | |
| Al Maarifa International Private School http://www.almarifa-intsch.ae/index.php/en/ |  |
| Sharjah American International School -Dubai & Sharjah http://saisuae.com/sais/ |  |
| American International School https://www.aisch.ae/ |  |
| Al Shorouq Private School https://shoruq.sch.ae/ |  |
| National Charity Schools for boys and girls https://www.edarabia.com/114306/national-charity-school-dubai-uae/ |  |
| New World Private School http://www.nwps.ae/ |  |
| Dubai Modern Education School https://www.dmes.ae/edu/en/ |  |
| Dubai Arabian American School https://www.daaschool.com/ |  |
| Sharjah International PVT. school http://www.sips.ae/language/en/homepage/ |  |
| International Academy School https://www.ias-dubai.ae/ |  |
| GEMS Schools https://www.gemseducation.com/ |  |
| Al Shola Private School http://www.alsholaschool.com/ |  |
| Applied Technology High School https://www.iat.ac.ae/ |  |
Scholarship Table
| High school % | Scholarship Scheme |
| ≥ 90 % |
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| ≥ 85% |
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| <85% |
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University of Dubai offers a partial merit based scholarship of 50% on tuition fees for students with an outstanding achievement in their high school scoring 90% and above or equivalent.
Applicants who have completed their high school outside UAE are granted a partial scholarship.
