How to Apply for a Fully Funded Scholarship for a Masters-PhD in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (QUST) is a famous university in Saudi Arabia. The university has opened Masters and PhD fellowship opportunities in 17 subjects in the 2025 session. Students from all over the world can apply for this fellowship. Fellowship applications are open for January and July of the year. You can apply now for admission in January 2025. The duration of this fellowship is 2 years for a Master's program with a thesis and 4 years for a Ph.D.

Fellows are selected in four phases in the Coast Fellowship. Candidates selected in the first two stages are interviewed in the third stage and if finally selected in the fourth stage, the result is communicated to the candidate through e-mail within three weeks of the interview.

Coast Fellowship is awarded to every admitted student. There is no application fee for the fellowship. However, all applicants must provide proof of IELTS or TOEFL.

GRE is not mandatory for admission to fellowship. However, to get admission in a Master's program, you need to complete graduation, and to get admission in a PhD program, you need to complete both bachelor's and master's degrees.

Interested candidates can apply for Spring Session 2025 Round-1 till October 1.

Benefits of Fellowship

*Each admitted student will receive a Coast Fellowship;

*Fully free tuition assistance ($35,000 per year, subject to eligibility);

*Monthly allowance is paid (20 thousand to 30 thousand dollars per year);

* On-campus accommodation facilities;

*Medical allowance will be given;

*Visa will assist;

*Transport and travel facilities are available (airline tickets);

Application Eligibility

*Students from any country can apply;

*All required documents must be uploaded;

*Must have a minimum score of 6.5 in IELTS;

*Must obtain a minimum score of 79 on TOEFL;

Necessary documents

*Recently prepared CV (maximum 4 pages);

*Two publications (one in PDF document form);

*Research Proposal (on the template provided);

*Coast host's PI letter (on supplied template);

*Two reference letters;

Fellowships will be awarded in

*Bioscience;

*Bioengineering;

*Environmental Science;

*Marine Science;

*Plant Science;

*Applied Math and Computational Science;

*Computer Science;

*Electrical Engineering;

*Statistics;

*Applied Physics;

*Chemical Engineering;

*Chemical Science;

*Earth Science and Engineering;

*Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering;

*Mechanical Engineering;

*Mechanical Engineering;

Last date of application: You can apply for round 1 of the spring session till 1st October.

Various links related to fellowship

Application Link: Interested candidates can apply by clicking here.

Application Eligibility Link: Click here to view application eligibility.

Master's Program Application Link: Click here to apply for the Master's Program.

PhD Program Application Link: Click here to apply for PhD program.

Subject-wise application link: Click here for subject-wise application.

Click here to learn more about Coast Fellowship.