The National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme - Oman | Scholarship finder

This scholarship rogramme is established to enable Omani scholarship recipients to pursue specific programmes of Omani interest at the University of Twente (UT). The UT is selected by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) from the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

The National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme was established to enable Omani scholarship recipients to pursue specific programmes that are in the national interest at well-reputed universities abroad. To be eligible for consideration for a National Postgraduate scholarship, applicants must have received an unconditional offer of place that will enable the candidate to gain direct entry onto an eligible Master’s or Doctoral (PhD) programme at one of the approved universities. The fellowship is offered by the Ministry of Higher Education of Oman.

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Master's programmes

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PhD

Application requirements

Applicants can submit their electronic application and upload required documents through the application system after selecting from the announced programs as per their stated requirements.

Admission Requirements

To apply to the National Postgraduate Scholarship programme, Omani nationals must complete and submit an online application using the Higher Education Admissions Center (HEAC) electronic system.

Requirements: Master

You:

must be an Omani national;
must be 45 years of age or younger at the time of their application;
who has completed a Bachelor’s degree program at a previously attended and accredited overseas higher education institution, have to submit a Certificate of Equivalency from the Department for Equivalency & Recognition, Ministry of Higher Education with their online scholarship application. Applicants must take into account the estimated time required to obtain the Certificate of Equivalency as they have to apply for it online via the Ministry of Higher Education’s website;
who holds a Bachelor’s degree awarded by a private higher education institution in the Sultanate, must submit copies of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts certified and stamped by the Directorate-General of Private Universities and Colleges, Oman Ministry of Higher Education;
who aims to apply for a scholarship in an eligible educational degree programme, must already work as a ‘educationalist’ for the Oman Ministry of Education or for a (post-basic) educational institution that falls under the jurisdiction of the Oman Ministry of Education;
who aims to competitively apply for one of the eligible programmes which fall under Law Enforcement/ Policing, must already work as a Law Enforcement employee for a Government organisation;
must not be in receipt of a scholarship from the National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme or any other source at the time of their application as in this case they will be disqualified as an applicant for the national postgraduate scholarship programme;
Applicants must bear in mind that any scholarship funding granted will NOT apply to any part of the degree programme undertaken prior to the start of the scholarship. The Ministry will not refund tuition fees or any other expenses paid for that part of the studies undertaken prior to the start of the scholarship.
who already holds a Master’s degree at the time of their application will be disqualified as a scholarship applicant as duplication of a degree is not permitted;
must hold an unconditional offer of place on an eligible Master’s degree programme at University of Twente or the academic year 2020/21;
should submit (upload) a copy of the formal unconditional offer of admission letter written. It should concern a true copy of a formal letter that was stamped, signed and written on official University letterhead;
should submit an offer of admission letter that states the type of degree, the name of the programme, start and end date of the programme (total duration) – an incomplete offer of admission shall not be considered;
must hold an unconditional offer of place on an eligible Master’s degree programme at the University of Twente; The list of eligible (approved) programmes is included in this document;
should bear in mind that English should be the medium of instruction for the degree programme. Applicants who want to pursue their studies in a language other than English should meet the entry requirements at the time of their application as the scholarship will not fund any pre-sessional language course;
can submit only one letter of acceptance at any one time with their online scholarship application. Applicants who submit more than one acceptance letter shall be excluded from the selection process;
should bear in mind that all scholarship recipients must pursue a full-time and taught programme offered on-campus;
who submits a conditional offer of admission will be excluded from the selection process;
should make sure that the University they select in the online application form matches the name of the University in the letter of acceptance.
must select the correct programme code as listed on the higher education admissions center’s (HEAC) website – in case the code does not match the name of the degree course, the applicant shall be excluded from the selection process;
All applicants who earned a higher national diploma (HND) or an equivalent qualification prior to their Bachelor’sdegree must submit a true copy of the HND or equivalent diploma/certificate plus a complete transcript in addition to their Bachelor’s degree and transcript as part of their application.

Requirements: PhD

You:

must be an Omani national;
must be 45 years of age or younger at the time of his/her application;
who has completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree program at (a)previously attended and accredited overseas higher education institution(s), has to submit a Certificate of Equivalency from the Departmentfor Equivalency & Recognition, Ministry of Higher Education with their online scholarship application. Applicants must take into account the estimated time required to obtain the Certificate of Equivalency as they have to apply for it online to the Ministry of Higher Education’s website;
who holds a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree awarded by (a) private higher education institution in the Sultanate, must submit copies of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts certified and stamped by the Directorate-General of Private Universities and Colleges, Oman Ministry of Higher Education;
who aims to apply for a scholarship referred to as an“academic programme”in the list of eligible programmes, must already be employed as a higher education lecturer at one of the Government or private higher education institutions in the Sultanate;
who aims to apply for a scholarship in an eligible educational degree programme, must already work as an ‘educationalist’ for the Oman Ministry of Education or for a (post-basic) educational institution that falls under the jurisdiction of the Oman Ministry of Education;
who aims to competitively apply for one of the programmes which fall under Law Enforcement/Policing, must already work as a Law Enforcement employee for a Government organisation;
must not be in receipt of a scholarship from the National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme or any other source at the time of their applicationas in this case they will be disqualified as an applicant for the National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme;
Applicants must bear in mind that any scholarship funding granted will NOT apply to any part of the degree programme undertaken prior to the start of the scholarship. The Ministry will not refund tuition fees or any other expenses paid for that part of the studies undertaken prior to the start of the scholarship.who is eligible (according to the Higher Education Institution) to enter directly from a Bachelor’s degree to a PhD programme because of superior academic performance and who graduated with his/her Bachelor’s degree in the academic year 2018/19, must present an unconditional offer of place at the University of Twente and it must concern a full-time PhD programme that has been approved for the National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. This type of candidate must be 25 years of age or younger and cannot be in any form of (contractual) employmentat the time of their application;
who already holds any type of Doctorate degree at the time of their application will be disqualified as aPhD scholarship applicant as duplication of a degree is not permitted;
must hold an unconditional offer of place on aneligible doctoral programme at the University of Twente;
should submit (upload) a scanned copy of the formal unconditional offer of admission letter. It should concern a true copy of a formal letter that was stamped, signed and written on official University letterhead and sent to the applicant by the University;
should submit an offer of admission letter that states the type of degree course, the area of study and research topic, and the start and end date ofthe programme (total duration of the course)– incomplete offer of admission letters shall not be considered;
must hold an unconditional offer of place on an eligible (approved) and full-time PhD programme in one of the approved subject areas at the University of Twente. The list of eligible (approved) programmes is included in this document;
should bear in mind that a PhD scholarship recipient has to pursue his/her studies at the higher education institution and cannot pursue an online/distance learning PhD programme;
should bear in mind that English should be the medium of instruction for the degree programme. Applicants who want to pursue their studies in a language other than English should meet entry requirements at the time of their application as the scholarship will not fund any pre-sessional language course; can submit only one letter of acceptance at any one time with their online scholarship application. Applicants who submit more than one acceptance letter shall be excluded from the selection process;
who submits a conditional offer of admission will be excluded from the selection process;
should make sure that the University they select in the online application form matches the name of the University in the letter of acceptance;
must select the correct programme code as listed on the higher education admissions center’s (HEAC) website– in case the code does not match the name of the degree course, the applicant shall be excluded from the selection process;
can only submit an offer letter that confirms he/she will pursue a Doctoral of Philosophy (PhD) degree in one of the approved subject areas. The PhD is the only type of doctorate that can be pursued by scholarship recipients – other types of doctorates, such as the EdD, EngDor DBA, have not been approved for this scholarship programme.

RESULT OF ALLOCATIONS

30 April 2020

How to apply

Before you start an application, please carefully read through all the information as supplied by the Ministry of Higher Education of Oman via their website. Please also consult our application pages before you start your application. You will need required documentation throughout the process of application. It is recommendable to prepare them before hand.