Graduate Sponsorship Research Award (GSRA)

The GSRA empowers you to transform your bachelor’s capstone project into a steppingstone toward graduate excellence. Join graduate programs at UDST and seize this exclusive scholarship opportunity. This prestigious initiative nurtures future faculty and researchers through two tracks: Local Track (study within Qatar-open to both residents and citizens of Qatar) and International Track (study abroad for Qatari nationals and applicants with Qatari mothers).

Who Can Apply

• Candidates must not exceed 40 years of age at the time of submission.
• GSRA candidate should be employed in Qatar.
• GSRA candidates must apply for a master's or doctoral degree at an accredited university and enroll in a full-time program. A confirmation letter/email of application must be included in the submission, and the full acceptance letter must be provided upon award.
• Online and part-time programs are not permitted.
• GSRA will not support an application for an equivalent or lower degree than the one currently held by the candidate.
• GSRA will not support candidates who have already started their study programs prior to the submission deadline.
• GSRA will only accept applications for programs that start in the following academic year.
• Local track candidates are only allowed to study at universities in Qatar.
• GSRA International track supports Qatari nationals and those of Qatari mothers.
• GSRA International track supports study programs at approved universities outside Qatar. A list of approved universities is provided in Appendix 1 in the request for application document.

Funding and Benefits

GSRA offers comprehensive support:

• Master’s degree: Up to 2 years; Ph.D.: Up to 4 years.
• Tuition fees: Fully covered.
• Conference allowance: Up to QAR 18,000/year.
• Health insurance and settlement allowance for international awardees.
• Annual air ticket for international awardees.