MBZUAI fully funded Master's and PhD scholarships in AI, fall 2027
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)
- Type
- Grant
- Support
- Free tuition, a monthly stipend (for international students, AED 15,500 for an M.Sc. and AED 17,500 for a PhD), one return flight home each year, health insurance and a UAE residence visa where eligible.
- Deadline
- 15 Dec 2026
- Eligibility
- Open internationally to applicants for MBZUAI's graduate programmes in Abu Dhabi (except the fee-paying Master in Applied Artificial Intelligence). Funded students must study in person on campus. Fee to note: every applicant pays an AED 200 application fee after the screening exam, waived for a screening score of 75% or more, or refunded on enrolment.
About this grant
MBZUAI funds students on its M.Sc. and PhD programmes with free tuition, a monthly stipend, an annual return airfare, health insurance and a university-sponsored UAE visa. The application portal opened on 7 September 2026, and the final deadline for most graduate programmes is 5pm GST on 15 December 2026 (22 January 2027 for Computational Biology). Applicants sit a screening exam and a technical interview. After the screening exam you pay an AED 200 application fee; it is waived if you score 75% or more, and refunded if you enrol. Students are expected to stay on campus throughout their funded period.
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Apply on MBZUAI admissions(opens in a new tab)https://mbzuai.ac.ae/admissions/graduate-masters-admissions
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