Apply to QU

Application Process

Please read the step-by-step guide on how to apply.

All graduate applicants to Qatar University are required to apply to their intended program of study using the QU online admission application. Kindly go through the following step-by-step application process:

Complete the Online Application Form
& upload the required documents

Start my application

Submit your Online Admission Application and fill in all required information and upload the required documents. Once the application is submitted you will not be able to upload any document.

Important Note: International students who do not hold a valid Qatar residency permit (excluding GCC citizens) are required to Apply Online for the student visa and upload the Required Documents during the same timeline of QU admission application. Applicants who fail to satisfy the requirements for a student visa will not be considered for admission to QU.

Receive Letter of Acknowledgment

Within 3 business days, you will receive a letter of acknowledgement to confirm the receipt of your application.

Application Review

QU reviews your application and makes an admission decision (your application may be delayed or denied if all required documents have not been uploaded).

Interview

The graduate program will contact you (by email or phone) to let you know of the date and time of the interview.

Submit Official Required Documents

When Admission decisions are confirmed you will be contacted to submit all official documents needed (decision will be dependent on the submission of the official, authentic required documents, according to the (admission deadlines).

Receive Admission Decision

Applicants receive an official letter with the admissions decision. Accepted students will receive their QU ID and login information to various QU online resources.

Pay Application Fee

All graduate (Doctoral, Masters, Diploma, PharmD, and Certificate) applicants to Qatar University are required to submit a QR 350 (non-refundable) application fee as part of their admission application. Admission applications will not be considered complete, and consequently, an admission decision will not be made until the application fee is submitted through the online Admission Application using Visa or Master Cards only.

View the payment instructions

Submit Required Documents

After receiving an Initial Admission Decision, you are required to submit:

Final, official, and certified transcript along with copies to check if it matches the original documents.
English test scores if needed for the program and they don’t have an English waiver from their university.
Health Certificate issued in Qatar

Either in-person to Graduate Admissions Section or mailed in order to complete the admissions procedures at Qatar University.
To the following address:

Graduate Admissions Section,
Admission and Registration,
Qatar University.
PO Box 2713
Doha, Qatar

Important Note:
Due to the current circumstances, only students with appointments will be able to enter Qatar University. Accordingly, the Graduate Studies Department will not accept any students before receiving the initial acceptance letter, which will include dates regarding the delivery of all original documents.

Check Admission Application Status

All applicants who have successfully completed all formal application procedures can follow up on their application status to ensure that all requirements and documents are complete before the admission deadline.

If the GPA doesn’t meet the requirement, the status will be Decision Made
If there is any missing requirement, the status will be Incomplete Items; the admission team will contact the applicant to submit the missing requirement by email.
If your request is fully submitted and the GPA meets the admission requirement the status will be In Progress until the college starts to hold interviews and make the final decisions.

All decisions will be announced according to the admission timeline
If you face any issue in checking the admission status, you may contact Graduate Admissions Department at Graduate@qu.edu.qa

Receive Admission Letter

All admitted students will receive a formal admissions letter from Graduate Admissions Section at Qatar University. Shortly after, your graduate program will also provide you with information pertaining to orientation (if offered by your graduate program) academic advising, and registering for courses.

For further information or inquiries regarding graduate admission to Qatar University, please contact the Graduate Admissions Section of the Admissions Department at:

Telephone: (+974) 4403-5921- 3718- 6532- 3764.

To get “Official Admission letters” you can apply a request through the link.

Location: Students Affairs Building (I-11)

Male: First Floor, hall number C204, from Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 12 pm.
Female: First Floor, hall number C250, from Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 12 pm.