STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTION

Student Financial Aid is one of the student services offered by Qatar University to its undergraduate students who encounter financial difficulties in covering their education-related expenses. This service provides a range of Financial Aid packages designed to support students’ access and success at Qatar University according to their financial needs and academic status:

Monthly Financial Aid.
Emergency Aid.
Full or Partial Transportation Fees Aid.
Full or Partial Tuition Fees Aid.
Full or Partial QU Housing Fees Aid.
External Funding Financial Aid Programs in cooperation with some external institutions and charities.

Mission

To provide financial support to students allowing them to access and be successful in their pursuit of academic and personal growth through higher education at Qatar University.

الرواتب الشهرية لبرامج الرعاية والمنح الدراسية لجامعة قطر

Important Dates

Application Period – Spring 2025

Please pay careful attention to the online application periods for the requested financial aid service. There will be no reception of any application, through the system, after the end of the working time, at 02:30 pm, of the last day for each specified application period.

19 January - 13 February 2025

The application period for Monthly Aid, Transportation Fees Aid, Tuition and Housing Fees Aids financed by QU, Emergency Aid, Financial Aid Programs financed by External institutions as follow: Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (Rewards and Support Student Programs), NAMA (Tamkeen Program), Afif Charity (Siraj Program), Seashore Group (Seashore Group Financial Aid Program), and receive the required documents for Monthly Salary for students who got QU Sponsorship Programs or Scholarships with monthly salary benefit.

09 March - 20 March 2025

The application period for Delay fees payment applications and release the registration hold for eligible students according to the specified rules for this service.

Financial Aid Committee - Spring 2025

10 February 2025	The First Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Review the Monthly Aid and Transportation Fees Aid Applications received until 30-01-2025)
17 February 2025	The Second Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Review the External Funding Applications)
27 February 2025	The Third Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Review the Monthly Aid and Transportation Fees Aid Applications received during the period from 31-01-2025 to 13-02-2025)
12 March 2025	The Fourth Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Review the Tuition Fees Aid and Housing Fees Aid Applications)
7 April 2025	The Fifth Financial Aid Committee Meeting (Review the Tuition Fees Payment Deferral applications)

Other Important Dates - Spring 2025

End of each month

The monthly financial aids and Monthly Salaries for eligible students will be deposited into their bank accounts.

Book an Appointment with the Student Financial Services Counselor

Appointment System

To visit the Financial Services Section offices, the student must reserve an appointment with one of financial Services staff through the Appointment System using one of the following links:

Useful Links

Forms

Financial Aid Forms

These are the official Financial Aid Application Forms for the services provided by the Student Financial Services Section:

Financial Aid Calculator

This Financial Aid Calculator will help you to check your eligibility for financial aid without needing to contact the Student Financial Services Section.

Financial Aid Statistics

The number of students benefitted from financial aid service during Fall 2020 and Spring 2021*:

Fall 2020	Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Male)	Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Female)	Non-Qatari (Male)	Non-Qatari (Female)	Total
Monthly Financial Aid	70	753	110	244	1177
Tuition Fees Aid financed by QU	-	-	427	825	1252
Transportation fees Exemption**	-	-	-	-	-
Housing Fees Aid financed by QU	-	-	7	7	14
Laptop Loan Program	-	1	8	4	13
Partial Exemption For Affected Students by Covid-19***	-	-	20	16	36
Education Above All Program	-	-	16	14	30
Nama Programs	-	-	3	1	4
Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation Programs	-	2	7	13	22
Spring 2021	Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Male)	Qatari & Qatari Travel Document (Female)	Non-Qatari (Male)	Non-Qatari (Female)	Total
Monthly Financial Aid	72	691	111	250	1124
Tuition Fees Aid financed by QU	-	-	377	872	1249
Transportation fees Exemption	-	-	-	-	-
Housing Fees Aid financed by QU	-	-	10	9	19
Laptop Loan Program	1	4	7	8	20
Partial Exemption For Affected Students by Covid-19	-	-	9	17	26
Education Above All Program	-	-	15	14	29
Nama Programs	-	-	5	1	6
Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation Programs	3	6	20	22	51

*The data as of 3 May 2021.

**Students Transportation Service was not available during the academic year 2020-2021, so the Transportation Fees Exemption Aid service was not offered for the students.

***This is exceptional service only for the academic year 2020-2021 for the students who were financially affected by COVID-19.

The charts below show the distribution of student financial aid by service type during the academic year 2020-2021:

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