The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026 (Fully-funded)

The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation was created in 2007, out of a strong will to contribute to national development through creating high caliber professionals to help enhance Egypt’s growth in all sectors. The Foundation is funded by an endowment from Qalaa Holdings to grant academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue master degrees abroad in all fields of study.

 

• Table of Content
• About Qalaa Holdings
• Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026
• Aim and Benefits of Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026
• Requirements for Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026 Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Qalaa Holdings

Qalaa Holdings is an African leader in energy and infrastructure. The firm builds businesses in core industries that will define the region’s future. The 32,000 employees of the company’s core subsidiaries and other investments work each day to deliver energy to consumers and businesses alike; to provide reliable, fuel-efficient transportation solutions; to grow or manufacture safe, healthy food; to add value to natural resources; and to help build critical national infrastructure Qalaa Holdings is a company that prizes innovation, value creation and sustainability in all of its in... continue reading

Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026

Application Deadline	15 Apr 2025
Value	50,000 USD
Type	Masters
Sponsor	Qalaa Holdings
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026

The QHSF funds under two schemes: the full scholarship covering tuition and living expenses and the partial scholarship covering tuition only. The ceiling for tuition fees is 50,000 USD per annum.

Requirements for Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026 Qualification

Eligibility criteria for application:

• Applicant must be under the age of 35.
• Must be an Egyptian national and residing in Egypt.
• Applicant must have a minimum of two years of work experience post-graduation.
• Is planning to pursue his/her studies at one of the top universities abroad in their discipline of choice.
• Must have been accepted at the university and program of interest.
• Applicant must submit an unconditional acceptance letter (with the exception of a funding condition).
• Excellent command of language of study. Good command of the English language.
• Involvement with activities in civic, public or international affairs (NGOs, volunteer work, etc) will be an asset.
• Must have a genuine financial need.
• Not a beneficiary of any other partial scholarship or grants (with exception to waivers from the university of choice itself).
• Upon completion of program, graduates must be committed to return to work in Egypt for a minimum of 2 years.
• Military service status must be clear (for males).

Interview date, Process and Venue for Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation 2025-2026

January 15th:	Beginning of annual scholarship round. Applicants can begin submitting applications. Application form made available online.
April 15th:	Deadline for submitting applications.
May:	Shortlisting completed. Semi-finalists contacted for personal interviews.
June:	Scholarship recipients announced.
July – August:	Placement and departure of scholars

Application Deadline

April 15, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Qalaa Holdings on qalaascholarships.org to apply

QHSF accepts applications every year from January 15th to April 15th.

Applications are only accepted in hard copy – by mail or through our Fedex account (see below).

Your application package must include the following:

• The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship application form.
• Copy of letter of acceptance to University of choice
• Copy of (completed) application form submitted to university of choice
• An updated C.V.
• Two reference letters
• Copy of Military Certificate (for Males only)

Once it is completed, please submit your application package to:

By Regular Post:

Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
P.O Box 29
Postal Code: 11516
Cairo, Egypt

By Fedex:

Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
Hold at Fedex Mohandessin office

Note:

• You can check that your application has been delivered through: [email protected]
• Kindly wait for a week before checking.
• Please submit an acceptance letter to only one university.
• Submit your application package only once.
• Multiple applications from one person will result in rejection of all applications.
• Applications cannot be submitted by hand.

For more details visit: Qalaa Holdings website.