Education Scholarships for Palestinian and MENA Students

Palestine, Jordan • Bachelor's

World Vision provides education sponsorship for children and youth in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) and Jordan, covering school fees, supplies, tutoring, and psychosocial support.

United Kingdom • Bachelor's

UK university scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers at London School of Economics (LSE) (Greater London). Full or partial fee waiver Living cost for length of undergraduate program

United Kingdom • Bachelor's, Master's

This Sanctuary Scholarship is for students with a background of forced displacement who wish to study on our face-to-face CELTA course. Learn more about the application process. You currently have JavaScript disabled in your web browser, please enable JavaScript to view our website as intended. This Sanctuary Scholarship (course fee waiver only) is for students with a background of forced displacement to the UK who wish to study on our face-to-face CELTA course. CELTA is an initial teacher training qualification for people who wish to enter the field of teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Learn more about CELTA. This CELTA Sanctuary Scholarship will be awarded to up to one applicant per cohort who can demonstrate that they have the ability to succeed academically, but face barriers to that success. Where places are available, the number of awards on offer are: Other immigration statuses may also be considered (e.g. people on Ukraine, Afghan and Syrian resettlement schemes, etc) Please complete the application form to apply for this scholarship.

United Kingdom • Foundation, Bachelor's, Master's

Fully-funded scholarship from Phoenix Space (a UK-registered charity) for high-achieving Palestinian students admitted to or studying at Times Higher Education top-20 and select universities in the UK, Australia, Singapore, and the Netherlands. Covers tuition and living costs across four support tiers: students who lost financial capacity, full-scholarship holders needing travel/living support, partial-scholarship holders needing a top-up, and students needing comprehensive support. Application deadline 15 May 2026.

Multiple • Bachelor's

UNRWA higher-education scholarship announcement (ESSP, 2025–2026) for Palestine refugee students registered with UNRWA, including those in Jordan. Refer to the official UNRWA announcement for the funding source, eligible fields, level, and application deadline.

United Kingdom • Bachelor's, Master's

Postgraduate research Scholarships and bursaries St Andrews is committed to attracting the very best students, regardless of financial circumstances. The University offers a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities to support applicants and students. T hese types of financial aid for educat

United Arab Emirates • Bachelor's

The American University of Sharjah (AUS) offers merit scholarships for undergraduate and graduate international students, including Arab nationals. Scholarships range from 10% to 100% of tuition and are awarded based on academic achievement at admission. AUS uses an American-style curriculum and is accredited by SACSCOC. Strong programmes in engineering, architecture, arts and sciences, and business. Palestinians with qualifying academic records and valid travel documents are eligible.

Palestine • Certificate, Vocational, Bachelor's

Mercy Corps supports conflict-affected youth through education-to-employment pathways in Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Programmes include vocational training, digital skills, and entrepreneurship education with job placement support.

Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine • Bachelor's

The Norwegian Refugee Council provides education grants to displaced Palestinian and Syrian youth in Jordan, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian territories. Supports both formal and non-formal education pathways.

Ireland • Bachelor's

The University of Limerick's University of Sanctuary Scholarship provides tuition fee waivers plus an annual stipend for study-related costs to first-time higher education applicants who identify as refugees or have applied for International Protection in Ireland. Up to 10 undergraduate and 4 taught-postgraduate scholarships are offered per year, with priority for applicants living in direct provision. Accommodation and living costs are not covered.

Multiple countries • Master's

Scholarships for Palestinian Students. STEPS offers full financial assistance to Palestinian students who wish to pursue a Master's Degree at the University of ...

Syria / Lebanon / Jordan • Bachelor's

Emergency education assistance for Palestinian refugees displaced within or from Syria. Covers university registration fees, textbooks, and transportation for students continuing higher education.

United Kingdom • Master's

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United Kingdom • Master's

We are an independent UK charity that assists the social and economic development of Palestine by providing scholarships for Palestinian graduates.

United Kingdom • Bachelor's

Meet the Scholars | Support Future Leaders - Apply Now — The Bseisu Foundation 0 Scholars Joud UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, 2025-2026 Joud is a Palestinian born and raised in Jerusalem, currently pursuing an MPhil in Genomic Medicine at the University of Cambridge. Read more… Rawan IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, 2025-2026 Born and raised in South Lebanon, Rawan completed her Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB) as a USAID scholar. Read more… Ahmed TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, 2025-2026 Ahmed was born and raised in Gaza, Palestine, where challenging circumstances shaped his character. He graduated with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and gained fundamental subjects related to the field of energy. Read more… Mariam UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, 2025-2026 Mariam, a Palestinian Refugee from Saida in South Lebanon, is a Master’s student in Data Analytics at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Read more… Mohammed BRUNEL UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, 2025-2026 Dr Mohammed Altalla is a fully qualified medical doctor and graduate of Al-Quds University (Al-Azhar branch, Gaza), with extensive clinical, academic and leadership experience across emergency medicine, primary care and medical education. Read more… Samir UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, 2025-2026 Born in Russia and raised in Hebron, Palestine, Samir is a passionate innovator who bridges technology, education and social impact. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Data Science for Business at the University of Bristol a

Multiple • Master's

Scholarship opportunities for refugees Dashboard of scholarship programmes verified by UNHCR Are you a forcibly displaced person striving for higher education? This platform helps you to find accredited higher education academic or scholarship programmes verified by UNHCR to allow you to pursue advanced study, skills and professional development. If you are a refugee, an asylum-seeker or a stateless person looking for country specific information about helpful services, rights and duties and ways to get in touch with UNHCR, please visit our Help platform at help.unhcr.org

Multiple countries • Bachelor's

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STEPS, St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students, provides funding to allow talented young Palestinians to come to the University of St Andrews for one ...

United Kingdom • Master's

They are for junior academics employed by Palestinian universities who want to study for a full-time master's degree at the University of Southampton. The ...

Multiple • Bachelor's

Eligibility Criteria - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content Applicants Eligibility Criteria IIE-SRF accepts applications from professors, researchers, and public intellectuals who face threats and cannot continue their work in their home countries. Scholars from any country and in any academic field or discipline may qualify. Applicants are assessed based on academic qualifications and experience, the quality and/or potential of their work, and the urgency of the threats that they face. Preference is given to scholars who: hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in their field and have significant teaching and/or research experience at a university, college, or other institution of higher learning; have an established record of published research; demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; are facing or have recently fled from immediate, targeted threats to their lives and/or careers in their home countries or countries of residence; will benefit their home and/or host academic communities. Unfortunately, IIE-SRF typically cannot consider applications from individuals who: are seeking to continue their studies, including Ph.D. study, or to complete an academic training program; have been displaced or have resided outside their home countries for more than two years; hold citizenship or permanent residency in a safe second country; will have completed two years on a comparable fellowship or other program for threatened scholars. Because of high demand for assistance, I

Lebanon • Bachelor's

The HESPAL (Higher Education Support for Palestinians in Lebanon) programme is funded through UNHCR's DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) and targeted partners. It provides scholarships for Palestinian refugees from Syria who have fled to Lebanon, enabling access to Lebanese universities. The programme covers tuition fees at partner Lebanese institutions and provides a monthly living allowance. UNRWA assists with student identification and referrals, while UNHCR coordinates funding and eligibility verification.

United Kingdom • Bachelor's, PhD, Postdoc, Faculty

What we do Home > what we do > What we do Cara - the Council for At-Risk Academics - has been working since 1933 to support academics at risk. Our Fellowship Programme is a rescue mission for academics in immediate danger. At any time, some 350 at-risk academics are in placements, or are being helped through the process of finding a safe place to continue their work, with their families too. Our regional programmes support individuals working on in their home countries despite the risks, and those in exile nearby. They also work with higher education institutions whose work is at risk or compromised. Our Syria Programme was established in 2016, and worked until 2024 with some 200 Syrian academics in exile, mostly in Turkey. We also partner with other organisations, including with the British Academy in the 'Researchers at Risk' programme for Ukraine-based academics, which was launched in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion. We now manage all the payments to nearly 180 grantees. We are also participating in the EU's Inspireurope+ programme (2022-25), as the lead for Work Package 2, ‘ Guidance for Researchers at Risk ’. In all that we do we honour the aim set out by our founders in 1933, “to prevent the waste of exceptional abilities exceptionally trained” - knowing how important such abilities are to the future of each country, and to the world. Cara’s Fellowship Programme Cara is ready to help academics from any country in the world Cara's Fellowship Programme Further Support for Cara Fellows Help to find temporary refuge, a place you can work and learn until you can return home Further Support for Cara Fellows Cara’s Syria Programme Providing support to academics affected by the Syria crisis Cara’s Syria Programme Close

Multiple • Bachelor's, Master's

Scholarship programme supporting Palestinian students studying at Palestinian and international universities.

Lebanon • Bachelor's

UNRWA provides free primary education, vocational training, and also provides free secondary education. Whereas it is unlikely that the Lebanese authorities ...

Multiple (Arab World) • Bachelor's

INJAZ Arab World (إنجاز) partners with corporations across 14 Arab countries to provide experiential business education and entrepreneurship scholarships. The Company Programme gives students real-world business experience and access to seed funding and mentorship. Operates in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, Iraq, and Libya.

United States • Bachelor's

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Lebanon • Bachelor's

Higher education scholarships for Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, covering tuition at partner universities. Includes mentoring and academic support services.

Multiple countries • Master's

STEPS, provides funding to allow talented young Palestinians to come to the University of St Andrews for one year to study for a Master's Degree. Contact us.

Multiple • Bachelor's, Master's

Official refugee-focused higher education scholarship pathway through UNHCR's DAFI programme.

United Kingdom • Master's

Our Sanctuary Awards offer opportunities for those who have been forcibly displaced from their homes and/or who are at risk of political persecution, violence or conflict anywhere in the world to study with the University of Leicester part-time via distance learning. You currently have JavaScript disabled in your web browser, please enable JavaScript to view our website as intended. We recognise that forced displacement creates significant barriers to accessing higher education. These DL Sanctuary Awards therefore offer opportunities for those who have been forcibly displaced from their homes and/or who are at risk of political persecution, violence or conflict anywhere in the world to study with the University of Leicester part-time via distance learning. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world as long as there is regular access to the internet. We welcome applications from those living outside the UK and will determine eligibility on a case by case basis. The Award provides a full fee waiver only (it cannot cover the cost of optional campus-based activities). You can choose the part-time version of any of the following distance learning Master’s programmes: You can apply fo

Multiple countries • Bachelor's

The project, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the Spanish University of Almeria, aims to create a mobility based network between 3 Palestinian, 2 Lebanese, 1 Syrian and 2 Jordanian Higher Education Institutions in the Middle East and 9 Higher Education Institutions in Europe. UNRWA role will be to promote and strengthen the programme's accessibility to Palestine refugees in its five fields of operation. PHOENIX is an Erasmus Mundus project that grants scholarships, including a monthly allowance, travel, insurance and participation costs, to students (undergraduate, master, PhD, post-doctorate) and staff members to undertake a mobility period or full degree in a partner University in Europe.

Multiple countries •

Higher Education Scholarship Palestine “HESPAL” wants to assist create the new generation of senior academics who can keep standards of international quality at ...

Palestine • Bachelor's

Al-Quds Open University is Palestine's open-education university, built around distance and blended learning with branches across the West Bank and Gaza. Degree programmes can be followed with minimal physical attendance — a practical path for students whose mobility is restricted.

Multiple countries •

Education is the most powerful tool for transformation for individuals, communities, and entire nations. When you invest in a student's education, you're not just funding tuition. You're investing in a doctor who will heal their community, an engineer who will rebuild infrastructure, a teacher who will educate the next generation, and a leader who will advocate for justice. Education creates a ripple effect that extends far beyond the classroom. Every scholarship is an investment in human potential. Every degree earned is a step toward self-determination. Every educated Palestinian student becomes a force for positive change, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and vision to transform their reality. When you give a student the gift of education, you're not just changing the trajectory of one life, but an entire nation . Every gift you give goes directly towards empowering a student to continue their education and move closer to graduation.

United States • Bachelor's

Ayman Hamdeh Scholarship Recipients - PALESTINIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER × Stay up to date on all events and program registration by joining our newsletter list today. Subscribe Now Home Our Reports > Monthly Newsletters Annual Reports About us Our Statements Donate Rentals Rental Pricing Events Palestine Day on Palestine Way Programs Soccer Training PACC Summer Fun Annual Programs PACC Family Discount Host Your Program at PACC Frequently Asked Questions Virtual Arabic Convo Classes What We Do Civic Engagement Actions for Palestine Private Classes Workshops Scholarships > Ayman Hamdeh Scholarship Recipients Halema Salama Gaber Community Impact Recipients Dr. Sufian Mahmoud and Dr. Hala Elsamna Merit Recipients Alkiswani Merit Recipients Palestine Education > Book Club FIF HOPE Homeland Project > FAQ Homeland Project Oral History > ECHOES OF HOME Falastin Magazine > Falastin Past Issues Resources Get Involved Careers Internships > ACE GOT Volunteering Volunteer Ayman Hamdeh Scholarship Recipients Haneen Issa 2024 Hansen Issa, originally from Beit Anan, Palestine, is currently a third-year student at Montclair State University. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Haneen has been an active member of PACC since 2016, Starting out as a participant in many programs and later becoming a volunteer. She is deeply involved in student activism, serving as an executive board member for Montclair State University’s Student

United States • Bachelor's

Joint UNICEF-UNRWA programme supporting educational continuity for Palestinian refugee children and youth. Provides school supplies, remedial education, teacher training support, and bridging programmes to higher education. Active across Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.