How to Apply & FAQs | Apply Now for Scholarships & Funding — The Bseisu Foundation

We work with a variety of partners to deliver our funding opportunities. Partners such as universities and other organisations help us to award scholarships through match funding arrangements. Conditions and criteria may vary slightly from one scholarship award to another. All of our scholarship programmes are administered through university admissions departments or by partner organisations and we do not receive applications ourselves. You must apply to our partners directly. Visit Our Scholarships to find a complete list of all the scholarship programmes we offer. FAQs Am I eligible to apply for a Bseisu Scholarship? All of our scholarships and programmes apply a slightly different eligibility criteria, so please check the Our Scholarship s page for details. However, our baseline eligibility criteria are as follows: Candidates must be applying to study a programme at a university or organisation that is partnered with the Bseisu Foundation . Candidates must hold Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian or Jordanian nationality . Candidates must be ordinarily resident in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria or Jordan. The Bseisu Foundation currently prioritises students on STEM-related programmes , although we do offer some scholarships for humanities subjects at select universities. What costs are covered by a Bseisu award? Our scholarship awards cover full tuition fees. Some of our scholarships may also cover living costs but please check the details of each individual scholarship. Can I apply if I live outside of your target countries? Our scholarships usually require that you are “ordinarily resident” in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan. However, in some cases exceptions may be made. Select scholarships will specify that candidates may still be eligible if they hold citizenship in one of these countries, despite not being ordinarily resident. Which universities should I apply to in order to be eligible for a Bseisu award? We work with directly with a few universities to provide scholarships. We also work with partner organisations, such as Chevening and the British Council and this allows us to provide Scholarships for scholars applying outside of our university partners. Read more about these partners here. Does the Bseisu Scholarship cover part time study? No, we currently only provide scholarships to those studying full-time degrees. When is the deadline for the Bseisu Scholarship? All of our scholarship programmes are administered directly through university admissions departments or partner organisations and we do not receive applications ourselves. Therefore, application deadlines follow those set by our partners. Visit our Scholarships page for more information or speak directly to our partners. When will I be informed of the outcome of my application? All news regarding application outcome will be delivered by our partners and all Scholarship Programmes have different timelines. Please talk to the university or partner organisation directly for more information regarding this. Do you require scholars to return to their home country post-scholarship? The Bseisu Foundation does not require that students return to their home country after their studies. However, a few of our partners do have this condition and therefore it is a condition when applying for our joint programme. Most notably, Chevening requires that all scholars return home for two years after the completion of their award. I am not studying a STEM subject. Can I still apply for a Bseisu Scholarship? Our focus is on supporting STEM scholars. However, there are a few exceptions and we are increasingly offering more scholarship opportunities for students on humanities programmes. Do you cover PhD study? No, we do not currently support any scholars pursuing PhD studies. Do you provide funding for undergraduate study? Our scholarships in the USA are in partnership with AMIDEAST. These are allocated to Palestinian scholars who are studying an undergraduate degree in the US. W…