--- title: "KFUPM Scholarship: Full Funding for Master's and PhD" description: "Full KFUPM scholarship for thesis master's and PhD students: tuition, housing, meals, medical care, airfare for non-Saudis. No separate form or deadline." url: "https://worldwide-scholarships.com/scholarships/kfupm-scholarship/" type: "website" --- [All scholarships](https://worldwide-scholarships.com/scholarships/) King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies) # KFUPM Scholarship A full scholarship attached to admission as a full-time master's (thesis-based) or PhD student at KFUPM in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Covers tuition, housing, meals and medical care, plus international airfare for non-Saudi students. No separate scholarship form and no single published annual deadline. Checked 15 Sept 2026 [Apply on the official site](https://cgis.kfupm.edu.sa/admission/kfupm-scholarship) - **Deadline:** Deadline not announced - **Study in:** Saudi Arabia - **Level:** Master's, PhD - **Covers:** Tuition fees, Living costs, Travel +2 more **Why there is no date here.** KFUPM's own scholarship page publishes benefits but no application dates. The university's separate admissions portal (apply.kfupm.edu.sa) showed MS (Thesis-Based) and PhD Admission actively marked 'Apply Now' as of this check, alongside several undergraduate tracks explicitly marked 'Closed,' confirming the graduate thesis-track window is currently open rather than a stale listing. Specific past closing dates that have circulated for this track (including 10 January 2026 and 30 June 2026) have already passed and should not be treated as the next deadline. Check apply.kfupm.edu.sa directly, or contact the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies at d-cgs@kfupm.edu.sa, for the exact closing date of the current admission cycle before applying. What you get No tuition fee. A stipend, the exact rate depending on student category, is not published on the scholarship page. Free furnished, air-conditioned on-campus housing with utilities and maintenance included. Air tickets for international students only. Medical and dental care, and subsidised meals. Additional non-cash benefits include the opportunity to become a Research Assistant on the PhD track, funding to attend conferences under certain conditions, the chance to work on research projects for further financial benefit, free textbooks, and access to recreational facilities including a private beach. For the five-year Direct PhD track specifically, the full scholarship covers only the first four years. Covers - Tuition fees - Living costs - Travel - Health insurance - Other costs ## Who can apply - Distinguished applicant with a high GPA, admitted as a full-time student to an eligible MS (thesis-based) or PhD programme - Scholarships are offered for all PhD programmes and PhD Direct Entry programmes - No separate scholarship application; funding is attached automatically to qualifying full-time thesis-track admission - Direct PhD track runs five years total; the full scholarship funds only the first four ### The scholarship is the admission, not a separate award you apply for There is no standalone scholarship form to fill out here. KFUPM’s own page states plainly that “distinguished graduate applicants who demonstrate exceptional qualifications and performance with a high GPA can be admitted as Full-time MS or Ph.D. students with a full scholarship.” Apply for full-time thesis-based admission through the university’s own portal, and the funding decision is made as part of that same admissions review, not through a separate scholarship application afterward. ### No single published deadline, but the portal shows the window is genuinely open KFUPM does not publish one fixed annual closing date for this track the way many other universities do. What is confirmed directly against the live admissions portal is that MS (Thesis-Based) and PhD Admission is currently marked “Apply Now,” the same status the portal gives to several other genuinely open tracks, while a separate set of undergraduate tracks on the same page are explicitly marked “Closed.” That contrast is a reliable live signal that the graduate thesis-track window is open now, even without a fixed date attached to it. Older specific dates tied to this programme have already passed and should not be relied on; check the portal directly, or email the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies, for the current cycle’s actual cutoff. ### The Direct PhD track’s funding window is shorter than the programme itself If you’re weighing the five-year Direct PhD track specifically, note that the full scholarship covers only the first four of those five years, not the whole programme by default. Budget for how the fifth year gets funded, whether through a research assistantship, a supervisor’s grant, or another source, before committing to that specific track over the standard entry route. ### Airfare is a real benefit, but only for non-Saudi students Among the confirmed non-cash benefits, air tickets are explicitly limited to international students; Saudi nationals admitted to the same scholarship do not receive this specific perk. Housing, meals, and medical and dental care, by contrast, are described as benefits of the scholarship generally, without that same nationality restriction attached. ### Self-sponsored applicants who miss the scholarship still have a published fee table Not every admitted MS or PhD student receives the full scholarship, and KFUPM publishes a separate self-sponsored fee schedule for that case rather than leaving it undefined. Saudi self-sponsored students pay a lower semester registration fee than non-Saudi self-sponsored students (5,000 versus 7,500 Saudi riyals from first admission through the first thesis or dissertation semester, dropping to 2,500 versus 3,750 riyals per semester after that), with both groups paying the same 500 riyals per credit hour. If you are admitted but not awarded the scholarship, this fee table, not the scholarship benefits above, is what you would actually pay. Where this comes from Every fact above was read on **cgis.kfupm.edu.sa**, the awarding body's own website, and last confirmed on **15 September 2026**. Nothing here is taken from another directory. Funding bodies change deadlines and eligibility rules without notice, and we are not affiliated with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies). Always confirm on the official site before you apply. 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