Starting from 2013, Student Financial Services Section initiated a number of agreements and memorandum of understanding with a group of institutions and Charities in Qatar with the aim of achieving mutual cooperation in providing financial support to help students bear the costs of studying.
Why do we need external funding to support some of our students?
Some students who apply for financial aid have their applications rejected for many reasons such as high income, low academic standing, or there are insufficient Financial Aid resources. Therefore, the goal of these partnerships is to provide alternative solutions to help such students continue their education without interruption by transferring their applications to other external institutions, after getting each student’s permission. This external institution will then study the financial condition of their families and provide them with financial aid through specific agreed upon mechanism.
The Application Process:
- The student has to complete the
online Financial Aid application form, and agree to transfer the application to the intended external party.
- The student has to submit
the required documents, depending on the intended External Funding Financial Aid Program, that explains his/her family’s financial condition.
- In the event student charges are not paid in full or paid late by the sponsoring party, it always remains the student’s responsibility to pay all charges.
- For more information regarding the conditions and required documents, you can visit the External Funding Aids webpage.
The process that the Student Financial Services Section follows to transfer the applications:
- The Student Financial Services Section reviews the application and ensures its completion.
- After selecting the shortlisted students for each external funding financial aid program, the Section contacts the external parties through official email to explain each student’s financial situation according to the agreed official procedures between the Section and the external party.
- Add the student information to the transfer database and follow up on the application status with the external party to know the final decision.
- Contact the rejected students with the External Party’s decisions and follow up with the related parties to finalize the payment process for the accepted students based on the agreed official procedures between the section and the external party.