Ministry of Culture · Cultural Scholarship
Self-Funded Students Track
For students already studying abroad at their own expense: they can join the program under set rules, such as the field being within the program and their institution being on the approved list for the field they study.
Countries
The scholarship countries and universities approved for this track.
- United States 60 universities
- United Kingdom 48 universities
- Australia 11 universities
- Netherlands 7 universities
- Italy 6 universities
- Germany 5 universities
- Canada 4 universities
- China 4 universities
- France 4 universities
- Hong Kong SAR China 4 universities
- Egypt 3 universities
- Spain 3 universities
- Austria 2 universities
- Belgium 2 universities
- Switzerland 2 universities
- Finland 2 universities
- Ireland 2 universities
- Japan 2 universities
- New Zealand 2 universities
- Sweden 2 universities
- Singapore 2 universities
- Tunisia 2 universities
- Denmark 1 university
- South Korea 1 university
- Russia 1 university
- Saudi Arabia 1 university
Track details
The degrees, fields and application method approved for this track.
- Degrees
- Diploma، Bachelor's degree، Master's degree، Doctorate
- How applying works
- The ministry announces opportunities, and you apply to those.
- Fields
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- Architecture
- Creative Writing
- Culinary Arts
- Design
- Digital Audio
- English and Theatre Studies
- Fashion Design
- Film Industry
- Food Science And Technology
- Heritage And Archeology
- Libraries and data science
- Literatures, Languages And Linguistics
- Museums
- Music
- Nutrition, Food Science and Technology
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- Academic years
- 2026-2027
Scholarship conditions for this track
The scholarship and admission conditions approved for this track.
Checked 16 October 2026
Scholarship conditions
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1A recent, official academic record
The academic record must be recent and official, from your current institution.
Official text
أن يكون السجل الأكاديمي حديثاً ورسمياً من المؤسسة التعليمية الحالية
شروط السجل الأكاديمي، البند 1
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2The record shows the general and exact field
The academic record must show both the general and the exact field.
Official text
يجب أن يوضح اسم التخصص العام واسم التخصص الدقيق
شروط السجل الأكاديمي، البند 2
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3Offer and transcript from the same institution and field
The offer letter and the transcript must be from the same institution and for the same field.
Official text
يجب أن يكون خطاب القبول وكشف الدرجات من نفس المؤسسة التعليمية ولنفس التخصص.
شروط السجل الأكاديمي، البند 3
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4A letter of completed and remaining hours
A letter from your institution showing the hours completed towards the degree, the hours remaining and the expected graduation date.
Official text
خطاب يوضح عدد الساعات المنجزة تجاه الدرجة وعدد الساعات المتبقية والتاريخ المتوقع للتخرج
منصة الابتعاث الثقافي: المرفقات
Admission conditions
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1Studying at your own expense in an approved field and institution
For students already studying abroad at their own expense: your field must be within the program, and your institution on the approved list for the field you study.
Official text
يعطي البرنامج فرصة الانضمام للدارسين على حسابهم الخاص في الخارج، وفق آلية وضوابط محدّدة، كاشتراط أن يكون تخصّص الطالب ضمن إطار البرنامج، وأن تكون المؤسسة التعليمية التي يدرس فيها الطالب ضمن قائمة المؤسسات المعتمدة للتخصص الذي يقوم الطالب بدراسته.
منصة الابتعاث الثقافي: مسار الدارسين على حسابهم الخاص
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