Scholarships and Grants are now available for students from the GEMS Global Network
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Middlesex University Dubai is pleased to announce the partnership with GEMS Education which provides Scholarships and Grants for students graduating from their high schools within the GEMS Global Network, applicable from the academic year commencing on 23 September 2018.
This partnership with one of the leading education providers in the UAE will see a minimum of 150 Scholarships being awarded to students and employees of GEMS Schools, each academic year. These include Academic Excellence Scholarships, GEMS School Grants and GEMS Education Employee Grant. All GEMS students are also eligible for the Middlesex University Dubai Academic Excellence Scholarship which is awarded based on academic merit and eligible students could receive up to AED 90,000 towards their tuition fees.
Within the GEMS School Grants, students from GEMS Global Network who are not eligible for the Academic Excellence Scholarship will be awarded an AED 20,000 School Partnership Grant by the University to enrol for the International Foundation Programme and the Undergraduate Programmes. Students eligible for the Academic Excellence Scholarship will be given an additional AED 5,000 School Partnership Grant over and above the scholarship awarded.
Also, under GEMS Education Employee Grant, children of GEMS Education employees who are not eligible for any scholarship or grant outlined will be awarded a Corporate Engagement Programme (CEP) Grant of AED 20,000 on IFP and undergraduate programmes.
GEMS Employees can also receive 20% Grant on tuition fees for all post graduate programmes, and teachers from GEMS School are eligible for a 25% Teacher Grant for MA Education and BA Early Childhood Studies Programmes.
Commenting on the strategic partnership, Dr Cedwyn Fernandes, Director and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University Dubai said: “At Middlesex University Dubai, we are committed to partner with entities that share the same values with us, and place students’ goodwill and interest at the highest priorities. We are pleased to be partnering with GEMS Education, a highly-regarded quality private education provider in the region.”
He further added, “Through this collaboration we hope to place quality UK education within the reach of every student graduating from the GEMS Global Network, opening up windows to endless potentials and possibilities.”
Christophe Savard, Vice President – Career and Future Employment Architect at GEMS Education, commented: “The primary goal of GEMS Education’s UniConnect programme is to increase collaboration between our organisation and post-secondary institutions, and to prepare young adults in their transition from secondary to tertiary education and beyond. Our partnership with Middlesex University Dubai helps us achieve this goal, and we are pleased to be able to offer our students these exclusive scholarships and opportunities.”
Meet Middlesex University Dubai at the GEMS CONNECT EdEx 2018 – UniConnect UAE Community Info Session, Networking & Workshops on Saturday 2 June from 9am to 2pm at GEMS Wellington, Al Khail, Dubai UAE.
For more information, please visit: www.mdx.ac.ae prospective-students/scholarships-and-grants/gems-schools.
