Scholarship Program (Qatarization)

QNB Scholarship Program

Believing in the importance of investing in Qatari talent, QNB offers a scholarship program at the country’s most prestigious international and local universities, as well as many incentive benefits, monthly bonuses, and summer training opportunities. Furthermore, professional jobs will be available to our graduates after graduation.

The goal of this program is to help the education sector in Qatar, as it is one of the most important pillars of QNB’s corporate social responsibility strategy and a significant contributor to the development of the national workforce. A good education will enable our youth to pursue the best careers in the future.

QNB offers opportunities for Qatari youth to excel in their professional and personal goals, as well as to contribute to the bank.

In accordance with the Bank’s scholarship policy, we offer annual scholarships to Qatari nationals who are interested in pursuing higher education studies at leading universities in Qatar and select approved international institutions, with a wide range of benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Annual awards for outstanding students

• Health insurance

• Securing a suitable job after graduation

• Internship during summer vacation

• Payment of academic, enrollment, tuition and book fees

Scholarships are open to Qatari high-school graduates and undergraduate university students with an outstanding academic record

Requirements

The eligibility to apply for a scholarship will have to meet the criteria and conditions as per below:

• Must be a Qatari National

• Age must be between 17 and 21 years when applying for the scholarship program

• Should not have a First or Second degree relative, who is a QNB employee or sponsored student

• Hold a secondary school certificate with a percentage of not less than 70%, and in case the applicant is still studying and registered at university the cumulative average GPA score should be at least 3.0

• IELTS score of at least 5.5

• Unconditional acceptance offer from the approved university list by QNB

• Course track must be conducted in English (Exception for Law Programs)

• Pass the tests and interviews conducted by QNB

• Scholarship deferral is not permitted except under exceptional circumstances approved by QNB

Approved Majors List

Business & Finance

• Finance

• Accounting

• Investment Management

• International Banking

• Economics

• Risk Management

Law & Governance

• Law

Technology & Information Systems

• Computer Science

• Computer Engineering

• Management of Information Systems

• Data Analytics / Data Science

• Cybersecurity

Other Supporting Majors

• N/A

Approved Universities

• Community College Qatar (CCQ)

• Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

• Qatar University (QU)

• Qatar Foundation –

  • Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

  • Georgetown University

  • Northwestern University

  • Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts)

• University of Aberdeen

• University of Doha for Science and Technology

• Alrayyan University

• Lusail University

Notes: QNB reserves the right to amend the list of approved universities and majors in line with business needs and market requirements