The Hamdan bin Rashid Scholarship Program at UAEU (Master of Educational Innovation)

The Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences funds this scholarship with United Arab Emirates University’s College of Education. It supports UAE education professionals completing the Master of Educational Innovation in Dubai.

The Arabic-taught, 30-credit program runs for about 18 months and offers tracks in teaching innovation and school-leadership innovation. Classes are face-to-face on weekends at the Hamdan Foundation’s Dubai headquarters.

Benefits & funding

The Foundation offers 10 full scholarships for the program each year.
Scholarship recipients complete the same 30-credit, approximately 18-month master’s program.
The official sources do not itemize covered costs or advertise a living stipend.

Eligibility

Applicants must be United Arab Emirates nationals aged 25–40.
Applicants must currently work in education and must not already hold a master’s degree.
Each applicant must be a Foundation award recipient, work at an award-winning school, or be an exceptional professional with a high performance evaluation.
Applicants must qualify for UAEU master’s admission, including holding a recognized bachelor’s degree; UAEU’s general minimum for Arabic-taught master’s programs is IELTS Academic 4.0 or equivalent.

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Eligible nationalities
UAE
Education required
Bachelor
Age requirement
25–40 yrs

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Application process

1
Create an account and submit the UAEU graduate application online.
2
Attend the university interview if invited after successful registration.
3
Meet UAEU’s admission requirements and pass the interview.
4
The Foundation’s specialist committee reviews eligible candidates and contacts selected recipients to complete scholarship procedures.

Program timeline

Applications announced open for the latest published cycle.
February 2026
Application deadline for the latest published cycle.
Apr 30, 2026
Program start and end dates
Not published in the official materials reviewed.