Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) offers five scholarships per year to the applicants who have secured unconditional admission into the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at one of the 25 universities approved by KIA’s scholarship committee

Kuwait Investment Authority MBA Scholarship Award

Maximum period of sponsorship: Two academic years.

Starting date of sponsorship: First day of classes.

Scholarship Requirements-

Unconditional admission to one of the universities designated by KIA

Kuwaiti Citizenship.

Satisfactory KIA interview.

Financial Benefits in Kuwaiti Dinars (KD)-

Monthly stipend: Twelve hundred (1200) KD.

Book allowance per academic semester: Five hundred (500) KD.

Computer allowance: One time five hundred (500) KD.

Annual airline ticket: Seven hundred fifty (750) KD.

Research and scientific journal subscription: Fifty (50) per academic year.

KIA will meet all expenses related to tuition, fees, examination charges and thesis costs. A copy of the thesis proposal must be submitted to KIA for approval.

Medical and dental insurance coverage provided by the Kuwait Health Office in Washington, D.C.

Students are required to maintain full-time status during each academic term.

Approved Universities for the Kuwait Investment Authority's MBA Scholarship

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton US.
Harvard Business School US.
Columbia University US.
London Business School United Kingdom.
Insead France.
University of Chicago GSB US.
Stanford University GSB US.
New York University: Stern US.
MIT: Sloan US.
Dartmouth College: Tuck US.
Northwestern University: Kellogg US.
IMD Switzerland.
Iese Business School Spain.
Yale School of Management US.
Instituto de Empresa Spain.
Cornell University: Johnson US.
University of North Carolina: Kenan-Flagler US.
Georgetown University: McDonough US.
University of Virginia: Darden US.
Duke University: Fuqua US.
University of Toronto: Rotman Canada.
Emory University: Goizueta US.
Rotterdam School of Management Netherlands.
York University: Schulich Canada.
University of California, Berkeley: Haas US.