Scholarships

Scholarships and discounts are awarded to students to achieve the following goals :

• Socially : Torelieve the burden on some students who are financially and economically unable to continue their education cost.
• Academically: Toencourage and attract scientifically and athletically excellent students to join the university, which raises the scientific level of the university and to give an example and motivate the rest of the university students to be scientifically and athletically excellent to gain those scholarships.
• Economically: Toencourage some classes to join the university.
• Developmental & Citizenship: To relieve some of the burden on the people of Sinai to continue their education in order to develop this precious part of Egypt land.

Scholarships of North Sinai and Ismailia governorates’ residents

1. Thepeople of Central Sinai enjoy a 100 % discount on expenses (free scholarships) at the Al-Arish branch, in addition to granting 250 pounds per month, provided that he is born in Central Sinai, his parents are of Central Sinai citizens and that he holds all pre-university: Primary, Preparatory and Secondary certificates ether Public or Al-Azhar High School from North Sinai Governorate, as a contribution from the university in the development of this important region of Sinai. For the student to continue obtaining this scholarship, he must obtain a GPA of at least 0 in the following years  

(The scholarships of Central Sinai students are available for the Faculties of Engineering, Information Technology, Administration and Information, Business Administration and Mass communication).

2. Discount of 50 % of the tuition fees for the students of Kantara branch, of the residents of North Sinai or Ismailia, for the faculties of Information Technology, Business Administration and Mass Communication , if they meet any of the following conditions :

• The student is of the residents of North Sinai Governorate or Ismailia Governorate and is born in it (according to the birth certificate) or the student’s parent is working in North Sinai Governorate or Ismailia Governorate provided that he is insured with social security for a period of not less than 10consecutive years in North Sinai Governorate or Ismailia Governorate) subject to submitting an insurance letter from Insurance Authority or the employer sealed by the emblem of the Republic, indicating the work duration in the governorate) or the student holds all pre-university certificates from North Sinai Governorate or Ismailia Governorate, which are (Primary, Preparatory and Secondary certificates ether Public or Al-Azhar High School) from North Sinai or Ismailia Governorate, or the student’s parent (the father or the mother) is born in North Sinai Governorate (according to the birth certificate).

For the student to continue to be granted this discount after his first academic year at the university, he must obtain a GPA not less than 2.0 in each academic year.

3. Discount of 15 % of the tuition fees for the students of Arish branch, of the residents of North Sinai, if any of the following conditions are met:  

• The student is of the residents of North Sinai and born in it (according to the birth certificate).
• The student holds all pre-university certificates from North Sinai Governorate (Primary, Preparatory and Secondary certificates ether Public or Al-Azhar High School)
• The student’s parent (the father or the mother) is born in North Sinai (according to the birth certificate).
• The student’s parent is working in North Sinai Governorate, provided that he is insured by the social insurance for a period of not less than 10 consecutive years in northern Sinai by submitting a letter from the insurance authority or the employer stamped by the emblem of the Republic, indicating the work duration in the governorate).

For the student to continue to be granted this discount after his first academic year at the university, he must obtain a GPA not less than 2.0 in each academic year.

Second: Academic Excellence discounts:

1. Students who have a certificate of (National or Al-Azhar high school) are granted discounts on tuition fees during the first year of enrollment according to the total degrees of the student in the National or Al-Azhar high school as follows :

The percentages of the total degree mentioned in the previous tables are reviewed annually according to the minimum total needed to apply to each college and decided by the Private Universities Council.

The discount due to academic excellence is recorded for each semester separately according to the student CGPA in the previous semester

3. After the first academic year and in the event that none of the students receive a CGPA of 4.0, the student with the highest CGPA in the specialization shall be granted a 100% discount on the tuition fees in the following semester, with CGPA minimum of 3.6 for the students enrolled in the university at the fall of 2018 and beyond and CGPA of 3.7 for the students enrolled in the university before the fall of 2018. In case two students are equal in CGPA, the discount will be divided equally between both of them, and in case of more than two students are equal, the regular segments mentioned in the previous tables shall be applied.

1. 15 % discount of the tuition fees for the students who excel in sports, achieving the first three positions in the Republic championship, with submitting the supporting certificates which are approved by the Ministry of Youth and Sports or the Ministry of Education, for one academic year only .
2. 30 % discount of the tuition fees for those who achieve the first three positions in international tournaments, with providing the supporting certificates approved by the Ministry of Youth and Sports or the Ministry of Education for the student to continue to be granted this discount, he must obtain a CGPA not less than 0 in the following years.
3. 15 % discount of tuition fees for sibling students except for the older student (regardless of their number) and in the case of admitted siblings in the same academic year, the discount is granted to the student admitted to the higher college in relation to the tuition fees and this discount is not related to the C

The older student does not deserve any sibling discounts in the event that the younger brother takes advantage of any discount associated with the CGPA.

The sibling discount is automatically canceled for the student who benefits from the discount in the following cases :

•   Sibling discontinuity
• Sibling graduation
• Sibling withdrawal
• The final dismissal of the sibling
• Postponing the study for the sibling

5. 25 % discount of the tuition fees for the children of the faculty teaching staff and other workers at the University of Sinai. For the student to continue to be granted this discount, he must obtain a CGPA of at least 3.0 in the following years.
6. 15 % discount of the tuition fees for the children of current and former armed forces and police officers, for one academic year only.
7. 25 % discount for the children of martyrs, officers and non-commissioned officers, soldiers of the armed forces and the police. For the student to continue to be granted this discount, he must obtain a CGPA of at least 0 in the following years.
8. 15 % discount of the tuition fees for the children of the faculty teaching staff in the Egyptian government universities, for one academic year only.

Article (3)

It is not applicable to combine more than one discount for single student, and in the event that the student is entitled to more than one discount, the higher discount shall be applied, with the exception of only students who have obtained a discount by the community committee in addition to a discount determined by the bylaw.

Article (5): The Implementation process of free and reduced scholarships

1. Free and reduced scholarships are given to Egyptian students only.
2. The Office of Scholarships and Discounts shall register all scholarships and discounts of all kinds in accordance with these bylaws.
3. The Office of Scholarships and Discounts will lower the bylaw discounts based on an approved and stamped statement from the Registration Department indicating that the student is entitled to the discount.
4. The financial department reviews scholarships and discounts prior to activating them on the system, and in case of an error, the Scholarships Administration to be referred to for review, provided that any amendment or deletion shall be made through the Scholarships Administration only.
5. It is not applicable for the student to register excellence discount in the National or Al-Azhar high school for a student except for the first academic year only.
6. Scholarships and discounts for the old students shall be applied to the second and fourth installments of each academic year.
7. Scholarships and discounts for the new students shall be applied to the fourth installment in accordance with the rules established at the university, provided that the student regularly attends university at the two academic semesters (fall – spring).
8. The excellence discount of CGPA shall be granted to the student regularly attending the university and is canceled with a retroactive effect and to be paid as a debt if the student withdraws, and to be effective to the students enrolled in the university in the academic year 2020/2021.
9. Scholarships and previous discounts shall be for two semesters: Fall and Spring only, and it doesn’t apply for the Summer semester.