State of Kuwait Scholarship Fund

Award created thanks to the generosity of the State of Kuwait

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$5,000
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To provide financial assistance to students in need who demonstrate a keen interest in the Arabic language and culture.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student
  2. be registered as a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa
  3. have completed a minimum of two courses related to Arabic Studies (including at least one non-language courses - ARB 2101/ARB 2102, ARB 3901/ARB 3902)
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  5. demonstrate a keen interest in Arabic Studies
Preference will be given to students registered in the Minor in Arabic Language and Culture.

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a letter (maximum 500 words) from the applicant addressed to the Chair in Arabic Studies and demonstrating the applicant’s keen interest in Arabic Studies

About this Award

Arabic is one of the world’s major languages. It is spoken daily by over 300 million people and is used for prayer by 1.2 billion people worldwide. The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Ottawa offers a minor in Arabic language and culture that provides students not only with a good knowledge of the language itself, but also with an invaluable window into Arabic culture, history, literature, philosophy, religion and society.
 
This scholarship fund was established by the State of Kuwait to provide students with various interests, disciplines, and cultural backgrounds with a unique opportunity to study Arabic language and culture. The University of Ottawa and the State of Kuwait enjoy a longstanding partnership. In 1984, the State of Kuwait donated $50,000 to help establish a Chair of Arabic Studies. It is in the spirit of this partnership that the generous gift received from the State of Kuwait was matched by the University of Ottawa’s President’s Fund.