American University of Sharjah
American University of Sharjah in the UAE offers grants and scholarships to undergraduates and graduate assistantships and work-study to graduate students, open to applicants regardless of race, gender, disability, religion or national origin. New first-time students may combine a need-based financial grant, a merit-based scholarship and a Family Tuition Grant (for the younger sibling when a family enrolls two or more children) to cover up to 55 per cent of tuition and fees, and may qualify for additional scholarships after their first semester. Named awards for new students include the President's Scholarship, the Chancellor's Scholarship, Merit Scholarships, the Sharakah School Scholarship and the Rashid Bin Humaid Athletic Scholarship. AUS teaches engineering, computing and sciences alongside architecture, business and arts. Online scholarship application forms open only while applications are being accepted, each with its own deadline.