QF Grant Program for CMU Qatar

Qatar Foundation provides a world-class financial aid program for admitted students to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. The QF need-based grant program for CMU-Q provides grant aid to students of all nationalities through the financial generosity of Qatar Foundation. Grants (aid with no repayment) of up to the full cost of attendance are made to families based on their unique financial circumstances.

Please do not submit your grant application until AFTER you have submitted your completed Admission application in the Common App. 

Early Decision - November 17th - Grant Application Deadline
We invite all eligible Fall 2025 Early Decision applicants to submit their Need-Based Grant Application from November 3rd to November 17th. For Early Decision, international applicants outside of Qatar are not eligible for financial aid.  Additionally, international applicants admitted through Early Decision will not be able to apply for Financial Aid at a later date. For more information, please refer to the eligibility criteria for Early Decision. 

Regular Decision - February 1st - Grant Application Deadline
We invite all Fall 2024 Regular Decision applicants to submit our Need-based Grant Application between December 15th to February 1st.  The priority deadline to submit the CMU-Q QF Grant Application is February 1st. 

Timely Submission of Application
We strongly advise all students to submit their grant application by the priority deadline in order to receive a timely financial aid decision. We aim to issue financial aid decisions to admitted students within one week of the admission decision. If you do not submit the grant application by the priority deadline, your financial aid decision will be significantly delayed.

To begin your grant application, please visit the following link:  https://fas.qf.org.qa/
If you are facing technical difficulties or have questions related to parts inside the grant application itself, please email qfgrantcmuq@qf.org.qa.

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All Official Documents are required in support of your Grant Application 
Qatar Foundation requires all supporting documentation to be provided up front with the grant application submission.  For a full list of required documents, please visit this page:  QF grant application - Mandatory Documents

Important Note
We advise all families to apply for the grant program, regardless of perceived ability to pay for the cost of attendance.  Low-need families may be eligible for a 10-20% grant, but this is only provided if families complete the required application. Additionally, the university has a policy that requires applicants to submit a grant application if they wish to be considered for merit scholarship funds.  A student is not eligible to be considered for merit scholarship funds unless they submit the grant application.   If you are a non-Qatari student who will receive full funding to attend the university (ex. government scholarship or employee benefit), please email us and we will waive the grant application requirement.