Kuwait-America Foundation Scholarship
Funding Amount
Full tuition scholarship and living stipend
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Promising students from the Middle East and North Africa
- One eligible student per year receives the full scholarship
Geography
- Merit and need-based selection
Other requirements
- Expected to work in the region following graduation
Overview
An endowment fund providing graduate studies scholarships based on merit and need to promising students from the Middle East and North Africa.
Focus Areas:
- Graduate education in Arab Studies
- Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) program
Geographic Scope: Middle East and North Africa
Eligibility:
- Promising students from the Middle East and North Africa
- Merit and need-based selection
- One eligible student per year receives the full scholarship
- Expected to work in the region following graduation
Award Details:
- Full-tuition scholarship
- Living stipend
- Provides support for Master of Arts in Arab Studies degree
Program Partner: Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
Established: 2013
Background: The Kuwait-America Foundation partnered with Georgetown University in 2013 to create this endowment fund. The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is the only academic center in the United States focusing exclusively on the Arab world. The MAAS program trains students in the language, history, culture, society, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world with an interdisciplinary curriculum allowing students to craft their own program of study.
What Kuwait-America Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $1M
- Median grant
- $500K
- Range
- $100K–$900K
- By dollars: District of Columbia 100%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC.
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