Doha Institute for Graduate Studies - Master Program Scholarships

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Application for admission will be available on 01 Sep 2024 to 15 Jan 2025. All admission applications must be submitted online.

Please read the following instructions carefully:

1. Create an application on the DI admission portal.
2. Applicants can submit one application only. duplicate applications will be disregarded.
3. Applicants can save their application progress and apply in several sessions.
4. Applicants are required to upload all application materials via the online portal.
5. Applicants can request references online via the online application system.
6. Referees receive the reference request automatically and can fill out the reference forms online.
7. Applicants can check the status of their references online and can remind a referee or create a new reference request even after submission of the application.

The application attachments are as follows:

• Identification document: Qatari ID for citizens and residents of Qatar.
• Undergraduate transcripts. Senior year students should submit all their obtained transcripts to date.
• Graduation certificate or diploma for graduates.
• Resume (CV).
• TOEFL or IELTS results or official statement stating that the degree was taught in English as a main language of instruction.
• Personal Statement.
• Academic Essay (for applicants to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities).

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For more information, please visit the admissions requirements page or contact the admissions office. 

Admission Requirements

School of Social Sciences and Humanities:

Once the online application form has been submitted in full, with all the required and supporting documents, the application will be assessed.

1. Copy of official identification (Passport for International students - Qatari ID for citizens and residents of Qatar).
2. A bachelor's degree certified by official authorities.
3. Undergraduate transcripts certified by official authorities including all transferred courses if any. Senior year students submit their latest transcripts.
4. A minimum of TWO references from academics familiar with the applicant's work requested via the online application form. An additional letter of recommendation may be submitted by a supervisor from previous employment.
5. Meet one of the English requirements: English Scores.pdf. *If applicable, submit proof that your language of instruction in your previous academic program was English. *Graduation requirement an Academic IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL iBt score of 79. Admitted students with IELTS score of 5.5 or 6 are required to satisfy the graduation requirement during their study at the Institute. The student is exempted if he or she submits the test again during the study and achieves the score required for graduation.
6. All official transcripts should be translated in Arabic or English.
7. A personal statement (Content and Instruction File).pdf
8. Academic Essay Content and Instruction file.pdf
9. Updated curriculum vitae (CV).

School of Public Administration and Development Economics:

Once the online application form has been submitted in full, with all the required and supporting documents, the application will be assessed.

1. Copy of official identification (Passport for International students - Qatari ID for citizens and residents of Qatar)
2. A bachelor's degree certified by official authorities.
3. Undergraduate transcripts certified by official authorities including all transferred courses if any. Senior year students submit their latest transcripts.
4. A minimum of TWO references from academics familiar with the applicant's work requested via the online application form. An additional letter of recommendation may be submitted by a supervisor from previous employment.
5. Meet one of the English requirements: English Scores.pdf. *If applicable, submit proof that your language of instruction in your previous academic program was English. *Graduation requirement an Academic IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL iBt score of 79. Admitted students with IELTS score of 5.5 or 6 are required to satisfy the graduation requirement during their study at the Institute. The student is exempted if he or she submits the test again during the study and achieves the score required for graduation. *Applicants of Executive Master of Public Administration are exempted from submitting the English admission test, however graduation requirement applied by submitting an IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent during the study at the Institute.
6. Applicants of EEMPA program should submit one of the following test scores: The Business Admissions Test BAT  (administered by DI), or; the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or; the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).
7. All official transcripts should be translated in Arabic or English.
8. A personal statement (Content & Instruction file).
9. Updated curriculum vitae (CV).

Doha Institute

​​​​The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) is an independent institute for learning and research in the fields of Social Sciences, Humanities, Public Administration and Development Economics in Doha.

The DI is premised on four interrelated values in accordance with its mission:​

• Arab Contribution to Knowledge Production: Integrating cross-disciplinary learning and research 
• Commitment to Academic Standards: Informed by the latest developments in social sciences, humanities, public administration and development economics 
• Intellectual Responsibility and Critical Awareness: A new generation of intellectuals committed to Arab societies 
• Space for Intellectual Independence: Knowledge and scientific methodology as the basis for freedom of thought

Programs of study are offered at the master’s degree level in two schools: the School of​ Social Sciences and Humanities and the School of Public Administration and Development Economics​.

The DI welcomed its first cohort of students in the academic year 2015-2016. It is planned that student enrollment will eventually reach between 350 and 400, with study at the doctoral level gradually opening at the start of the 2017-2018 academic year.

Designated as a not-for-profit, private institution, the DI is operated exclusively for educational, research and public service purposes. It was founded in 2014, as an autonomous legal entity, by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. The DI is licensed as a national institution of higher education by the Supreme Education Council of Qatar.