General conditions for registration in the Merit Scholarships Plan:

1.       Kuwaiti Citizen.

2.       The age of the applicant shall not be less than (16) years and not more than (23) years.

3.       To have a Kuwaiti general secondary certificate or its equivalent in its scientific and literary sections, provided that the validity of the certificate does not exceed a period of two academic years from the date of graduation.

4.       The percentage of the general secondary certificate or its equivalent should not be less than the minimum percentage for applying for the specialization in the annual scholarship plan.

5.       IGCSE holders are required to obtain the AS Level, and the courses passed by the student during the interim period are counted according to the conditions announced in the Ministry's annual scholarship plan.

6.       Saudi secondary school students are required to submit an academic sequence starting from the first grade to the third grade of secondary school in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to submit a certificate of performance test of academic achievement and abilities from the National Center for Measurement and Evaluation of the Ministry of Education. Higher Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

7.       To have obtained the academic IELTS test with a score of (5) or the TOEFL test with a score of (45) from the centers approved by the Ministry in the State of Kuwait when submitting the application.

8.       To have obtained a final acceptance from one of the distinguished universities, certified by the cultural office in the country of study.

9.       The applicant must not be an employee in any entity, or on a study permit, or a delegate from another entity, and he must provide the Ministry with evidence of that.

10.   Must not hold a university degree.

11.   If the student obtains admission from a merit university with a specialization that is not listed in the scholarship country (the place of study), it is required that he fulfill the minimum declared percentage for registration in the annual scholarship plan, except for medical specializations (human medicine - dentistry – medicine- pharmacy) which requires that the percentage not be less than 90 %.

12.   Students who withdraw from the scholarship plan of the Ministry of Higher Education are allowed to register for direct scholarships for medical specializations after paying the financial fine for withdrawal.

13.   Students who have withdrawn from internal scholarships are allowed to register for direct scholarships for medical specializations, with proof of that provided by the General Secretariat of private universities.

The documents required to be uploaded during the registration process:

1.       High school transcripts including the sequence of academic years without interruption for all secondary school grades according to each academic system.

2.       A statement to whom it may concern from the Department of Private Education at the Ministry of Education regarding the equivalence of the general secondary certificate for foreign high school graduates from inside or outside the State of Kuwait.

3.       A copy of the civil ID of the student and the guardian.

4.       A copy of the passport (info page).

5.       Certificates of Performance and Achievement Test for those with a Saudi secondary school degree, whether from inside or outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

6.       IELTS or TOEFL test certificate, as required.

7.       A statement to whom it may concern issued by the General Secretariat of private universities and a transcript from the university, if available.

8.       Final acceptance/approval letter certified by the Cultural Office.

Note: A student under the age of (18 years) must have one of their parents accompany them to the scholarship headquarters until they reach the age of (18 years).