MASDAR Institute in Abu Dhabi Announces Full Scholarships for Graduate Study
The Masdar Institute is a private, not-for-profit, independent, research-driven institute developed with the support and cooperation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Institute offers Masters and PhD programs in science and engineering disciplines, with a focus on advanced energy and sustainable technologies. Its faculty is of the highest quality and the intent is to have the structure of its top administration similar to MIT’s.
The Institute is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ph.D. students will have the chance to spend up to 1 year at MIT in Cambridge, MA, and will have a joint thesis committee consisting of Masdar Institute and MIT professors.
The Masdar Institute aims to establish a worldclass, graduate university to provide the region with future leaders and critical thinkers in science and technology, and to position Abu Dhabi as a knowledge hub and an engine for socio-economic growth.
Masdar Institute is the Middle East’s fi rst dedicated graduate institution created to tackle the most important challenge facing our planet today – to develop cutting-edge energy solutions that will ensure the economic growth and prosperity of all nations without damaging the environment.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE PH.D. STUDENTS at the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY
The United Arab Emirates University announces the establishment of a new Ph.D. program for qualified Emiratis and a number of expatriate students. The program will begin Fall 2009 and it is anticipated that up to 20 students will be admitted this first year.
The MASDAR Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi is pleased to announce full scholarships to highly qualified graduate students from around the world. (6-10 scholarships are available to U.S. students) and no bond or conditions to the scholarship upon graduation