Online Support Service for Graduate Students in the Field of Endowments

This service is provided by Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation
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Service Description

  • This service is offered under the Graduate Students Support Project in the field of endowments, one of the projects undertaken by the State of Kuwait in its capacity as the Coordinating State for Endowment Affairs in the Islamic world. The service seeks to achieve the following objectives:
  • To revitalize academic research in all matters related to endowments.
  • To develop a distinguished group of specialized researchers in the field of endowments.
  • To provide contemporary academic resources on endowments.
  • To enrich libraries with new resources and valuable contributions to endowment literature through the development of an information base in the field of endowments.

Eligibility or Criteria

  • The applicant’s academic thesis must relate to the field of endowments or matters connected thereto.
  • The thesis must address new subjects that fall within the strategic vision for advancing endowments and serving their objectives.
  • The university must be recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in the State of Kuwait.
  • The applicant must not be receiving support from any other entity.
  • A request for support shall be submitted to the Awqaf Public Foundation, together with the required supporting documents.

Required Documents

  • Students seeking financial support shall complete the Student Support Application Form and submit it, together with the following documents, by email to hscommittee@awqaf.org:
  • A summary of the student’s academic curriculum vitae.
  • A certified copy of the latest academic degree obtained by the student, or its equivalent.
  • A certificate issued by one of the universities recognized by the State of Kuwait, confirming the student’s enrollment in a Master’s or PhD programme and the approval of the thesis topic.
  • A copy of the research proposal, approved by the thesis supervisor.
  • Recommendations from three professors who taught the student in his or her most recent academic programme.
  • Two recent personal photographs.

Procedures

Applications shall be submitted through the official website of the Awqaf Public Foundation by attaching all required documents through the electronic link below.
​ Students Service

 Alternatively, applicants may visit the headquarters of the Awqaf Public Foundation – Studies and Research Section, Studies and External Relations Department – during official working hours.​

​The Awqaf Public Foundation offers several scholarships to master's and doctoral students each year, and registration is open year-round. 
​Each application is subject to evaluation by members of the "Scientific Committee for Supporting Graduate Students in the Field of Endowment (waqf)." Evaluation is based primarily on the submitted research plans (which must be in the field of endowment (waqf) and related subjects, and approved by the academic supervisor or the university). The plan is evaluated according to several criteria, including comprehensiveness, novelty (contemporaneity), and originality. 
​​The committee prepares a report on each applicant, explaining the reasons for its recommendation to accept or reject the application.​
​Upon acceptance of the application, all administrative procedures for the student will be completed, and the required pledges will be confirmed, which are:

The applicant acknowledges reviewing the regulations for supporting graduate students in the field of endowment (waqf).
The student undertakes not to receive support from any other party. 
The student undertakes to print and publish the thesis.   
​When discussing their thesis, as well as when printing and publishing it, the student pledges to mention the support of the State of Kuwait, represented by the Awqaf Public Foundation, in providing this support. This support stems from Kuwait's role as the "coordinating state for the efforts of Islamic countries in the field of endowments (waqf)," which seeks to promote the culture of endowments (waqf) on a global level. ​

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