REPUBLIC OF KENYA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

ANNOUNCEMENT
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO STUDY IN
SAUDI UNIVERSITIES

The Ministry is in receipt of communication from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informing of
one hundred and ninety (190) Scholarship program for Kenyan students in Saudi Universities
tenable for the academic year 2023/2024.
The scholarship program is offered in the following stages except for health majors:
• Arabic Language Diploma
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree
• Doctorate (PhD)

Admission requirements for the study in the Saudi Arabia:

1. The student’s age should not be less than 17 years and not more than twenty-five (25)
years for the undergraduate and Arabic Language Institute Studies.
Not more than thirty-five (35) years for the Master’s and Doctoral Studies and the
Board of the Educational Institute is not the exceptional.
2. That the Government of the student’s country agrees to study in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia for countries that require Saudi Students to do so.
3. The students should not have obtained another scholarship from an educational
institute in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4. The certificates and identity papers must be authenticated by the competent
authorities specified by the educational institute.
5. The student should not have been expelled from an educational institution in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
6. The student must pass the medical examination determined by the regulations and
instructions.

Scholarship Application Mechanism:

Detailed information on application and submission deadline can be obtained at the Study in
Saudi website:
https://studyinsaudi.moe.gov.sa