Graduate Merit Scholarships

Master's Degree Scholarship

Beirut Arab University grants a 50% tuition discount on course fees for the Master’s degree to two students who are BAU graduates and have achieved the highest two ranks in their Bachelor degree.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the student must have a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.33 at the undergraduate level. The discount continues into the thesis level under the same conditions (i.e., maintaining a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.33 in courses), and the degree must be completed within a maximum of three years.
If the student exceeds the three-year period for completing the degree, he/she shall bear the full tuition fees for any period beyond the three years.

Beirut Arab University grants a 100% tuition discount on course fees to five students holding a Master’s degree from any of the university’s Faculties.
The allocation of scholarships is based on a rotation system among faculties, whereby each faculty may benefit from these scholarships once every two years.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must:

Have a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.67 in the Master’s degree.
Have published at least one research paper from the Master’s program in a Q1 or Q2 indexed journal.

Note: This condition is exempted for the Faculty of Human Sciences and the Faculty of Law and Political Science.

For the Faculty of Human Sciences:
The journal must meet the following criteria:

- Be specialized in Human Sciences and peer-reviewed and indexed in Q3 Scopus
- Has an impact factor exceeding three.
- Has a digital version, a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and published periodically for more than five years.
- Has an electronic version.
- Has an editorial board composed of renowned scholars.
- Has an international editorial board.

For the Faculty of Law and Political Science:

Pass a personal interview conducted by a committee composed of the University President, the Secretary-General, and the Dean of the relevant faculty.
The scholarship shall continue during the dissertation phase under the same conditions (the cumulative GPA for courses must not fall below 3.67).
Pass a biannual evaluation by the thesis supervisor, with the academic progress approved by the Dean of the faculty.
Sign a written commitment to serve as a teaching assistant during the study period, and to work full-time at the university for five years after obtaining the PhD degree.
The time frame between obtaining the Master’s degree and applying for the PhD must not exceed three years.