Doha, 17 March 2024

The Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and the General Directorate of Endowments (Awqaf) hosted a celebratory Iftar at Hotel Sheraton Grand Doha for the beneficiaries of Qatar Scholarship programme.

This year's event is marked by the introduction of over 100 new scholarship recipients, the commendation of 36 remarkable graduates, and the celebration of 57 students for their academic excellence during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Since its inception in 2018, the Qatar Scholarship programme in Qatar has provided more than 210 scholarships for youth in Qatar, and aims to provide a total of 500 scholarships by the academic year 2025-2026.

Present on the occasion were Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Thani, Director-General, General Directorate of Endowments; Fahad Al Sulaiti, EAA’s CEO; Dr. Basri Samoudi, Secretary Education, Ministry of Education of Palestine; Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, President Higher Education, Qatar Foundation; diplomats from embassies of Pakistan, Palestine India, Yemen, and Lebanon; representatives from partner organizations; faculty from partner universities including Qatar University, Qatar Foundation Universities, Oryx Universal College in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University, Qatar Finance and Business Academy in partnership with Northumbria University, Lusail University, Al Rayyan International University in partnership with the University of Derby; Global Studies Institute in partnership with Arkansas State University, and students with their family members.

The Qatar Scholarship Programme in Qatar (QSQ ) aims to provide youth aged 17 to 25, who have spent most of their formative years in Qatar, with access to higher education. The QSQ is a needs-based scholarship offered by EAA Foundation, through its Al Fakhoora program, to deserving expatriate youth in Qatar.

Recipients are supported to attend distinguished universities in the country. EAA in collaboration with Silatech also link the graduates to employment, ensuring a smooth transition into their professional lives.

Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Thani, Director-General, General Directorate of Endowments welcomed the new recruits and congratulated the graduates and top achievers.

He highlighted the significant role that the endowment plays in various aspects of life, including religious, educational, health, family, and social spheres. He urged the students to be ambassadors of knowledge and endowment and to remember the honourable benefactors in their prayers during this holy month.

He expressed profound gratitude for the community partnership with the Education Above All Foundation and all participating universities and institutions, through which the endowment realizes its motto "Endowment is a community partnership."

Talal Al Hothal, Director of Programme, remarked, 'Through our collective efforts, EAA empowers countless youths across the globe, championing their right to a robust and secure education. This event not only celebrates our dedication but also cements our commitment to fostering a bright future for Qatar's emerging visionaries and innovators.

He paid his gratitude to Awqaf for their invaluable partnership, and to the university partners which enables to offer transformative educational paths to young individuals, thereby enriching their lives and fortifying the pillars of our society'.