Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarships. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarships
Opportunity Details
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to invite applications for the Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship to Foreign Students Tenable in Brunei Darussalam for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The Scholarship provides applicants with the opportunity to pursue studies at the Diploma, Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Master's Degree level at the following institutions of higher education in Brunei:
- Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD),
- Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA),
- University of Technology Brunei (UTB),
- Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) and
- Brunei Polytechnic (PB) .
Benefits of Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarships
The scholarship recipient will be facilitated with the benefits of the scholarship as follows:
- from exemption tuition fees including acceptance, examination, paying registration and orientation fees for the duration of the program;
- an economy class air-ticket to Brunei Darussalam from the scholarship recipient's country of origin/country of domicile prior to the commencement of the course and an economy class air-ticket from Brunei Darussalam to the scholarship recipient's country of origin/country of domicile upon completion of the course;
- a monthly personal allowance of BND$500.00;
- a monthly meal allowance of BND$150.00;
- an annual book allowance of BND$600.00;
- accommodation at the residential college of the University/Polytechnic;
- baggage allowance for shipment of the scholarship recipient's personal effects to his country of origin/country of domicile upon completion of the program, at a maximum amount of:
- BND$250.00 to a country within the ASEAN region; gold
- BND$500.00 to a country outside the ASEAN region;
- comprehensive insurance cover for the entire duration of the Scholarship. The scholarship recipient is urged to obtain additional insurance prior to his travel to Brunei Darussalam and for the entire duration of the Scholarship at his own expense.
Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarships Requirements
- Not exceed the age of 25, for Undergraduate and Diploma programs, and the age of 35, for Postgraduate Master's Degree programs, on the first day of July on the year when the course/program starts
- Be proficient in English with a Credit 6 at GCE 'O' Level Examination or a Grade 'C” in IGCSE English (as a second language) or an IELTS score of 6.0 or a TOEFL minimum score of 550
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to get started.
Application Deadline
15 February, 2025
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