The ‘Nursing programme’ of Ministry of Health and Prevention offers scholarships to eligible Emirati high school graduates. The programme facilitates a place for selected students in an accredited university that offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in the UAE. Scholarships cover tuition fees, housing and transportation fees and a monthly student allowance of AED 4,500.

Institutes which offer BSN in the UAE

Following government and private academic institutions offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing:

• University of Sharjah (in Sharjah)
• Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Science University (in Ras Al Khaimah)
• Higher Colleges of Technology
• Fatima College of Health Sciences (in Abu Dhabi and Ajman)
• Gulf Medical University (in Ajman)
• University of Wollongong (in Dubai).

Criteria for applying

The student must:

1. be an Emirati national and
2. have scored minimum 70 per cent in the advanced stream or 75 per cent in the general stream in Grade 12.

After obtaining a BSN, graduated students will be appointed immediately at one of the ministry’s medical facilities with a minimum salary of AED 20,000 per month. They will also be given the opportunity to apply for Masters and PhD scholarships in nursing in the UAE and abroad.

The Nursing programme is part of the ministry’s Emiratisation plan which aims to attract Emiratis into the nursing profession and enhance their contribution in this key healthcare sector.

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