MFA Scholarship

Update [December 2022]: Foreign students studying in Brunei for A-levels are no longer eligible for this scholarship.

Citizens of ASEAN, Commonwealth and OIC member countries may apply for this scholarship.

You must be between the ages of 18-25 for Undergraduate and Diploma programmes and must not exceed the age of 35 for Postgraduate Master's Degree programmes on the 31st July on the year that you are applying for this scholarship.

Brunei Darussalam Permanent Residents are not eligible for this scholarship.

You can pursue a Diploma, Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Master's Degree at any one of the following institutions of higher education:

·       Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

·       Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPU SB)

·       Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA)

·       Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB)

·       Politeknik Brunei (PB)

The benefits of the scholarship include:

i)      exemption from paying tuition fees

ii)     an economy class air-ticket to and from Brunei Darussalam from the scholarship recipient's country of origin 

iii)    a monthly personal allowance of BND$500.00;

iv)    a monthly meals allowance of BND$150.00;

v)     an annual book allowance of BND$600.00;

vi)    accommodation at the residential college of the University/ Polytechnic;

vii)  baggage allowance for shipment at a maximum amount of:

·       BND$250.00 to a country within the ASEAN region; or
·       BND$500.00 to a country outside the ASEAN region;

viii) comprehensive insurance for the whole duration of the Scholarship.

Information for this scholarship is usually posted in early January and the deadline for the scholarship is normally set on 1600 hrs (Brunei time) on 15 February each year. Please google "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship Brunei" in December to check for the updates.