Born and raised in Jordan, Omar embarked on an academic journey that led him to pursue a master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Futures at Imperial College London. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and a passion for promoting sustainability in Jordan’s energy sector, Omar's transition to higher education in the UK marked a significant milestone in his career. Now, Omar would like to delve into his experiences, research, and achievements during his time at Imperial College London, in his own words…

Native Scientists is a non-profit organisation connecting underserved children and scientists. It exists to broaden children's horizons, promote scientific literacy and reduce inequalities through science outreach educational programmes.

We have partnered with Native Scientists to support the Arabic strand of their SMC portfolio. Arabic coordinators are working across London, Newcastle and Bradford to carry out science outreach workshops that connect Arabic-speaking migrant children and scientists.

The Bseisu Foundation primarily supports postgraduate study through STEM masters scholarships. If you are looking for funding you may find one of the scholarships in this article useful in your search.

There are many scholarships and bursaries available to international students. Make sure to check university websites for all funding opportunities as this list isn’t exhaustive and we aren’t able to list all universities and scholarships here.

We support mainly masters students in the UK studying STEM courses and do not currently provide undergraduate scholarship opportunities within the UK.

That being said, we have collected details of some undergraduate funding opportunities so you may find some of the scholarships in this article helpful. The list is not exhaustive but we hope it will help you find opportunities that may be available to you as an international undergraduate student from the Levant.

Luna writes about her experiences growing up in Gaza and being provided very few opportunities for advancement. Violence, political repression, social regression, and skyrocketing unemployment rates were all obstacles that not only thwarted her personal dreams and the prosperity of entire generations of Palestinian youth but the potential of the nation.

Despite the circumstances, Luna fought tooth and nail to seize every opportunity that came her way but the barriers to success remained. Read on for Luna’s own words about her path to long term growth and education in the United States.

After another academic year of incredible achievements from our scholars, the Bseisu Foundation community came together to celebrate. In a beautiful location in central London, scholars and partners came together for a wonderful evening of canapés and cocktails. The scholars themselves, both past and present, were at the heart of the event. Their inspiring journeys showcased the transformative power of education and scholarship support. From studying sustainability to surgery, these scholars have carved their own paths towards success. Their stories serve as testaments to the life-changing impact of education and scholarship support.

Tarek was our first-ever Bseisu Scholar in the UK. He kindly sat down with our Scholarships Officer, Catherine Stephenson, to talk about where he was before his Bseisu scholarship and what he's been up to since.

He originally worked in Sustainability Engineering, designing low carbon buildings for an engineering firm. Despite finding this enjoyable, he became frustrated with the level of impact he could have in terms of climate change. Tarek became set on moving into the field of climate finance in order to create a bigger impact.

The Bseisu Foundation primarily supports masters scholarships with a focus on STEM. If you are looking for funding but are not eligible for a Bseisu Award, you may find one of the scholarships in this article useful in your search as many universities provide scholarships or grants to international students.

Make sure to look through the scholarship and funding pages on each university’s website as this list is not exhaustive and we have been unable to list every bursary or scholarship available.

Most of our awards support masters students in the UK studying STEM courses. We do not currently provide undergraduate scholarship opportunities within the UK.

If you are looking to fund your undergraduate studies in the UK and therefore are not eligible for a Bseisu Award, you may find some of the scholarships in this article helpful. The list is not exhaustive but we hope it will help you find opportunities that may be available to you as an international undergraduate student from the Levant.

We are proud to support so many outstanding scholars at universities around the world and want to wish them a huge congratulations. This time of year, some scholars are completing dissertations and projects, whilst others are busy graduating. We are so proud of their perseverance, and their unwavering commitment to education and supporting their communities. To celebrate our scholars, we wanted to mention a few of their outstanding achievements.

We are pleased to announce the renewal of our partnership with the University of Cambridge. This programme is available to STEM applicants from Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan and is jointly funded by the Bseisu Foundation and The Cambridge Trust.

Since 2019, we have supported up to 2 masters students per year, at the University of Cambridge, to great success. Our successful scholars have gone on to related careers as well as further education such as PhDs and Medical School.

On Friday 17th June 2022, we held our first in-person summer social event in 3 years. It was an evening to celebrate our scholars’ great achievements as well as meet many of our partners and thank them in person. We hosted many of our scholars from across the UK; coming from Oxford, Cambridge, Sheffield, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester. Since our virtual event in October 2021, this was the first time we were meeting so many of our scholars. It was great to hear about their experiences in the UK and learn more about their courses and future plans.

Al Muntaha Tutoring was founded in March of 2020 upon the publication of a UNICEF report estimating that over 100 million schoolchildren in the MENA region were not in school due to COVID-19. At first, the organisation strove to be a vital source of education for children during the period which they were no longer in school. However, as children sporadically returned to school and demand for the service continued to grow regardless, Al Muntaha forfeited its role as an emergency school for the role of a consistent, post-pandemic presence in its students’ lives.

Every day we celebrate the power of education and the lasting impact it has on the lives of our scholars around the world. Our mission is to empower young people from across the Levant by providing them with the tools they need to make long lasting differences within society at large. We focus on providing transformational scholarships to disadvantaged individuals so they can access world-class higher education. We believe that investing in someone’s education is an investment in their future and for this reason, our mantra is that education is empowerment.

We are excited to announce that the Bseisu Foundation is now providing a limited number of scholarships to disadvantaged university students in Malaysia.

Whilst our usual focus is the Arab region and transforming the lives of young people from the Levant who wish to study abroad, we are pleased to have the opportunity to expand our reach and support financially disadvantaged undergraduate students studying at institutions in Malaysia.

We hosted our first Virtual Open House event of the year and were delighted to welcome our scholars to the Bseisu Foundation. We were joined by current scholars, as well as alumni, from across the UK, Malaysia, the US and the Middle East.

We look forward to welcoming some of our scholars with an in-person event, but in the meantime, we are so pleased to be able to hold an inclusive and global meeting for such an international group.

We have established a partnership to support up to 2 scholars a year with a fully funded scholarship for Oxford’s new and innovative MSc Energy Systems.

The scholarship will be available to applicants from Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria and is jointly funded by the Foundation and Oxford’s Department of Engineering. It will cover tuition and living costs for the next 3 years.

Our hope is that the opportunities that are unlocked through studying abroad are truly transformational. We hope that the experiences afforded to you over the course of your studies will significantly impact you and your communities.

We endeavour to support you in every way possible and we seek to encourage maximum growth and success.

We do not support individual scholarships, meaning that we provide funding only through official partnerships with universities and organisations. This means that we do not accept applications directly.

If you are not eligible for a Bseisu Scholarship, you may find this article helpful. The list includes scholarships for studying across Europe, the US and the Middle East.

The Bseisu Foundation has proudly partnered with Imperial College London to provide scholarships to young people from the Levant region.

Originally founded in 1907, with the Business School opening in 2004, Imperial College London focuses exclusively on science, technology, medicine and business, and has traditionally been known for world class STEM teaching.