Who is considered a sponsored student?

A sponsored student is a student who meets the following two requirements:

• The student receives funding to attend ASU from a third party organization (the sponsor). Sponsors are typically government organizations or private companies.

• The student's sponsor will be billed directly for the student's tuition and fees by ASU.

A student is not classified as a sponsored student when the student receives scholarship funds directly and remains responsible to pay ASU for tuition and fees through their student account. Students who are sponsored by a family member for their studies are also not considered sponsored students.

Some of the companies and government agencies that sponsor ASU students include:

• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

• ARAMCO

• Dubai Electricity and Water Authority 

• Kuwait Cultural Office

• Oman Cultural Division

• Qatar Defense Attaché

• Qatar Higher Education Institute

• Qatar Petroleum

• Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission 

• UAE Cultural Division

• UAE – Military Attaché

• UAE Scholarship Coordination Office