King Saud University in Riyadh offers scholarships to international applicants living outside Saudi Arabia, mainly for bachelor's degrees. Scholars receive university housing, health care and a monthly stipend of SR 850 to SR 1,000. It sets no nationality restriction, so Nigerian applicants are eligible on that point.
Offered by King Saud UniversityLast checked 13 Oct 2026
Furnishing allowance equal to two months' stipend on arrival
Graduation allowance equal to three months' stipend
Discounted meals
Airport reception and transport to university housing
Training courses and cultural and social programmes
For Nigerian applicants
Nigeria is named in this award's own eligibility text, so a Nigerian passport is not a barrier here. This is phd & doctoral funding, so you would be applying with M.Sc, M.A, MBA or M.Phil.
About the scholarship
King Saud University in Riyadh offers scholarships to international applicants living outside Saudi Arabia, mainly for bachelor's degrees. Scholars receive university housing, health care and a monthly stipend of SR 850 to SR 1,000.
Scholarship summary
Level of study: Bachelors (main intake), Masters, PhD
Provider: King Saud University
Study in: Saudi Arabia
Deadline: Not published — the admission timeline is shown on the Study in Saudi portal
Value: Monthly stipend: SR 1,000 (undergraduate science), SR 850 (humanities and social sciences), SR 900 (postgraduate)
Duration: Stipend paid for the scheduled length of the programme
Language: Arabic — non-Arabic speakers may take a four-semester intensive Arabic preparation diploma
Fields: Programmes listed on the Study in Saudi portal
Eligible countries: International applicants residing outside Saudi Arabia
What the scholarship covers
University housing
Comprehensive health care
Monthly stipend
Furnishing allowance equal to two months' stipend on arrival
Graduation allowance equal to three months' stipend
Discounted meals
Airport reception and transport to university housing
Training courses and cultural and social programmes
Who can apply
A secondary school certificate (for Nigerian applicants, WAEC/NECO or equivalent) recognised for the chosen programme, obtained within the last five years
An SAT score of at least 1010
Aged 17 to 25
Not currently enrolled at another university and no previous bachelor's degree
No other scholarship from a Saudi institution
All certificates properly attested
Pass the medical examination; an interview (Medicine, Dentistry) or written test (Architecture and Planning) where required
How to apply
Apply online through the external scholarships portal at studyinsaudi.sa
Check the admission timeline and the available programmes on the same portal
Applicants already living in Saudi Arabia use the internal scholarships portal instead
Information checked on the official website on 17 September 2026. Confirm the current call there before applying.
Ready to apply
Apply on dar.ksu.edu.sa
Check the current call before you start — terms change between cycles.
Details quoted from the award's published terms, last reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Deadlines and amounts change between cycles — confirm on the official website before you apply.
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