About the Administration

 

Administration of External Scholarships manages and follows up on the affairs of Northern Border University students in internal and external scholarships. It is administratively affiliated with the University Vice Presidency of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research. The Scholarship Administration links the academic departments in different universities, the Saudi cultural Bureau in other countries (for external scholarships), and the Deanships of Postgraduate Studies in Saudi universities (for internal scholarships). It is processing various scholarship requests (such as extending the scholarship, upgrading the scholarship, or major changing ) administratively and referring them to the department and college councils for academic processing.

About the Administration
Dr. Majid Muhammad Musmali
Manager of Scholarships Administration
الشعار
إدارة الإبتعاث

Vision and Mission

Vision:

Leadership and excellence in providing scholarship services to reach qualified cadres.

Mission:

Qualifying university members through scholarships to the most prestigious universities and providing distinguished services to scholarship students in a way that achieves the university's educational and research goals and enhances its societal role.

 

Objectives

  1. Promoting scholarships to the most prestigious universities.
  2. Providing the necessary services and support to scholarship students.
  3. Enhancing communication between the university and the scholarship student to achieve the scholarship objectives.
  4. Following up and evaluating the scholarship system and improving it periodically.

Tasks

1. Prepare the department's activity plans and follow up on their implementation after approval.
2. Implement the systems, regulations, and instructions related to scholarships.
3. Prepare the annual scholarship plan for university employees in coordination with the relevant authorities.
4. Follow up on the implementation of the general policy for scholarships at the university.
5. Prepare reports on the recommendations from college councils and similar bodies regarding the selection of teaching assistants and lecturers, and assist the Permanent Scholarship Committee in making appropriate recommendations in line with the annual scholarship plan.
6. Prepare reports on scholarship recipients and recommend whether to extend or terminate scholarships based on proposals from college councils, deanships, and relevant authorities.
7. Prepare reports to monitor the status of scholarship recipients in coordination with academic departments or the recipients' functional affiliations, for submission to the Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, particularly regarding recipients who have failed their studies after half of the scholarship period.
8. Contribute to organizing training programs that prepare students for international standardized tests required for university admission.
9. Assist in organizing specialized courses to enhance the research capabilities of university teaching assistants and lecturers.
10. Support teaching assistants and lecturers in gaining admission to prestigious international universities.
11. Complete the procedures for sending university employees on scholarships in coordination with the Deanship of Human Resources.
12. Prepare annual statistics for university scholarship students among teaching assistants and lecturers and communicate with relevant parties.
13. Communicate with university scholarship students and help address the problems they encounter in coordination with relevant organizational units.
14. Participate in identifying performance measurement indicators for all activities related to the administration and review and develop them on an ongoing basis after approval.
15. Assist in identifying the administration's needs for human resources, equipment, and materials, and follow up on their provision.
16. Help identify the training needs of the administration's employees to recommend them for appropriate training programs.
17. Prepare periodic reports on the department’s activities, achievements, and proposals for performance improvement.
18. Perform any other tasks assigned within the scope of responsibilities.