Dr. Shafeeq Al-Ghabra Masters Scholarship for Palestinians by Hani Qaddumi Fund

Hani Qaddumi Fund is accepting applications for Dr. Shafeeq Al-Ghabra Masters scholraship 2022, a scholarship offered in honor of this distinguished and generous personality and in his memory.

Dr. Shafiq Al-Ghabra is a Kuwaiti-Palestinian thinker, researcher, critic and academic. He was born and lived in Kuwait after his parents traveled to Kuwait following the Nakba. Dr. Shafiq fought for Palestine militarily and peacefully with pen. After graduating from Georgetown University with a major in political science, he joined fighters in Lebanon in the seventies of 20th century, and then left Beirut back to Kuwait and then the United States in 1981 with his family. There, Dr. Shafiq continued his commitment to his cause and the issues of renaissance and liberation in various ways. He chose researching, teaching and writing to spread awareness about national issues and the Palestinian cause.

During his career, Dr. Shafik served as the founding president of the American University of Kuwait, director of the Center for Strategic Studies at Kuwait University, director of the Kuwaiti Media Office in Washington, DC, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Social Sciences at Kuwait University.

Dr. Shafik has published seven books and dozens of researches in both Arabic and English, most notably “An Unsafe Life: The Generation of Dreams and Failures,” in which he wrote about his experience in struggling for Palestine, and made about forty television episodes on the history of the Palestinian cause. He worked to the last moment of his life and there are several works that will appear soon. Everyone who knew Dr. Shafiq, found him to be a calm and practical person, who believed in the Palestinian cause and how fair it is, not to mention the issues of liberation and equality in which he firmly believed. Nothing prevented Dr. Shafiq from expressing his opinion in all frankness and sincerity, as he was a spark of activity and intellectual and cultural giving.

This scholarship covers a social science major at any university that awards a Masters degree in this major.

• Palestinians residing in Palestine.
• Hold of a Bachelor's degree.
• You must be at least 30 years old when applying.
• To be granted unconditional admission in one of social science majors at any university.
• You have participated (or participating) in voluntary or community work.
• Scholarship winners will be asked to volunteer with the foundation during study and after graduation.

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Continuous Giving and Renewed Achievements for Educated and Empowered Youth Since its establishment in 2000, Hani Qaddumi Scholarship Foundation (HQSF) has adopted a clear vision, embodied in the investment in Palestinian youth. HQSF is targeting the academically-excellent Palestinian students – living in Palestine - to benefit from the Bachelor’s and Master’s scholarship programs, stemming from its belief that these young people are the leaders of the future, working in different sectors and industries and driving the society’s economic and social progress alike.Till the end of 2017, the HQSF offered 1554scholarships in the fields of engineering, information technology, business administration and fine arts, bringing the number of graduates to 548 young people inside and outside Palestine. These young people, holding Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are – therefore – deemed a key component of the Palestinian society. We take pride in our distinguished graduates in all sectors and fields, and consider them as an example of achievement and excellence.

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