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An applicant is required to submit all the required document to be eligible for a DMU Dubai scholarship. The document list is given below: 

• A filled scholarship request form to be submitted prior to the deadline.
• High School marksheets, and university's academic transcripts which proves scores, percentages, and grades achieved.
• An offer from the DMU Dubai Admissions Office proving admission into DMU Dubai.
• A written personal statement showing the student as a deserving scholarship candidate.
• Letters of Recommendation, proving the student's credibility, from teachers, professors, and employers.
• IELTS, TOEFL, or Pearson PTE examination certification, showing the student's English language proficiency.
• Community service achievements, or sports achievements, when applying for scholarships in these categories.
• Financial documents for lower-income background students.
• Passport Copy
• Additional document required as per the scholarship applied.

To achieve merit-based scholarship at De Montfort University Dubai, an undergraduate applicant must have high scores in their previous academic qualification. For Indian students, these scholarships are based on the CBSE or equivalent board scores in Grades XI and XII. A 30% scholarship is given to students who have achieved 90%+ scores in their Grade XII under CBSE. For 80-89.9% score category under CBSE, the students will receive a 25% scholarship. For those who received 70-79.9% scores under Grade XII of CBSE, a 20% scholarship is availed. The students also need to keep a constant GPA of 70% in order to receive the scholarship in their subsequent years of pursuing a course at DMU Dubai.

If a student is applying for scholarships at De Montfort University, Dubai, then he/she must follow these points: 

• One must first check the criteria, and edibility of the kind of scholarship he/she is eligible for. These can be merit based, sports, Low-income background, and others.
• The applicant must prepare their scholarship application documents which can be letters of recommendation, personal statement, academic marksheets, and certifications.
• The application for scholarship can be submitted through the DMU Dubai Application portal.
• The application must be submitted within the deadline.
• Few of the DMU Dubai scholarships are reviewed through interviews, or through further assessments.
• Once all these processes are completed, the applicant must wait for the university to declare the scholarship results.

While there might be no requirement for entrance exam at DMU Dubai, but some courses require additional proofs. Most of the programs at DMU Dubai require English language proficiency test, academic qualifications, and criteria related to specific programs. But some programs related to Business, or Law, demand an interview and a portfolio submission. This act in substitute of entrance examination. Regarding the foundation programs, an internal assessment is done, to understand where the student fits best such as Business, or Engineering. For certain postgraduate programs, significant professional experience is considered equivalent to the required degree to become eligible for the program.

Applicants who do not meet the admission criteria of undergraduate programs at De Montfort University Dubai, can go through one-year foundation courses. These courses are part of the International Year Zero (IYZ) category of DMU Dubai's programs. Through this program, a student will develop English skills, knowledge on specific subject, and study skills. These foundation courses are spread across business, computing, social sciences, and art and design areas. After completing this IYZ program, the student can shift to DMU Leicester, to pursue undergraduate courses in the UK. These courses are customized, leading the students gain foundational knowledge about the undergraduate specialisation they are applying for.

The international students of De Montfort University Dubai have work restrictions, based on their visa regulations. It also depends on employer policies as well. As an international student, one will have opportunities to complete internships with renowned companies who collaborate with DMU Dubai. Students can also find part-time employment on-campus, and can also find part-time work outside of campus. But these are depended on visa restrictions. DMU Dubai supports start-up initiatives and freelance work opportunities which can help the students gain work experience. There is a dedicated career team at DMU Dubai where the students can get assistance to find employment, and network with employers.

Yes, to apply for any programme at De Montfort University, you need to pay an application fee of AED 500 (INR 11,789.72), which is non-refundable. This fee is to pay for the administrative expenses utilized to process a particular application. It is compulsory to pay the application fee, and then the university will begin reviewing the student's application. An applicant can make this payment through bank transfer to the university's dedicated bank account, internationally accepted credit or debit cards, or online payment methods. If a student does not go forward with his/her application, even then the application fee is non-refundable.