Deputy Minister for Affairs: Approval of the 2026-2027 Scholarship Plan with 38 Positions
Kuwait officials announced that the Ministry of Social Affairs’ Planning Committee approved the academic scholarship plan for the 2026–2027 year on Tuesday. The plan includes internal and external scholarship programs for postgraduate studies, as well as 14 specializations for academic diploma and bachelor’s degrees, totaling 38 positions.
In a press statement, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Dr. Khaled Al-Ajmi, said the plan was issued under the directives of Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood, Dr. Amthal Al-Huwail, following a study of the actual needs of the ministry’s sectors, in alignment with modern trends in digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, financial and administrative sciences, and health-related specializations.
He added that the plan aims to prepare national cadres with the scientific and professional qualifications necessary to enhance the quality of services, noting that scholarships represent one of the tools for building functional capacity, strengthening the sustainability of government performance, and supplying the ministry with qualified expertise.
He explained that the academic diploma plan includes four specializations: accounting, information systems, computer operations, and information systems and technology, to meet the functional needs of several departments.
He noted that the bachelor’s degree plan covers ten specializations: information systems, cybersecurity engineering, artificial intelligence, computer programming, accounting, information technology, computing, information systems management, computer science, and statistics.
He pointed out that these specializations represent specialized fields that align with the requirements of digital transformation and administrative development, and contribute to preparing national cadres capable of keeping pace with modern changes in the government work environment.
Dr. Al-Ajmi clarified that applications are open to all ministry employees who meet the prescribed conditions and regulations according to the Civil Service Bureau’s bylaws, adding that the deadline for receiving applications is mid-February 2027.
He affirmed the ministry’s commitment to providing scholarship opportunities based on standards of fairness, equal opportunity, and merit, which achieve a balance between employees’ aspirations and the ministry’s actual needs, and contribute to building a more efficient administrative apparatus.
