Dubai: KHDA to give top high school students academic sponsorship, ‘financial rewards’

Dubai: KHDA to give top high school students academic sponsorship, ‘financial rewards’

To help learners stay organised, and as students across Dubai gear up for their secondary school (external) exams, pupils are once again being reminded that high performing candidates in the emirate are eligible for academic sponsorship.

As per the Knowledge and Human Development Authority’s rewards system, outstanding students in specific curricula like IB, UK, US, and Ministry of Education (MOE) curricula will be eligible for these “financial rewards.”

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, had announced this reward scheme to recognise Dubai’s highest-performing secondary school students in specific curricula, and provide them with financial rewards and academic sponsorship.

As per KHDA’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), rewards will be based on students’ "final scores in international board exams.”

Positive educational outcomes

The initiative is aimed at meeting the demands of Dubai’s future job market by recognising and incentivising the emirate’s top students.

Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Director-General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), had earlier highlighted that the new system "reflects the high priority placed on education in Dubai by the leadership, and their recognition that the younger generation plays a central role in achieving Dubai’s future goals.

"Dubai has identified education as a