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A UK Student visa costs £558 from outside the UK, plus the Immigration Health Surcharge of £776 per year of the visa (gov.uk, checked 24 September 2026). Chevening, Gates Cambridge and Clarendon fund autumn 2027 entry, but Chevening is not open to citizens of the six GCC states this cycle.
Chevening's deadline of 11:00 UTC on 6 October 2026 is 14:00 in Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait and Cairo and 15:00 in the UAE. Gates Cambridge's 11:59pm UK time on 8 December 2026 is already 02:59 on 9 December in Riyadh.
The eight scholarships we have verified ask for 2 to 3 or more reference letters: 2 for Chevening, Knight-Hennessy and HBKU, 3 for KAUST and Fulbright Egypt, at least 3 for MBZUAI. Knight-Hennessy's letters are due by 6 October 2026, 1:00pm Pacific Time; Chevening's only if you reach interview.
All 8 graduate scholarships we have verified pay tuition in full except HBKU master's programmes (75% or 60% waiver); only 4 official pages mention health cover and only KAUST includes housing outright. Deadlines run from 6 October 2026 to 1 February 2027.