Al Minbar Institute
The Atlas Scholarship

Funding your Arabic studies in Rabat

The Atlas Scholarship helps committed students of Arabic fund their studies at Al Minbar. Each session, fifteen awards are offered across all levels in three tiers.

Named for Morocco's mountain ranges, each tier covers a fixed share of tuition. Choose an upcoming session and apply before its deadline — a short placement test with our teachers completes your file.

Three award tiers

The same structure applies to every session.

Award tierShare of tuition
Grand Atlasup to 2 per session100%
Middle Atlasup to 4 per session70%
Anti-Atlasup to 9 per session50%

Each tier covers a fixed share of the session's course tuition. Accommodation and the other package services are not part of the award.

It does not cover accommodation, flights, meals, insurance, textbooks or personal costs. A Grand Atlas winner studies tuition-free and still budgets for life in Rabat: what that costs is set out under "What a stay actually costs" on Dates & Fees. We say this plainly because a scholarship should be a door, not a surprise.

The award applies to four programs only: the Winter Session, the Spring Semester, the Summer Program and the Fall Semester. Extended programs, the Academic Year and the packages are not scholarship-eligible.

You can build on it, though. Win an award for the Spring Semester and you may extend to Spring Semester+ by paying for the four additional weeks yourself; the same applies to Summer. The award covers its program in full, and anything beyond it is simply yours to add. Talk to us once your result is in and we will set it up.

Upcoming sessions

Four sessions run each year. Applications close on each session's deadline — apply early.

Next intake — applications closing soon

Winter Session 2026

Applications close

Oct 21, 2026

Course details

Dates
Dec 21 to Jan 15, 2027
Study load
20 h/week × 4 weeks = 80 h
Awards
15 per session
Levels
All levels

Tuition awards

Grand Atlas (100%)$1,27011,700 MAD · ~€1,085
Middle Atlas (70%)~$8858,190 MAD · ~€760
Anti-Atlas (50%)~$6355,850 MAD · ~€540

Awards are official in Moroccan dirhams (MAD); dollar and euro figures are indicative.

Apply for this session

Spring Semester 2027

Application deadline: Nov 15, 2026

  • Jan 18 to Apr 9, 2027
  • 20 h/week × 12 weeks = 240 h
  • 15 awards
Grand Atlas (100%)
$3,45031,800 MAD · ~€2,945
Middle Atlas (70%)
~$2,41022,260 MAD · ~€2,060
Anti-Atlas (50%)
~$1,72515,900 MAD · ~€1,470
Apply for this session

Summer Program 2027

Application deadline: Apr 4, 2027

  • Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2027
  • 20 h/week × 8 weeks = 160 h
  • 15 awards
Grand Atlas (100%)
$2,47022,800 MAD · ~€2,110
Middle Atlas (70%)
~$1,73015,960 MAD · ~€1,480
Anti-Atlas (50%)
~$1,23511,400 MAD · ~€1,055
Apply for this session

Fall Semester 2027

Application deadline: Jun 30, 2027

  • Aug 30 to Nov 19, 2027
  • 20 h/week × 12 weeks = 240 h
  • 15 awards
Grand Atlas (100%)
$3,45031,800 MAD · ~€2,945
Middle Atlas (70%)
~$2,41022,260 MAD · ~€2,060
Anti-Atlas (50%)
~$1,72515,900 MAD · ~€1,470
Apply for this session

Eligibility & conditions

Who can apply

  • Open to applicants between 18 and 45 years old, of any nationality, at any level from complete beginner to advanced.
  • Open to students committed to learning Arabic as a foreign language.
  • A motivation letter is required: the heart of your application. Why Arabic, why now, why in Morocco, and what you will do with it. Write it yourself, in whichever language you write best.
  • Whatever supports it is recommended: a university transcript, a diploma, a CV, a certificate from previous language study, a letter from a teacher. Send what you have; applications backed by something concrete are stronger.
  • You are not penalized for what you don't have. A complete beginner who has never studied Arabic and a professional years out of university are both welcome here: send the evidence your own path has produced, and let the motivation letter carry the rest.

Conditions

  • Your scholarship form must be received before the session deadline.
  • A placement test with our teachers completes your application.
  • Award holders enroll under the same terms as every student.
  • Results are communicated to every applicant before the session's enrollment period closes.

Questions?

Our team is happy to help with your scholarship application.

Ready to apply?

Complete the dedicated Atlas Scholarship application in a few minutes.

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Ready to study Arabic in Morocco?

No deadlines. Group courses start every Monday, all year round.