Tuition & Financial Aid

Last Updated on November 1, 2022

Postgraduate Tuition Fees

Students at ADSM are required to pay fees for their programs either directly or through their employer.

PROGRAM TUITION FEES
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 135,000
Master of Science in Quality & Business Excellence 110,000
Master of Science in Leadership & Organizational Development 110,000
Master of Science in Business Analytics 110,000

Payment Options

PROGRAM
OPTION 1
Payment in Full
OPTION 2
Credit Hour Based 
OPTION 3
Monthly Installments
Master of Business
Administration (MBA)
1 payment of
AED 135,000
Payments are calculated based on
33 GPA Credit Hour.
= 135,000/33
= AED 4,090
All payments must be made within 15 Months
Master of Science 
Programs – MSQBE and MSLOD
1 payment of
AED 110,000
Payments are calculated based on
30 GPA Credit Hour.
= 110,000/30
= AED 3,667
All payments must be made within 12 Months
Master of Science 
Program MSBA
1 payment of
AED 110,000
Payments are calculated based on
33 GPA Credit Hour.
= 110,000/33
= AED 3,333
All payments must be made within 15 Months

Payment Methods

Payments are to be made to the Finance Department and are acceptable in the following forms:

  • Cheques drawn on UAE located banks payable to “Abu Dhabi School of Management”
  • Bank drafts in AED payable to “Abu Dhabi School of Management”
  • Debit cards and major credit cards

Direct Bank Transfers are acceptable to the following account details

Bank name 
First Abu Dhabi Bank, Main Branch, Abu Dhabi
Account name
Abu Dhabi School of Management
IBAN 
AE070351011004624203001
Swift code
NBADAEAAXXX
Account number
1011004624203001
Payment currency 
UAE Dirham

Please ensure that your name and ADSM Student ID Number are clearly marked on all payment documents, and is spelt as written in your passport.

To ensure timely processing, please email the transfer confirmation and/or the bank deposit slip to the Finance Department at accounts@adsm.ac.ae.

Charges

The following charges apply for services as listed below:

Fee Type Fee Amount ( AED )
Application Fee – Non-refundable 500
IELTS Computer Based Testing* 1,300
Non-refundable Deposit – to be deducted from the  total  tuition  fees 2,000
Remedial Program 6,000
Bridging Courses Free
Official Transcript Issuance Fee* 150
Academic Letter Issuance Fee* 150
Cheque Returned (for any reason) Administration suspension
Reinstatement Fee* (Removal of administration suspension ) 500
Graduation Documents (First set of Completion Letter & Degree) Free
Fast Track Fee for Issuing Graduation Documents* 250
Reissuance of Completion Letter* 500
Reissuance of Degree* 500
Grade Appeal Fee* 250
Graduation Ceremony Fee* 650
International summer program To be determined
Repeated course for any program (CGPA below 3.0) Free
Repeated course (per one credit hour) – MBA 4,100
Repeated course (per one credit hour) – MSQBE & MSLOD 3,700
Repeated course (per one credit hour) – MSBA 3,400
Visiting student (per one credit hour) for all Academic Programs 4,500
Withdrawal Fee Please refer to Section 7.6 on Refund

*The above fees are subject to VAT 5%

Payment for any of these services shall be made to the Finance Department – located in Villa 7. Payment can be made in credit/debit card or cheque – drawn on a UAE-based bank and made payable to Abu Dhabi School of Management.

Merit-based Scholarships

offered to applicants with outstanding academic records. To apply, students must show evidence of achieving at least an undergraduate CGPA of 3.50 and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher. Successful students shall be eligible to receive up to 30% off in tuition fees.

Excellence-based Scholarships

offered to applicants with outstanding academic records. To apply, students must show evidence of achieving an undergraduate CGPA between 3.20 to 3.49 and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher. Successful students shall be eligible to receive up to 25% off in tuition fees.

Alumni Rewards

A 10% grant is available on annual tuition fees for students who have at least one immediate family member who has graduated from a program offered by ADSM. Immediate family members are defined as father, mother, siblings, spouse.

The following conditions should be met in order to avail such a discount:

  1. Be self-funding.
  2. Provide proper documentation.
  3. Only one alumni reward can be awarded per student.
  4. The application must be submitted prior to starting the program, there will be no retrospective discounts applied.
  5. The Alumni Reward will be deducted from the tuition fees either upon registration if the tuition fees for the program are paid in advance or from the last installment as per the payment options detailed in section 7.2.2.