# Gaza students with overseas university offers, scholarships remain trapped

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 15:18 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/gaza-students-with-overseas-university-offers-scholarships-remain-trapped?traffic_source=rss

> Dozens of Palestinian students in Gaza who won university places and scholarships abroad have been refused visas as the new academic year begins. Ireland rejected 103 long-stay study applications and issued 39 this year. Students and lawyers say wartime conditions make financial and document requirements extraordinarily difficult to meet, and a High Court challenge is under way.