Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2023)

The Aziz Foundation is awarding 100% tuition fee Masters scholarships to five exceptional British Muslims lacking the financial means to complete postgraduate degrees, at the University of Sussex for the 2023/24 academic year. These scholarships aim to empower British Muslims to bring positive change to their communities and beyond.

Full fee waiver

Tuition Fee Waiver

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

 Be eligible for Home fees status
 Be applying for a Masters in Media & Journalism, Technology, Sustainability/Environment, Law, Policy or Creative Content
 Be active within a Muslim community and demonstrate intimate knowledge of issues affecting British Muslim communities
 Demonstrate long-term commitment to community/societal development within Britain 
 Show how the course will increase their effectiveness in one of the following areas relating to British Muslims:

Effective Advocacy and Enhance Public Perception – facilitating better representation and contribution of Muslims to civil society to combat Islamophobia and positively transform perceptions of British Muslims

Community Service and Social Development – raising the aspirations and standards within British Muslim communities

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

 Are applying for a Masters at a university that is not at the University of Sussex
 Are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex
 Are studying an online course
 Are already holding another University of Sussex scholarship (i.e Chancellors Masters Scholarship)
 Are studying one of the Excluded courses listed below.

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

 Certificates and Diplomas
 Development Studies MA
 Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)
 Globalisation, Business and Development MA
 Governance, Development and Public Policy MA
 MBA
 Power, Participation and Social Change MA
 Poverty and Development MA
 Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
 Online courses
 BSMS courses
 PGCE courses
 Schools direct teaching courses
 Any Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. those receiving ESRC 1+3 funding)

Up to 5 scholarships are available.

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To apply for an Aziz Foundation scholarship, please visit the Aziz Foundation website.

The successful applicants will be selected through an interview process run by the Aziz Foundation. The scholarship will cover tuition fees only at the University of Sussex. Applicants do not need to hold an offer prior to applying. However, please note that admission to the scholarship programme will depend on Sussex’s separate admissions process.

The University of Sussex is one of the Aziz Foundation’s preferred partners. These institutions:

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