Aziz Foundation Scholarship : University of Sussex

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Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2026)

The Aziz Foundation is awarding full tuition fee Masters scholarships to five exceptional British Muslims, lacking the financial means to complete postgraduate degrees, at the University of Sussex for the 2026/27 academic year. These scholarships aim to empower British Muslims to bring positive change to their communities and beyond.

What you get

Full fee waiver

Type of award

Full tuition fee waiver

Funding type

Partnership

Eligibility

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

Be eligible for 'Home' fee status
Be applying for a Masters in Media and Journalism, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sustainability and Environment, Technology, Policy or Law
Be active within a Muslim community and demonstrate intimate knowledge of issues affecting British Muslim communities
Be Zakat-eligible/in financial need
Demonstrate excellent understanding of your chosen industry and how to progress witin it, with relevant prior experience and/or achievements in the field
Demonstrate knowledge of how the course will enable you to generate social impact
Demonstrate long-term commitment to community/societal development within Britain
Show how the course will increase your 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 - Who isn’t eligible

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 Chancellor's Masters Scholarship)
Are studying one of the Excluded courses listed below.
Excluded courses

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

Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)
Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
MSc Climate Change, Development & Policy
MA Development Studies
MA Food and Development
MA Gender and Development
MA Globalisation, Business and Development
MA Governance, Development and Public Policy
MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice
MA Power, Participation and Social Change
MPhil courses
Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)
MBA
Degrees in Social Work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
Online courses
Schools direct teaching courses
Any Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. those receiving ESRC 1+3 funding)

Number of scholarships available

Up to 5 scholarships are available

Deadline

1 May 2026 12:00

How to apply

*Applications for 2026 entry will open in January.*

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 only the tuition fees 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.

Funding partners

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

share core values with the Aziz Foundation and actively promote Widening Participation at postgraduate level
are aware of concerns of *unconscious biasand addressing theBaME attainment gap*
provide specific cultural and social support to BaME students

Contact us

scholarships@sussex.ac.uk