The Aziz Foundation Scholarship provides 100% fully funded masters scholarships to help British Muslims attend institutions in the United Kingdom.
Those who want to grow in their careers and improve their communities and beyond are the target audience for the scholarships.
We’ll walk you through the 2024 Aziz Foundation Scholarship application process in this post.
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Aziz Foundation Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: United Kingdom (UK)
- Study Abroad: Study in USA
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships
- Eligible Country: United Kingdom (UK)
- Reward: Full Scholarship
- No IELTS is required.
- Deadline: June 14, 2024
Details of the Aziz Foundation Scholarship:
The Aziz Foundation Scholarship aims to support emerging leaders who have a high level of commitment to the community and who can demonstrate that they can lead and inspire in their respective fields.
Please note that the scholarships are only open to those who qualify for Home Fee status in the UK, and applications from international students will therefore not be considered.
Eligibility Requirements for the Aziz Foundation Scholarship 2024
To be considered for the Aziz Foundation Scholarship, you must:
- Be eligible for home fee status.
- Be active within a Muslim community and demonstrate intimate knowledge of issues affecting British Muslim communities.
- Demonstrate a long-term commitment to community and 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
Benefits of the Aziz Foundation Scholarship 2024
- The scholarship covers 100% tuition fee payments for homeschool students.
Subjects available for the Aziz Foundation Scholarship
Moreover, the Aziz Foundation Scholarship will only be awarded to British Muslims with relevant experience and who are committed to progression in the following areas:
- Media & Journalism: Candidates who wish to champion diversity in the media to ensure fairer and more accurate reporting
- Technology: disrupters and innovators who use technology to offer novel and transformational solutions to society’s most pressing challenges
- Sustainability/Environment: Candidates who wish to be at the forefront of the fight to save our planet and ensure a safer future for generations to come
- Law: Candidates who hold high aspirations to excel in the legal profession, especially those who wish to become judges (excluding conversion courses),
- Policy: Candidates with a passion for influencing public policy (excluding health policy) in the UK to ensure that it is equitable and responsive to the needs of British Muslim communities
- Arts & Culture: Creatives who can influence public discourses, especially around Muslims and Islam, through a variety of mediums
- Sports: Candidates who are enthusiastic about sporting excellence and can make key contributions, through administration and management, to the industry
We shall not be accepting applications for science, health policy, or mathematics courses.
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How to Apply for an Aziz Foundation Scholarship (Step by Step)
Applications for the Aziz Foundation Scholarship are submitted online.
The application form includes questions about previous education, work experience, financial means, a statement of no more than 1,000 words about how you meet the foundation’s criteria, and the names of two referees.
If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview.
The interview will last 30-45 minutes, exploring questions around:
- challenges facing British Muslims;
- vision and hopes for change;
- personal qualities needed to succeed;
- financial barriers faced
Deadline: June 14, 2024
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