Aziz Foundation Scholarship

Open to UK (home) students only.

Applicants should meet all the following requirements:

• Be eligible for home fee status (check your fee status).
• 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, demonstrating long-term commitment to community/societal development within Britain.

Candidates are also expected to have:

• excellent understanding of their chosen industry and how to progress within it, with relevant, prior experience and/or achievements in the field
• knowledge of how the course will enable them to generate social impact.

Means testing and Zakat eligibility

The Aziz Foundation prioritises scholarships for candidates who can demonstrate that they cannot afford all or part of the tuition fees for their proposed Masters course. These scholarships are being given as Zakat. Therefore, applicants will have to self-assess to determine their Zakat eligibility (please use the Islamic Relief and/or NZF Zakat calculator(s) as an indicator; if you do not owe any Zakat, you will be eligible).

You will have to demonstrate that you would not be able to self-fund your course. The Foundation will apply the following test, using information you supply, social indicators and available data, to determine your financial means:

• A list of the secondary school(s) you attended, which acts as an important social indicator
• The amount of your student debt
• Information relating to your financial circumstances on the application form, including caring responsibilities, dependents and existing commitments
• Whether you are the first in your family to enter Higher Education
• We'll utilise existing government data that provides information on general trends on access to Higher Education and participation rates by postcode, indicating rates of social mobility and deprivation

The assessment will include some or all of the means testing criteria above, variously weighted, and will contribute to the panel’s final decision on the candidate.

Application deadline: Friday 15 May 2026, 2pm BST

Applications 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 be 30-45 minutes, exploring questions around:

• challenges facing British Muslims
• vision and hopes for change
• personal qualities needed to succeed
• financial barriers faced.

Support

To apply or to learn more, go to the Aziz Foundation website or email scholarships@azizfoundation.org.uk.