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Scholarships at University of Sussex

Key Information
Rank 45
Location Brighton, England
Established 1961
International Students 35%
Famous Courses Development Studies, History, English
International Fees £16,750-19,200
Key Information
Location Brighton, England
Established 1961
Famous Courses Development Studies, History, English
International Fees £16,750-19,200
Aziz Foundation Scholarships
Scholarship Name Aziz Foundation Scholarships
Academic Year 2026
Scholarship amount Full fee waiver
Nationality International
Scholarship Deadline 1 May 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

Eligibility

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)

Deadline

1 May 2026 12:00

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