Masters Scholarships

What it gives

full tuition waiver

100% tuition fee waiver only, no maintenance/cash element mentioned

Who it is for

recognised refugee status · humanitarian protection · limited or discretionary leave · indefinite leave to remain · Ukraine or Afghan scheme

Level of study: taught postgraduate, research postgraduate

The student finance condition

Open to applicants who do receive student finance

Having no access to student finance is not a condition here: people with recognised refugee status who already receive a student loan can apply.

How to apply

Apply online via the Aziz Foundation's application form
Answer questions on previous education, work experience and financial means
Write a statement of no more than 1,000 words on how you meet the Foundation's criteria
Provide the names of two referees
Self-assess your Zakat eligibility using the Islamic Relief and/or National Zakat Foundation calculator — you must not owe Zakat to qualify
If shortlisted, attend a 30–45 minute interview covering the eligibility criteria

What to prepare

Statement of no more than 1,000 words
Names of two referees

How they select

application form · essay · references · interview

There is an interview here. It is a conversation about your situation and your study plans, not a subject exam: nobody tests the school syllabus or tries to catch you out. You can answer calmly, in your own words.

Dates

Can you apply now · as of 6 September 2026

Dates not published — ask the university

The provider's page gives no date. Write to them — it is the first question in the list below.

Where the date comes from: “Masters Scholarships applications are now closed»

Deadline

Own page states 'Masters Scholarships applications are now closed' (no cycle year given on page)

When applications open

Annual; Masters Scholarships for 2026/27 were closed at time of check (Media & Journalism scholarships remained open)

Ask before you apply

We do not fill in the gaps for the institution. Here is what its own page leaves unclear — these are normal questions, everyone asks them.

Ask the Aziz Foundation whether refugee status or humanitarian protection counts among the immigration statuses eligible for this scholarship — the page only states the Home Fees requirement and does not list specific statuses.
What happens to the payments if I am granted refugee status mid-year?
Is the scholarship for one year or for the whole course?

If this scheme is not for you

See the full list of schemes — it has a filter for your status and for whether student finance is available to you.
Check whether you are entitled to student finance — if it is, a scholarship stops being the only road.
Foundation year and Access to HE — routes for people who only have a school certificate.
Education hub — where to start if you have not chosen a route yet.

About the institution

The Aziz Foundation is an independent UK charity, not a university itself — it funds Masters scholarships for eligible applicants at partner UK universities (e.g. Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Sussex, UCL). Its own eligibility page states scholarships are 'only open to those who qualify for Home Fees status' and frames the target group as British Muslims active in Muslim community life — a narrower framing than a generic refugee/humanitarian-protection scheme, worth flagging to readers.

Source

Every fact on this page we opened and read on the institution's own site, rather than taking it from an aggregator. Checked on: 22 August 2026.

The scheme page on the institution's site →

IMPORTANT: restricted to British Muslims only, requires Home Fees status; test is inability to self-fund (Zakat-eligibility), not inability to access student finance; not a general refugee scheme