The Aziz Foundation Scholarship

About the Aziz Foundation 

The Aziz Foundation was established in 2015 by the Aziz family with the objectives of reducing inequality in education and addressing the social challenges faced by British Muslims. The foundation provides financial and professional support to aid career advancement and empowers recipients to bring positive change to their communities, industry and society as a whole. 

Find out more about the Aziz Foundation

Key Information

Value of award 

Full Master’s degree tuition fee (equivalent to one year, full-time).

Number of awards

Up to three scholarships will be available for students starting a Master’s in the 2025-26 academic year.

Available for

Prospective Master’s students

Criteria for applying

Applicants should meet all of the following requirements:

• Have applied to or received an offer holder for a taught Master’s in the UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
• Be eligible for Home fees status or be a forced migrant (as defined by UCL);
• Are Zakat eligible / in financial need and therefore would not be able to self-fund the course.
• Be active within a Muslim community and demonstrate intimate knowledge of issues affecting British Muslim communities
• Demonstrate a 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 

Additional sub-criteria

In addition to the above, 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

Visit the Aziz Foundation website to find out more about the eligibility criteria

Application process

Scholarship applications are submitted via an online application form on the Aziz Foundation website. If your application is shortlisted you will be invited to attend an interview with the Aziz Foundation. 

Applications for Master’s study should be submitted via UCL’s online application portal. You do not need to have received an offer to study at UCL before applying for the Aziz Foundation Scholarship. 

An offer of study by UCL does not imply that this includes the Aziz Foundation Scholarship, nor does the awarding of an Aziz Foundation Scholarship imply that the applicant has been made an offer to study at UCL. 

Key dates

Applications for the 2025/26 Masters Scholarships open on 13 January 2025. 

The assessment and awards process will be carried out over two cycles in 2025:

The earliest start for courses we can consider is June 2025. 

If your course starts between June-August 2025, you must apply during cycle 1, otherwise we will not be able to consider your application.

For courses starting from September 2025, you may apply in either cycle.

You may apply only once in any given year (either in cycle 1 or cycle 2 but not both).

Meet our Aziz Foundation Scholars

Find out more about their journeys to UCL, their experience of applying to the scholarship and the opportunity it has given them.