Aziz Foundation / Imperial Living Planet (MSc)

One scholarship is available to provide a unique opportunity for an exceptional Muslim student active in British Muslim communities and keen to build bridges with all parts of British society. The student will have the commitment and intelligence to support and represent Muslim communities in wider society, as well as the credibility to bring and explain new learning experiences back to the community, and will thus create mutual understanding between Muslims and others and contribute to the creation of a more cohesive society.

The scholarship will cover the full home tuition fee.

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• Have submitted a complete application to the MSc Living Planet programmes (eligible courses: Living Planet with Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution; Living Planet with Ecology, Evolution and Conservation; Living Planet with Sustainable Agriculture and Technology; or Living Planet with Nature-based Solutions).

• Be active within your local and/or faith community and demonstrate a desire to develop intellectual skills within a multi-faith/secular environment.

• Be able to demonstrate long-term commitment to community/societal development and good relations work through public leadership.

• Be Zakat eligible / in financial need and therefore cannot cover the costs of tuition.

• Have an excellent understanding of the field and how to progress within it, with relevant prior experience and/or achievements in the field.

• Have knowledge of how the programme will enable you to generate social impact.

• Be a UK national and eligible for Home fee status at the University.

• Commit to join and engage with the Foundation’s alumni support programme and pay forward through participation in widening participation schemes at your university, volunteering, or acting as a mentor.

Submit a statement of no more than 1,000 words setting out how you meet the criteria above, addressing also how you hope to use this scholarship for your future work.

Please submit the statement to pgt.silwood@imperial.ac.uk by 5 June 2026. Remember to include your full name and your CID in your email.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview with the Department and the Aziz Foundation. It is anticipated that interviews will be held in June/July 2026.

Please note that we will only contact you if you have been shortlisted. If you do not hear from us, then please assume your application has not been successful.

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