For the 2025/26 academic year, the University of Dundee will offer the Al-Maktoum College Living Support Scholarship to assist postgraduate students enrolled in particular Islamic financial courses.
This scholarship program encourages academic achievement and international collaboration by supporting postgraduate international students at the University of Dundee interested in Islamic finance studies.
For this opportunity, applicants do not require a separate application form. The Scholarships team determines eligibility by reviewing the applicant’s course entrance application and scholarship status. On the other hand, candidates might have to attach a personal statement to their application.
Summary
- Application Deadline: July 31, 2025, at 23:59 (UK time)
- Starting Date: September 15, 2025
- Funding Type: Partially Funded
- Host Institution: University of Dundee
- Organizer: Al-Maktoum College Dundee
- Eligible Countries: Various Countries
- Eligible Gender: Male/Female
- Target Group: Postgraduate students starting their courses in September 2025
- Field: Courses related to Islamic finance
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Host Country: United Kingdom
Benefits and Financial Aids:
- Al-Maktoum College Dundee, in collaboration with the University of Dundee, offers living support bursaries for applicants enrolling in an MSc Islamic Finance course (or pathway) in the 2025–2026 academic year.
- After you begin your study, the £3,000 scholarship will be paid in ten installments of £300 each.
Available Programs:
Subjects: Accounting and Finance courses
Postgraduate Course: Islamic Finance MSc
Eligibility Criteria:
To qualify for the bursary, you have to
- Have an invitation to study, either unconditional or conditional.
- International Business and Islamic Finance MSc
- Islamic Banking and Finance MSc
- Islamic Banking, Finance, and International Business MSc
- Islamic Finance MSc
- Commence your education in September of 2025.
- Having already received one of the following scholarships from the University of Dundee:
- Scholarship for Global Citizenship
- Scholarship for Global Excellence
- Scholarship for Regional Vice Chancellors
- Students at International College Dundee must have either received one of the aforementioned scholarships or the International College Dundee Progressing with Excellence Scholarship to be eligible for the Global Excellence Scholarship.
- Maintain ‘International’ Fee Standing
Eligible Countries
Following is the list of countries that are eligible to apply for this scholarship at the University of Dundee:
Africa Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Americas
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, Hong Kong, SAR of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, SAR of China, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City
Oceania
Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
Before applying, check these links:
- University-of-Dundee-Scholarship-Bursary-Terms-Conditions-2025-26
- AL-Maktoum Living Support Key Facts Document _2025-26
How to Apply?
This bursary does not have a separate application form. Their admissions staff will determine your eligibility, and if you are qualified for this bursary, they will send you an official notification.
Once you enrol at Dundee, the admissions team will contact Al-Maktoum College to verify your scholarship.
Applicants should visit the official website or contact the University of Dundee scholarship office HERE with any enquiries they may have regarding scholarships.
