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Saïd Foundation
Saïd Foundation Scholarship 2027/28
Funding for eligible Syrian, Jordanian, Lebanese and Palestinian candidates undertaking an eligible one-year UK master's degree.
Do I qualify 8 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
These eligibility rules were checked against the official page. They still need to match your own circumstances.
Everyone needs
- career stage Relevant work and/or voluntary experience
- career stage Clear career path on completion of studies
- Return to home country or region
- Leadership potential in chosen field or sector
- language Chosen UK university English language requirements
- language English language certificate dated after 1 September 2025
- language Copy of English language test certificate meeting Foundation requirement submitted with application
- All required documentation
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes several ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- nationality Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine
- residence Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine
- nationality Syria
- residence elsewhere
- degree Undergraduate degree equivalent to UK 2:1 or higher
- degree Final year of undergraduate degree
- admission Applied for an eligible course at a Foundation partner university
- Legitimate exceptional reasons for applying to a non-partner university
+4 more requirements
- language IELTS Academic overall score at least 6.0; minimum 6.0 in each band
- language Duolingo overall score at least 105; minimum 105 in each band
- language TOEFL iBT overall score at least 80; minimum 20 in each band; test taken before 21 January 2026
- language TOEFL iBT overall score at least 4.5; minimum 4.0 in each band; test taken from 21 January 2026
- Who is eligible
- Palestinian, Syrian, Jordanian, Lebanese
- Eligible residence
- Palestinian applicants must permanently reside in Palestine
- Level of study
- Master's
- Fields of study
- Eligible one-year master's programmes
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Funding details
- Fully funded: tuition fees, full maintenance/living costs for the duration of the course, an arrival allowance, visa and healthcare surcharge fees and one economy return flight.
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host institution
- Saïd Foundation partner university or approved exceptional non-partner route
What I need Valid qualifying IELTS Academic, Duolingo or TOEFL result dated after 1 September 2025 must be supplied with the application, plus the chosen university's requirement
- English requirement
- Valid qualifying IELTS Academic, Duolingo or TOEFL result dated after 1 September 2025 must be supplied with the application, plus the chosen university's requirement
- In-person requirements
- Eligible one-year UK master's study
The full document list lives on the official page — we do not republish it, because it changes between cycles.
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How to apply
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- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Deadline notes
- Applications opened at 9am UK time on 1 September 2026 and close at 5pm UK time on Friday 30 October 2026. Evidence that you have applied to your chosen courses is due by 29 January 2027.
- Deadline timezone
- Europe/London (GMT, UTC+00:00 on 2026-10-30)
- Applications open
- 1 September 2026
- Opening timezone
- Europe/London (BST, UTC+01:00)
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
Details to confirm
- Some eligibility wording is ambiguous in the source — read the exact wording on the official page.
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