Albukhary Scholarship

With the dream of getting into the university of your choice, getting a scholarship truly seals the deal. Where there is a lot of competition between the students to get admission in the desired college, it is a well-known fact that these universities can be very expensive and one might have to take a student loan for that. Scholarships solve this problem, and one type of scholarship is the Albukhary Scholarship. So let’s know about it.

Scholarship Type	Merit-Based, Need-Based
Offered by	Trust
Organization	Albukhary Foundation
UCAS application deadline	25th January 2023

Why Albukhary?

The Albukhary Foundation, a charitable organisation with a focus on promoting access to top-notch education in Malaysia, has donated funds to make this competitive scholarship based on academic merit and financial need possible. In the past, this scholarship has given each of our scholars £20,000 in financing for the duration of their undergraduate studies. Ten Albukhary scholars visited Warwick in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, respectively.

Also Read: Commonwealth Scholarship

What is Albukhary Scholarship?

Albukhary Foundation Scholarship is awarded by the donation from a Malaysian charitable trust, named Albukhary Foundation. It provides the meritorious students with the best education and provides the needy with financial assistance for their higher education as well.

The scholarship provides £20,000 of funding over a period of three years of continuous study. The scholarship will be renewed for each year of the course providing you satisfactorily progress through to the next year of study.

The Albukhary Scholarship Programme, that was developed in 2005, had the intention of providing help to the underprivileged by granting them access to higher education, at no cost. The Albukhary Scholarship nurtures a community in which character building is achieved through an emphasis on community service. The network of universities in Malaysia being dense, Albukhary Foundation sponsors students in 17 universities. Albukhary Foundation Partners include:

• University of Oxford
• University of York
• Warwick University
• IBN Haldun University
• AIMST University 

When AIU was established, the Albukhary Scholarship Programme catered for students of the University, located in Kedah. This is a competitive Scholarship Programme, where the financial background of prospective students are carefully examined, to ensure the most deserving are not deprived of an opportunity to pursue higher education.

Scholarship Requirements

Upon fulfilling the academic and scholarship criteria, the applicant is called for an interview. Some of the requirements are:

• Age has to be between 18 and 22 years old.
• Single- marital status.
• Household income below:
  • USD 300 for international applicant 
  • MYR 2,400 (Sabah and Sarawak)
  • MYR 5,300( W.P Kuala Lumpur, W.P Putrajaya & W.P Labuan)
  • MYR 2,900 (Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang).

The Albukhary Foundation Scholarship is extremely competitive. Students are shortlisted for the scholarship on the basis of their academic merit and financial requirement.

Application Process

The following supporting documents must be uploaded along with the online Albukhary Foundation Scholarship application:

• 500 word limit for a personal statement describing
• Why do you make a good candidate?
• Why should the scholarship committee consider you?
• What future goals would the scholarship help you achieve?
• Evidence of one’s financial condition that states the total household income plainly
• Scholarly reference
• Sources of any extra funding you may have access to

Also Read: PFMS Scholarship

Interview Factors for Albukhary Scholarship

After that, the students have to go through an interview session, where they are have to pass on following factors:

• Socio-Economic Status 
• Communication Skills 
• Personality 
• Attitude 

Final decisions are based on the interview itself. The scholarship takes care of the tuition fees and UK stay and living expenses for a duration of three years of study.

The scholarship will be renewed every year only if the candidate is maintaining his/her academic performance for the next year or study. Scholars are required to report their progress to the Foundation annually. 

Also Read: Oasis Scholarship

Countries Covered

Candidate must belong to one of the countries listed under Albukhary Foundation Scholarship, i.e. 

Afghanistan	Gambia	Panama
Albania	Georgia	Papua New Guinea
Algeria	Ghana	Paraguay
Angola	Grenada	Peru
Anguilla	Guatemala	Philippines
Antigua and Barbuda	Guinea Bissau	Pitcairn Islands
Argentina	Guyana	Republic of Congo
Armenia	Haiti	Russia
Azerbaijan	Honduras	Rwanda
Bahamas	Hong Kong	Samoa
Bangladesh	Iceland	Sao Tome & Principe
Barbados	India	Senegal
Belarus	Indonesia	Serbia
Belize	Iran	Seychelles
Bermuda	Iraq	Sierra Leone
Bhutan	Israel	Singapore
Bolivia	Jamaica	Solomon Islands
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Japan	Somalia
Botswana	Jordan	South Africa
Brazil	Kazakhstan	South Korea
British Overseas Territories	Kenya	South Sudan
Brunei	Kiribati	Sri Lanka
Burma	Kosovo	St Helena
Cambodia	Kyrgyzstan	St Kitts and Nevis
Cameroon	Laos	St Lucia
Cape Verde	Lebanon	St Vincent & Grenadines
Cayman Islands	Lesotho	Sudan
Central African Republic	Libya	Swaziland
Chad	Macedonia	Syria
Chile	Madagascar	Taiwan ROC
China	Malawi	Tajikistan
Colombia	Maldives	Tanzania
Costa Rica	Malaysia	Thailand
Croatia	Marshall Islands	Trinidad & Tobago
Cuba	Mauritius	Tonga
Dijibouti	Mexico	Tunisia
Dominica	Micronesia	Turkey
Dominican Republic	Moldova	Turkmenistan
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Mongolia	Turks and Caicos Islands
DR Congo	Montserrat	Tuvalu
East Timor	Montenegro	Uganda
Ecuador	Morocco	Ukraine
Egypt	Mozambique	Uruguay
El Salvador	Namibia	Uzbekistan
Equatorial Guinea	Nauru	Vanuatu
Ethiopia	Nepal	Venezuela
Falkland Islands	Nicaragua	Vietnam
Fiji	Nigeria	Yemen
Gabon	Palestinian Territories	Zambia
	Pakistan	Zimbabwe

• Submission of a proof of nationality when the scholarship is offered is non-negotiable.
• The scholarship amount is paid in two instalments each year over a period of three years.
• Scholarships are renewed every year for the minimum duration of the course undertaken.
• Scholarships can be combined with other scholarships.
• All students who need a Student Visa to study are allowed to work for up to 20 hours per week during term time and full time during any vacation periods. 

Selection process

Only a select few persons are awarded the highly competitive Albukhary Foundation Scholarship. Based on:

• Academic excellence
• Financial need

Only the interview session is used to determine final outcomes. The scholarship pays for three years of education, living expenses, and travel to and from the UK.

The scholarship will be renewed only if the candidate maintains his academic performance for the upcoming year or study.

Also Read: Fulbright Scholarships

The Albukhary Foundation Scholarship is given out thanks to a kind donation from this Malaysian charitable trust. It seeks to give deserving students access to top-notch education while also offering financial aid for further education to those in need.

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