Key facts for the AL-Maktoum living support bursary

Al- Maktoum Living Support Bursary 2026/7 (the “Bursary”)

This Key Facts Document sets out the main details of the Bursary, as at date of publication. This document should be reviewed alongside the University of Dundee Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions, as those terms and conditions will provide you with additional information that apply to you in respect of the Bursary. If there is any inconsistency between this Key Facts Document and the University of Dundee Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions, the provisions of the Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions will prevail. 

Date of publication

September 2025, applicable to 2026/7 academic year (September 2026 or January 2027 entry).

Application Process

There is no separate application form for this Bursary. Your eligibility will be based on the information you provide to the University during the application process. 

• The University of Dundee Admissions Team will use all information on your application to study to determine if you meet the eligibility criteria.
• Your eligibility will be assessed by our Admissions team, and we will notify you in writing if you are eligible to receive this Bursary.

If the Admissions Team have not contacted you with the Bursary information, please contact us on our Enquiry form explaining your eligibility.

• Please note that a change of name, misspelling, or other changes in information can affect Admissions records and may mean that you will not receive bursary updates.
• You must ensure the information in your application and any supporting documentation is correct, complete, accurate and up to date as any award is based on this information. The University of Dundee reserves the right to withdraw this award if you have submitted information which is false, fraudulent, incorrect, or misleading.
• Please note that your eligibility is assessed at the time of the application and will not be reevaluated post matriculation. 

If you change programme before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to withdraw the bursary offer should your eligibility have changed.

Who is eligible?

1. You must have either a conditional or unconditional offer to study:

• Islamic Banking and Finance MSc
• Islamic Banking, Finance and International Business MSc
• Islamic Finance MSc
• MSc Islamic Finance and the Digital Economy
• MSc Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Islamic Finance
• MSc Islamic Finance and Artificial Intelligence for Business

2. Your programme must be for September 2026 or January 2027
3. If you are an International College Dundee student, you must have received the Vice Chancellor’s Regional Scholarship.
4. Be classified as an International Fee-paying student by the University of Dundee.
5. The programme fee must be £22,250 or above for academic year 2026/7.

Award Information

• The Bursary is worth £3,000 and will be paid in 10 monthly instalments of £300 after you have started your programme.
• The University of Dundee will issue an award eligibility letter that must be presented to Al-Maktoum College to arrange payments made by Al-Maktoum College.

Key Information

1. In partnership with the University of Dundee, Al-Maktoum College Dundee are providing living support bursaries for applicants joining an MSc Islamic Finance course (and pathways) in the 2026/7 academic year.
2. This Bursary is applicable in the entry year to the University of Dundee only (September 2026 or January 2027 intake) and cannot be backdated to previous years.
3. You must hold an offer for a full time, on campus taught programme, indicated in eligibility, leading to the award of a Masters degree.
4. If you have applied for a Part Time or Distance Learning programme, then you are noteligible for this Bursary.
5. Should you wish to defer your entry to the University of Dundee, the following rules apply:
   1. Deferral within the same academic year: Bursary can also be deferred.
   2. Deferral to a new academic year: Bursary cannot be deferred.
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6. Changes to the programme of study:
   1. If you change programme before/ during matriculation or after the latest start date of your programme, the University of Dundee reserves the right to re-assess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.
   2. If you change your Fee status or any other personal information before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to re-assess eligibility for the Bursary and may withdraw the Bursary Offer should your eligibility have changed.
7. If you are required to repeat a year of study (at any point throughout the duration of your study), UoD reserves the right to remove your scholarship.
8. All communication with you will be via the online applicant portal (eVision). Types of communication may be:
   1. Confirming the bursary.
   2. Informing you that you have not met the criteria to be awarded the bursary.
   3. Requesting further information.

15. The University of Dundee is unable to disclose details of the bursary to anyone other than you unless you provide us with your consent to do so.

16. Should you withdraw from your programme of study, the University of Dundee may be in contact regarding payment of fees and bursary balance.

17.  All bursary decisions are final and cannot be appealed.