Applications opened for 50 scholarship opportunities under Zakat Fund

Applications have been opened for 50 higher education scholarship opportunities from Maldives and abroad under Zakat Fund.

The scholarships were announced during a special ceremony held at the Islamic Centre on Monday. According to Islamic Ministry, the scholarship opportunities are aimed at training individuals in Islamic fields.

The 50 scholarship opportunities include 20 opportunities from the Maldives and 30 opportunities from abroad.

The 20 scholarship opportunities from Maldives are for master’s courses from Maldives National University (MNU) and the Islamic University of Maldives (IUM). They include:

• Masters of Arts in Quranic Science – Six slots
• Masters of Islamic Revealed Knowledge, Leadership and Administration – Three slots
• Executive Masters in Islamic Finance – Five slots
• Masters of Arts in Shariah – Three slots
• Masters of Arts in Islamic Studies – Three slots

The 30 scholarship opportunities from abroad are from Malaysia, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and SAARC countries.

17 of them are from Malaysia and Brunei. They include two degree slots, six master’s slots and nine PhD slots from the following universities:

• International Islamic University Malaysia
• University Sains Islam Malaysia
• International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance
• Universiti Brunei Darussalam

The remaining 13 scholarship opportunities from abroad are special scholarship opportunities from the following universities:

• Egypt’s Al-Azhar University
• Saudi Arabia’s Madina University
• Qaseem University
• Ummul-Quran University
• Abha University
• King Abdul Aziz University

Zakat Fund scholarships will include 10 opportunities covering stipends to fund expenses for studies apart from course fees set down by the instittute.