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Shabana Basij-Rasikh Scholarship for Afghan Women Leaders

Scholarship Fully funded
Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust United Kingdom 2026

Information

The Shabana Basij-Rasikh Scholarship for Afghan Women Leaders is an annual, endowed scholarship to enable an Afghan woman of first- or second-generation descent to undertake a master's degree at the University of Oxford combined with a leadership training programme. The scholarship covers 100% of eligible master's course fees, provides an annual stipend for living costs and a pre-travel grant. Recipients also participate in the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership Programme.

Benefits

Full tuition for an eligible master's degree, annual living stipend, pre-travel grant, participation in a leadership programme

Eligibility

An Afghan woman of first- or second-generation descent with an offer to study an eligible master's degree at the University of Oxford.

Application

Candidates holding an offer to study an eligible master's at the University of Oxford apply via the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust / Oxford scholarship application processes.

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