TAMAYOUZ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Tamayouz’s international scholarship programme enables excellent students from around the world to undertake postgraduate architectural studies at the Milan Polytechnic University in Italy. Funding for this scholarship comes from the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan .
The Scholarship Awardees
- The winner must apply for the MSc course at the designated university and obtain an Unconditional Acceptance Letter.
- The Tamayouz Scholarship covers tuition fees only. It does not cover application fees, visa fees, flights, accommodation, or living expenses.
- The winner must meet the university’s admission requirements, including holding an honours degree (2.2 or above) in an appropriate discipline and fulfilling the minimum English language proficiency requirements for the course.
- The winner must secure a study visa after receiving an Unconditional Acceptance Letter. The scholarship sponsor will pay the tuition fees only after visa approval.
- The winner may begin the application process after the official winner announcement and upon signing the Prize Acceptance Form.
- The total value will be divided equally if the scholarship is awarded to a group entry or joint winners. The funds will be paid directly to the university and not distributed as cash.
- This scholarship is non-transferable. If the winner declines the opportunity, it cannot be transferred to another person.
- The scholarship cannot be exchanged for cash or paid directly to the recipient.
- Winning the Tamayouz Excellence Award does not guarantee admission to the MSc programme. The winner must complete the standard university application process independently.
- If the winner fails to apply for the MSc programme within one year of the winner announcement, they will automatically forfeit the scholarship.
- No alternative prize, financial compensation, or replacement award will be provided if the winner fails to secure university admission.
The Scholarship Awardees
The selection criteria for Tamayouz Scholarship aim to identify high-caliber architecture graduates and the awardees are selected by the Tamayouz Judging Panel after submitting their graduation projects to our Local and International Graduation Awards.

2014
Khaled Riyad – Iraq
MSc in Construction Management
Coventry University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2015
Waad Durzi – Iraq
Architecture Part II (2 Years)
London South Bank University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2016
Ahmed Al-Mashadani – Iraq
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2017
Nizar Razk – Iraq
MSc in Construction Management and BIM
Coventry University

2017
Nishat Tasnim – Bangladesh
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2018
Fatimah Al-Muqdadi – Iraq
MSc in Construction Management and BIM
Coventry University
Sponsored by Coventry University

2019
Saad Raad – Iraq
MSc in Construction Management and BIM
Coventry University
Sponsored by Coventry University

2020
Umme Tahmina Haque – Bangladesh
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2021
Jeniffer Fagundes – Brazil
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2022
Jongseung Lee – The Republic of Korea
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by The Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

2023
Rand safa’a Aldeen – Iraq
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.
Special Award For Iraqi Student

2023
Tran Thi Chi – Vietnam
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University

2024
Nguyen Thi Hoang Diem – Vietnam
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University

2024
Hind Hussein Ahmed – Iraq
MSc in Architecture (2 Years)
Milan Polytechnic University
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.
Special Award For Iraqi Student

2025
Will be awarded later in 2025
Sponsored by the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.
Short Courses and Workshops
2016 - 2018 Stadslab - Tamayouz Scholarship fund Stadslab
STADSLAB is the postgraduate programme of the Academy of Architecture and Urbanism, School of Fine and Performing Arts (FHK) and part of Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Fontys is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, with nearly 40,000 students in 40 Faculties. The Academy is based in Tilburg, a modern city in the southern part of the Netherlands.
In 2016 and 2017 Stadslab and Tamayouz Award ran a scholarship fund for the 2nd and 3rd prize winners of Tamayouz International to join Stadslab's masterclasses. The fund scholarship for the Stadslab masterclass of choice + flight + accommodation cost.
The objective of the scholarship is to provide an experience for the winners where professionals and academia would meet to exchange knowledge and know-how, while addressing real time cases proposed by our hosting cities

2016
Lucia Alonso Sanchez – Spain
Tbilisi Courtyards Masterclass
Tbilisi – Georgia

2017
Prachi Metewala – India
Darling Intercultural Space design Masterclass
Darling – South Africa

2017
Tomas Pont Apostolo, Stefano Romagnoli and Juan Cruz Serafini
Darling Intercultural Space design Masterclass
Darling – South Africa
Tamayouz Travel Scholarship
Tamayouz offers a $1500 travel scholarship to the second and third place winners of the International Graduation Projects Award. This scholarship intends to cover the travel and accommodation costs for the winners to attend the annual ceremony, as well as to participate in the annual design workshop, which is held during the week following the ceremony. The winners of the travel scholarship are determined by the Tamayouz Jury Panel.
Travel Scholarship Awardees

2018 - Second Place
Sol María Calcarami, Nadia Borri and Consuelo Oyola – Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

2018 - Third Place
Yasmina Aslakhanova and Victoria Tsukerman – Moscow Institute of Architecture (State Academy) in Moscow, Russia

2019 - Second Place
Jacopo Donato and Caterina Giacomello – Polytechnic of Turin and University of Turin in Turin, Italy