Tamayouz Excellence Award

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 Sponsors

The Scholarship Awardees

  1. The winner must apply for the MSc course at the designated university and obtain an Unconditional Acceptance Letter.
  2. The Tamayouz Scholarship covers tuition fees only. It does not cover application fees, visa fees, flights, accommodation, or living expenses.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. The winner may begin the application process after the official winner announcement and upon signing the Prize Acceptance Form.
  6. 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.
  7. This scholarship is non-transferable. If the winner declines the opportunity, it cannot be transferred to another person.
  8. The scholarship cannot be exchanged for cash or paid directly to the recipient.
  9. Winning the Tamayouz Excellence Award does not guarantee admission to the MSc programme. The winner must complete the standard university application process independently.
  10. If the winner fails to apply for the MSc programme within one year of the winner announcement, they will automatically forfeit the scholarship.
  11. 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

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