Fellowships/Funding Available for MA in Arabic or Middle Eastern Studies?

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So I am currently in the process of looking for graduate schools to apply for. Money is definitely a factor for me and, although I want to go to a prestigious and academically rigorous program, I very much need financial aid.

What is the likelihood of receiving funding for a MA program? Is there a secret to working the system or finding out which schools consistently give either merit or financial aid based aid? So far all I see on website are vague references to subjective amounts of funds given to students with their acceptance letters. For me, personally, a school that has a higher likelihood of giving financial aid would up my likelihood of applying to it.

Some schools I'm interested in are UVA, Johns Hopkins, UT Austin, Georgetown, Kings College London, Oxford/Cambridge (debating), SOAS, and the American University in Beirut.

As a potential student, is the best place to look for fin aid from the university itself or from other fellowships/programs? In my preliminary searches I was unable to find many scholarships or programs that I seem eligible for (though that may be my naivete).

Thanks in advance, I am just looking to be pointed in the right direction at this point.