SOAS Research Scholarships
Deadline: 31 January 2012
Six scholarships, two for each faculty, are available for students who are proposing to register full-time for a research degree at SOAS. The SOAS Research Scholarship provides remission of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and a maintenance allowance of £12,470 (2011/12 rate). For students paying the higher (overseas) tuition fees, the remaining tuition fees payable will normally be deducted from the maintenance allowance.
Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarship may be renewed for the normal duration of a full-time student’s registration. The normal duration of a full-time student’s registration for a research degree is three years. The award is therefore renewable for up to a further two years.
Eligible Programmes
- Any full-time MPhil/PhD programme (new admissions only).
- Part-time programmes are not eligible.
Candidate Criteria
- Applicants must possess or expect to be awarded a Distinction in their Masters Degree from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK degree to be adjudged in the top rank by their referees and transcript.
- Candidates currently completing a Masters degree are welcome to apply.
- Open to UK/EU and overseas applicants.
Candidate Assessment
- Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by an Advisory Panel consisting of three academic members.
- The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your application. Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.
Scholarship Application Deadline
- Scholarship applications must be received no later than 5pm on 31 January 2012.
- Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Applicants must have also applied for a place to study at the School preferably four weeks before the scholarship closing date (ie by 4 January 2012) but no later than the scholarship application deadline in order to be considered for this scholarship. The application for a place must be complete.
Notification of Results
All candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their application, generally by the end of May. Successful candidates will also be notified in writing. If you have not had a response to your application by mid-June, please contact the Scholarships Officer.
Application Procedures
A Scholarship application should be made on the appropriate scholarship application form:
- If your Mphil/PhD is in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, please complete the scholarship application for the Faculty of Languages and Cultures only.
- If your Mphil/PhD is in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, please complete the scholarship application for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities only.
- If your Mphil/PhD is in the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, please complete the scholarship application for the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences only.
The appropriate scholarship application is available for download from the download box at the top right or can be obtained from:
Scholarships Officer
Registry
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7074 5094/5091
