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Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities

Deadline: 31 January 2012

The University is delighted to have been selected as one of the few institutions in the UK to be awarded three Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities.

Three scholarships of £25,000 each, per annum will be available to PhD students applying for entry in Autumn 2012 in the areas of History, Literature and Languages.

The Wolfson  Postgraduate Scholarship is for tuition fees, living expenses and research/ training costs.

Eligible Programme
  • Any full-time research degree programme which involves research in  the following subjects
        History,
        Languages,  
        Literature
  • Part-time programmes are not eligible.
  •  New admissions only
Candidate Criteria
  • Applicants intending to commence a full-time research degree in 2012/13 in one of the above subjects are eligible to apply for the award.
  • To be eligible to apply, candidates must at the time of application:
  1. Be a holder of a First Class Honours Degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent. Have (or expect to obtain) a relevant Master's degree from a UK university with a mark of Distinction (or overseas equivalent).
  2. Be UK residents paying fees at the UK rate.
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. SOAS will nominate candidates to the Wolfson Foundation who will make the final selection.
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 (i.e. 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 to study must be complete.
Number of applications received

This is a new scholarship

Notification of Results

In March the Scholarships Office will notify those who have been shortlisted by the SOAS Panel.  Shortlisted applications will be put forward to the Wolfson Foundation for final consideration.

Application Procedures

If you are applying for a Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarship in Literature OR Language please use the Faculty of Languages and Culture Wolfson Scholarship  application form

If you are applying for a Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarship in History please use the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Wolfson Scholarship application form

Scholarship application forms are 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