Registry
Scholarships available on Taught Masters Programmes
| Title | Country/Nationality | Description | Open / Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Dicks Memorial Scholarship | domiciled in a developing country | for full-time LLM (New admissions only) | Open |
| Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships | Africa | for the following full-time degrees: MA African Studies, MA International Studies and Diplomacy, MA Social Anthropology of Development (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Bernard Buckman Scholarship | UK/EU | full-time MA Chinese Studies or MA Advanced Chinese Studies, for UK/EU fee paying students (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Bishwa Bangla Scholarship | West Bengal, India | 2 awards for the following eligible masters programme: MA South Asian Area Studies(1 year full-time)(New admissions only) |
The Bishwa Bangla Scholarship will no longer be awarded from 2020 |
| Brough Sanskrit Awards | Any | 3 awards of up to £1,200 for SOAS postgraduate research and master's students who use Sanskrit in the work and will use the funds for fieldwork, conference or workshop attendance (Current students only) | Closed |
| Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | Bangladesh and eligible Commonwealth countries in Africa | Full-time MSc Development Studies Full-time Msc Globalisation and Development Full-time MSc Environment, Politics and Development Full-time MSc Migration Mobility and Development Full-time MSc Violence, Conflict and Development Full-time MSc Political Economy of Development Full-time LLM in Law, Development and Globalisation Full-time MSc Development Economics Full-time MSc Public Financial Management (New admissions only) |
Closed |
| CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary | Any | for the full-time MA Religions of Asia and Africa/MA Religions of Asian and Africa and Intensive Language (Japanese) or MA Buddhist Studies intending to focus on Japanese Religions / Japanese Buddhism (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentships | UK/EU. International students are eligible in any cluster as long as they are using Advanced Quantitative Methods. | MRes in Law MRes Social Anthropology MRes Social Anthropology and Intensive Language MSc Research for International Development MSc Development Economics MA Language Documentation and Description MA Linguistics |
Open Spring 2021 |
| Felix Scholarships | India | Any full-time Taught Masters (New Admissions only) | Open |
| Felix Scholarship Non-Indian | Priority to nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin | Any Full-time Taught Masters (New admissions only) | Open |
| International Postgraduate Scholarships | East Asia, Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Pakistan, The Americas, Middle East, Africa, Europe | Any Full-time Taught Masters (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| John Loiello AFSOAS FISH scholarship | US | This scholarship is for any full-time (one-year) Taught Masters programme (New admissions only) | The John Loiello Scholarship will no longer be awarded from 2020 |
| Kamran Djam Scholarships | Any | full-time and part-time MA Iranian Studies (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| The Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa Award | Africa | full-time MA African Studies, MA Comparative Literature or MA Translations (in African Languages) (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Patricia Toye Memorial Scholarship | Any | full-time MA History and MA History and Intensive Language -The purpose of the Fund is to promote archival research relating to the history of the Middle East and Africa, with a preference for projects on the historical origins of contemporary disputes (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Paul Webley Alphawood Scholarship | Any | for the full-time MA in Human Rights Law, LLM in Law and Gender, LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice.Students must demonstrate how they will specialise in the promotion and protection of the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender persons under the law (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships | Any | for any full-time programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and New admissions) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships | Any | a) One-year full-time MA Religions of Asia and Africa pathway: ‘Zoroastrianism b) Two-year part-time MA Religions of Asia and Africa pathway: ‘Zoroastrianism’ (New admissions only) |
Closed |
| SOAS Master's Scholarships | UK/EU | for any full-time eligible taught masters programme (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| SOAS Sanctuary Scholarship | UK resident with Limited Leave to Remain or similar (see page for details) | For any Full-time or Part-Time 2-year Master's programme. A scholarship which covers tuition fees. | Closed |
| Sochon Foundation Scholarship | Any | in Korean Studies (New admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| Special Language Scholarship | Any | For full-time MA programmes in African Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Post Colonial Studies, South Asian Studies, South East and Pacific Asian Studies, Translation. | Closed |
| Tibawi Trust Awards | Palestinian | for Palestinian postgraduate students currently enrolled on a programme at SOAS. Available for fieldwork and conferences (Current students only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| VP Kanitkar Memorial Scholarship | Any | to support a taught masters in Religious Studies with reference to Hinduism and a taught masters in Anthropology with reference to Hindu culture in South Asia (new admissions only) | Open Spring 2021 |
| William Ross Murray Scholarship | Developing country | for full-time LLM (New admissions only) | The William Ross Murray Scholarship will no longer be awarded from 2020 |