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) | NEW: Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| Bernard Buckman Scholarship | UK/EU | full-time MA Chinese Studies or MA Advanced Chinese Studies, for UK/EU fee paying students (New admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| Bishwa Bangla Scholarship | West Bengal, India | 2 awards for the following eligible masters programme: MA South Asian Area Studies(1 year full-time) |
Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| Brough Sanskrit Awards | Any | 3 awards of up to £1,500 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) | Subject to availability - please check again here at end of November 2019 for updates |
| Canon Collins Scholarships | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe | These scholarships are for Masters study in any subject field. The application process normally opens in December and closes in February, for study commencing in September the following year. Please go to the Canon Collins website and click "Apply for A Scholarship" and then "Canon Collins Scholarship for Masters Study in the UK" for further information on how to apply. (New admissions only) |
Available for 2020-21. Please check the Canon Collins website for information on the scholarships |
| Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | Bangladesh and eligible Commonwealth countries in Africa |
Full-time MSc Development Studies Full-time MSc Political Economy of Development |
Availability for 2020-21 subject to bid being successful - Competition will open early November 2019. Please check here early November 2019 for up-to-date information (closing date expected to be in December 2019) |
| 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) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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 (New) 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 for 2020-21 - deadline: 6 January 2020 (In addition to the scholarship application, applicants also required to submit a complete admission application) |
| Felix Scholarships | India | Any full-time Taught Masters (New Admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| JRC Fuwaku Scholarships | Any | dissertation on a theme connected with Japan | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| John Loiello AFSOAS FISH scholarship | US | This scholarship is for any full-time (one-year) Taught Masters programme (New admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| Kamran Djam Scholarships | Any | full-time and part-time MA Iranian Studies (New admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| The Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa Award | Africa | full-time MA African Studies, MA Comparative Literature or MA Translations (in African Languages) | NEW: Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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: Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships | Any | for any full-time programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and New admissions) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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’ |
Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| SOAS Master's Scholarships | UK/EU | for any full-time eligible taught masters programme (new admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| 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. | Subject to availability - please check again here at end of November 2019 for updates |
| Sochon Foundation Scholarship | Any | in Korean Studies (New admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| Tibawi Trust Awards | Palestinian | for Palestinian postgraduate students currently enrolled on a programme at SOAS. Available for fieldwork and conferences (Current students only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |
| William Ross Murray Scholarship | Developing country | for full-time LLM (New admissions only) | Available for 2020-21 - please check again here early November 2019 for up-to-date information |