Registry

Scholarships available on SOAS Research Degree Programmes (MPhil/PhD)

Title	Country/Nationality	Description	Open
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship: Shifting Landscapes: Mapping the Intellectual Writing Traditions of Isamic Southeast Asia	Normally UK/EU - see RCUK residency criteria	For research degree (MPhil/PhD) in South East Asian Studies at SOAS. This studentship is for the project: Shifting Landscapes: Mapping the Intellectual Writing Traditions of Isamic Southeast Asia	Closed
AHRC Research Training Support Grant	not applicable	for current AHRC Studentship award holders at SOAS (Current students only)	Open
Alphawood Scholarships	Normally be resident in one of the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar/Burma, Singapore, Thailand or Vietnam	The scholarships are open to full-time MPhil/PhD applicants whose research topic focuses on ancient to pre-modern Buddhist and Hindu art and/or architecture of Southeast Asia (New admissions only).For applicants who are considering applying for an MPhil/PhD degree we strongly recommend taking an MA first to adjust to the UK system and develop a strong research proposal that may form the basis of the MPhil/PhD application the following year.The Alphawood Scholarships programme is part of the Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme. The programme aims to make a significant and positive impact on the understanding and preservation of ancient to pre-modern Buddhist and Hindu art and architecture in the Southeast Asia region.	Closed
Award for Fieldwork	Any	for students currently enrolled in an MPhil/PhD degree programme at SOAS (Current students only). There are two deadlines. Round 1: MONDAY 30 October 2017, 17.00 UK time – for students leaving for fieldwork from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018 inclusive. Round 2: MONDAY 16 April 2018, 17.00 UK time – for students leaving for fieldwork from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018 inclusive	Closed
Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships	Check each individual project	The Bloomsbury Colleges is a consortium of six University of London colleges. Up to two Mphil/PhD studentships of 3 year's duration (New admissions only) are available annualy at SOAS. The two successful Bloomsbury Colleges PhD studentships for 2018-19 at SOAS are available for the following two projects: 1. Mining ‘realms of memory’ for alternative histories of Mao’s China: the ‘Third Front’ campaign. Principal Supervisor: Dr Andrea Janku (SOAS); Co-Supervisor: Dr Julia Lovell (BBK) 2. Examining the role of NGOs in Public-Private partnerships: a comparative approach across housing, education and health. Principal Supervisor: Dr Elisa Van Waeyenberge(SOAS); Co-Supervisor: Dr Jasmine Gideon (BBK)	Closed
Brough Sanskrit Awards	Any	5 awards of up to £1400 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
Christopher Davis Award	Any	Research Degree: Anthropology and Sociology (Current students only on Extension of Writing up - continuation)	Closed
CKS (Centre of Korean Studies) bursaries	Any	in Korean Studies (New admissions)	Closed
CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary	Any	for full-time or part-time Research Degree: Religions and Philosophies in JAPANESE RELIGIONS (Department of Religions and Philosophies, School of History, Religions and Philosophies) (New admissions only)	Closed
Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentships	UK/EU. Overseas students are also eligible in any cluster as long as they are using Advanced Quantiative Methods.	Research Degree (MPhil/PhD): in Anthropology & Sociology; Research Degree (MPhil/PhD): in International Development (Department of Development Studies); Research Degree (MPhil/PhD): in Development Economics (Department of Economics); Research Degree (MPhil/PhD): in Law; Research Degree (MPhil/PhD): in Gender Studies; Research Degree (MPhil/PhD): in Politics and International Studies; Research Degrees (MPhil/PhD): Linguistics	Closed
Elisabeth Croll Scholarship for fieldwork in China	Any	for students currently enrolled in an MPhil/PhD degree programme at SOAS planning to undertake fieldwork in China, including mainland China and Taiwan (Current students only)	Closed
ERC PhD studentship: Edition of a section of the Avestan Yasna	Any	For research degree (MPhil/PhD) Religions and Philosophies at SOAS. This PhD Studentship - Edition of a section of the Avestan Yasna is offered under the ERC-funded project "The Multimedia Yasna" led by Professor Almut Hintze	Closed
ESRC Collaborative Studentship - Questioning BRTs: A win-win solution to public transport problems in the cities of developing countries?	UK/EU	MSc Research for International Development plus MPhil/PhD in International Development	Closed
Felix scholarships	India	for any full-time MPhil/PhD degree programme (New admissions only)	Closed
Jit Kaur Babak & Chanchal Singh Babak Nottingham Research Award	Any	in Punjabi/Sikh Studies or Punjabi/Urdu Literature, for students currently enrolled in an MPhil/PhD at SOAS (Current students only)	Open
Jordan Travel Grant	Any	for currently enrolled research students in Religions and Philosophies at SOAS to help with travel expenses (Current students only)	Closed
Kamran Djam Scholarships	Any	for full-time MPhil/PhD (New admissions only) in any of the following subject areas: Persian Language, Persian Literature and Iranian History	Closed
Meiji Jingu Japanese Studies Research Scholarships	Any	in Japanese studies - Two scholarships are offered annually, either for existing PhD students at SOAS, or newly enrolling full-time MPhil students. Students may be registered in any department, and be of any nationality, but must be working on some aspect of Japanese Studies (Current students and New admissions)	Closed
Mo Ibrahim Foundation - GDAI - PhD Scholarships	Africa	for full-time Mph/PhD in the field of Governance for Development in Africa for applicants domiciled (or permanent residents) in an African country (New admissions only)	Closed
Ouseley Memorial Scholarship	Any	currently enrolled research students at SOAS whose research requires the use of any Middle Eastern or Asian language (Current students only)	Closed
Santander Mobility Awards	Any	for students currently enrolled in an MPhil/PhD degree programme at SOAS. Available for overseas fieldwork (Current students only)	Closed
Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship	Any	For full-time or part-time Mphil/PhD which involves undertaking research in the field of Indian art from 1500 up to the present day. Preference will be given to those who undertake research in the field of modern and contemporary Indian art (Current first-year students and New admissions)	Closed
Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships	Any	for any full-time research programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and New admissions)	Closed
Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships	Any	Full-time MPhil PhD (new admissions only, starting in September 2018) in the following subject areas: i) Zoroastrianism, both ancient and modern ii) Zoroastrianism with language study (Avestan, Pahlavi, Persian and Gujarati)	Closed- New
SOAS Research Studentships	Any	for any eligible full-time MPhil/PhD degree programme (New admissions)	Closed
SOAS Roots fieldwork Award	Any	For a current SOAS MPhil/PhD students from the department of Music undertaking research in the field of Mande music and going on fieldwork in the 2018-19 academic year.	Closed
Sochon Foundation Scholarship	Any	in Korean Studies (Current students and New admissions)	Closed
The Research Centre in Global Finance (RCGF) PhD Studentship	UK/EU	for full-time MPhil/PHD Finance and Management, whose thesis topic focuses on the research programme of the RCGF.	EXTENDED UNTIL 16:00 on 28 June 2018
Tibawi Trust Awards	Palestinian	for Palestinian postgraduate students currently enrolled on a programme at SOAS. Available for fieldwork and conferences (Current students only)	Closed