Postgraduate research scholarships

Full scholarships

These scholarships provide funding that covers tuition fees in full and provide a maintenance stipend to support students' studies.

Title	Country/ Nationality	Status
AHRC Landscape Awards	Any	Opening in November
Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships	Home or Overseas. Tuition up to the Home level is covered by the award.	Opening in December
Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships	See RCUK residency criteria	Open
Felix Scholarships	Indian nationals	Opening in November
Felix Scholarship Non-Indian	Priority to Nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin	Opening in November
Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship	African nationals	Opening in November

These scholarships cover tuition fees in full for at least one academic year. Some awards may cover tuition fees in additional years of study.

Title	Country/ Nationality	Status
Edgar Graham Prize	Any	Opening in December
SOAS Grant	Any	Opening in January
SOAS Research Academic Excellence Scholarship	UK/Home only	Opening in January

These scholarships provide funding that contributes partially towards tuition fees or is paid directly to students to support their studies.

Title	Country/ Nationality	Status
Fürer-Haimendorf Fund for Anthropological Field Research	Any	Closed
SOAS Hong Kong Alumni Association Bursary	Hong Kong Permanent Residents	Opening in April
Meiji Jingu Scholarships	Any	Closed
Neil Kreitman Scholarship	Any	Opening in April
NSTC Taiwan Scholarships	Any	Opening in March
Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship	Any	Opening in April
Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships	Any	Closed
Sino-British Fellowship Trust Doctoral Scholarship on China Studies	Any	Closed
Tibawi Trust Awards	Palestinian	Opening for 2026/27 in November