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	Closed for 2026/27
Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships	Home or Overseas. Tuition up to the Home level is covered by the award.	Opening soon
CAMHRA Doctoral Scholarships	Any	Closed for 2026/27
Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships	See RCUK residency criteria	Closed for 2026/27
Felix Scholarships	Indian nationals	Open
Felix Scholarship Non-Indian	Priority to Nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin	Open
Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship	African nationals	Open
SOAS Teaching Scholarships	Check specific eligibility criteria	Open
The Leverhulme Trust	Check specific entry criteria	Closed

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	Closed
SOAS Grant	Any	Opening soon
SOAS Research Academic Excellence Scholarship	UK/Home only	Open
Tim Liang and School of Arts PhD Scholarships in Chinese Art	UK/Home only	Opening soon

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

Title	Country/ Nationality	Status
AHRC Research Training Support Grant	Any	Open
CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary	Any	Opening soon
Fürer Haimendorf Fund for Anthropological Field Research	Any	Closed
King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme	Small Island Developing States	Closed
Meiji Jingu Scholarships	Any	Opening soon
Neil Kreitman Scholarship	Any	Closed
Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship	Any	Opening Soon
Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships	Any	Opening soon
Tibawi Trust Awards	Palestinian	Open