Research scholarships
Research scholarships
| Title | Country/ Nationality | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities Council (AHRC) - CHASE | See RCUK residency criteria | For research degree (MPhil/PhD) in the Arts and Humanities (New admissions and current students). | Closed for 2024/25 |
| AHRC Research Training Support Grant | Not applicable | For current AHRC Studentship award holders at SOAS (Current students only). | Open |
| AHRC/CHASE Collaborative Doctoral Award PhD Studentship | UK/International | AHRC/CHASE Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDAs) are open to academic supervisors at CHASE's member institutions to develop a project in collaboration with an organisation outside of Higher Education. PhD students will be able to apply for a successful CDA project from the beginning of March 2024. These will be advertised on the CHASE website. The PhD will commence in October 2024. | Closed |
| The Bhagavan Mahavira PhD Scholarship | UK or Overseas | One 3-year PhD Scholarship in Jaina Studies providing £41,652 for tuition fees, with the remaining amount to be paid directly to the scholar as a stipend. | Open for 2025/26 |
| Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships | Open to UK and Overseas. However, tuition up to the home level is covered by the award | The Bloomsbury Colleges is a consortium of six University of London colleges. Two MPhil/PhD studentships of 3 year's duration (new admissions only) will be available for 2024/25 at SOAS for the following project: **Please follow only the below links to apply for each studentship For PhD Law: WASH, AMR and Environmental Justice: Addressing the Challenges in the Global South For PhD Development Studies: Land grabbing in South-East Asia: the effects of the EU market and biodiversity and forest strategies | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Brough Sanskrit Awards | Any | 3 awards of up to £1200 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 |
| Centre for Global Finance (CGF) Scholarship | 1 award for a UK student and 1 for an international (New Admissions only) | For research degree (MPhil/PhD) in Finance and Management - September 2023 entry only who thesis topic focuses on the research programme of the CGF. | Closed |
| Doctoral School grants | Any | As part of Early Career Researcher development, SOAS offers funding to PhD students for language training, conference attendance, student-led initiatives and fieldwork (Current students only). | Open |
| SOAS School of Arts | UK/Home Rate only | 1 full-time student a Doctoral scholarship for students of Chinese Art History on behalf of Tim Liang | Open |
| CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary | Any | For full-time/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 for 2024/25 |
| Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships | See RCUK residency criteria | 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 for 2024/25 |
| Edgar Graham Prize | Any | For part-time or full-time MPhil/PhD Development Studies (new admissions only for September 2024) | Closed for 2024/25 |
| 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). | Not available for 2024/25 |
| ERC/UKRI Project Maqām Beyond Nation Studentship | UK or Overseas | Any full-time MPhil/PhD Degree programme relating to the Project title and details (new admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Felix Scholarships | India | For any full-time MPhil/PhD degree programme (New admissions only). | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Felix Scholarship Non-Indian | Priority to Nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin | Any full-time MPhil/PhD degree programme (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Fürer Haimendorf Fund for Anthropological Field Research | Any | A Doctoral school grant for Field work or travels costs for current students studying Anthropology. | Open |
| 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 for 2024/25 |
| Kanji Swami MPhil/PhD Scholarship | Any | Full-time MPhil / PhD (new admissions only, starting in September 2023) in the following fields of Jaina Studies, i) Kanji Swami Studies, ii) Digambara Jaina Studies (with or without relevant languages), at the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies (Full-time, new admissions only). | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Leverhulme Research Leadership Award PhD studentship: The Social Life of Law in Authoritarian Contexts | 2x Studentships for Home or Overseas | The studentship is offered as part of the Leverhulme Research Leadership Award The Social Life of Law in Authoritarian Contexts. For full-time MPhil/PhD (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
| 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 for 2024/25 |
| Neil Kreitman Scholarship | Any | For full-time MPhil/PhD students, which involves undertaking research in the field of Buddhist art, architecture or archaeology of Gandhara or of another Northern Central Asian Buddhist Culture. | Closed for 2024/25 |
| PhD Studentship in the Feminist Centre for Radical Justice | UK | Home/UK tuition fees and a stipend of £12,000. Any new full time MPhil/PhD Programme in Politics & International Studies | Closed for 2024/25 |
| 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 for 2024/25 |
| Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships | Any | For any full-time research programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and New admissions). | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships | Any | Full-time MPhil PhD (new admissions only, starting in September 2024) in the following subject areas:i) Zoroastrianism, both ancient and modern ii) Zoroastrianism with Avestan, Pahlavi, Persian or Gujarati languages. | Closed for 2024/25 |
| SOAS Research Studentships | Check specific eligibility criteria | Full-time MPhil PhD (new admissions only, starting in September 2024). | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Sochon Foundation Scholarship | Any | In Korean Studies (New admissions). | Closed for 2024/25 |
| Tibawi Trust Awards | Palestinian | For Palestinian postgraduate students currently enrolled on a programme at SOAS. Available for fieldwork and conferences (Current students only). | Open |