Master's scholarships
Taught Master's scholarships
| Title | Country/Nationality | Description | Open / Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOAS Alphawood Scholarship | Check specific entry criteria | For the following degrees: MA History of Art and Archaeology, Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art - any combination of three Diploma modules, including Southeast Asian Art module |
Open |
| Anthony Dicks Memorial Scholarship | Domiciled in a developing country | For full-time LLM (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships | Low or Middle income countries. Please check for specific entry criteria on the advert | For any Full-time Master's Programme in the College of Humanities | Open |
| Bernard Buckman Scholarship | UK | Full-time MA Chinese Studies or MA Advanced Chinese Studies, for UK/EU fee paying students (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Brough Sanskrit Awards | Any | 3 awards of up to £1,200 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 |
| Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | Eligible Commonwealth countries | Full-time MSc Development Studies Full-time MSc Environment, Politics and Development Full-time MSc Migration Mobility and Development (New admissions only) |
Not available at SOAS for 2024/25 |
| 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) | Closed |
| Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships | See RCUK residency criteria (PDF) | MRes in Law MRes Social Anthropology MRes Social Anthropology and Intensive Language MSc Research for International Development MSc Development Economics MA Language Documentation and Description MA Linguistics |
Closed |
| Any; priority given to nationals of Hong Kong | Full-time study in the following courses: MSc Development Economics MSc Economic Policy MSc Economics MSc Finance MSc International Business MSc Public Policy and Management |
Open for 2023/24 | |
| Felix Scholarships | India | Any Full-time Taught Masters (New Admissions only) | Open |
| 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) | Open |
| International Postgraduate Scholarships | East Asia, Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Pakistan, The Americas, Middle East, Africa, Europe | Any Full-time Taught Masters (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Kamran Djam Scholarships | Any | Full-time and Part-time MA Iranian Studies (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa Award | Africa | Full-time MA African Studies, MA Comparative Literature or MA Translations (in African Languages) (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship | Any | Priority given to MPhil/PhD students. MA in History of Art & Archaeology or other MA with significant History of Art component also considered | Open |
| Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship | Any | For any full-time programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and New admissions) | Closed |
| 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’ (New admissions only) |
Closed |
| SOAS Master's Scholarships | UK | For any full-time eligible taught masters programme (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Sochon Foundation Scholarship | Any | For Korean Studies (New admissions only) | Closed |
| Tallow Chandlers and M.W. Beer Scholarship | Any | For any Full-time or Part-time Master's programme. Student's dissertation needs to research the oil and edible fats industries. . | Closed |
| Tibawi Trust Awards | Palestinian | For Palestinian postgraduate students currently enrolled on a programme at SOAS. Available for fieldwork and conferences (Current students only) | Open |
| Tibet Foundation Award | Any | For the following Full-time Programes: MA Buddhist Studies MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation |
Closed |
| VP Kanitkar Memorial Scholarship | Any | To support a taught masters in Religious Studies with reference to Hinduism and a taught masters in Anthropology with reference to Hindu culture in South Asia (new admissions only) | Closed |
