Dr Mai Yamani Scholarship

Dr Mai Yamani Scholarships are open to applications from new international students and will provide tuition fees and support living and study costs. 

We are pleased to announce the new Dr Mai Yamani Scholarships for the 2024/25 academic year. These scholarships are open to new international students of all nationalities. Priority will be given to students who are ordinarily resident in Palestine, Iraq or Yemen, and are Black African, Black Caribbean, Black Other, Mixed White and Black African, Mixed White and Black Caribbean, or Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other).

For 2024/25, there are four Dr Mai Yamani Scholarships available. Each award will provide tuition fees in full and a stipend of up to £17,340 to support living and study costs. There will also be one Dr Mai Yamani Scholarship available with accommodation provided by GoodEnough College. This scholarship will cover tuition fees in full, accommodation and up to £3,340 to be paid to the awardee.

Eligible Programmes

• Any full-time (1 year) taught master’s degree programme beginning in 2024/25.
• Part-time and 2-year courses are not eligible.

Candidate Criteria

• The scholarship is open to Overseas/International applicants only. 
• Applicants will need to demonstrate financial need in their application.
• Scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admissions by the scholarship deadline. An offer will need to have been received by the time the relevant panel meets to discuss scholarship applications. 
• Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.

Preference will be given to 

• Applicants who are ordinarily resident in Palestine, Iraq, and Yemen
• Applicants who are Black African, Black Caribbean, Black Other, Mixed White and Black African, Mixed White and Black Caribbean, Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other).

Candidate Assessment

• Candidates will be assessed by a Selection Panel based on academic merit, financial need and other information included in your application. 
• The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in both your scholarship application and in your online application for admission.

Scholarship Application Deadline

• Scholarship applications must be received no later than 12:00 PM (midday UK local time) on 31st May 2024.  
• You must submit a complete application of your programme as soon as possible and then submit an application for this scholarship in order to be considered. Please note that complete applications for admissions can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of the year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.  
• You will need to have a firm (unconditional) offer for your programme by the time the Scholarship Panel meet. 
• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Scholarship Application Procedures

To apply for this scholarship, applicants should follow the following steps: 

Step 1: Apply for your programme 

To apply for a postgraduate course, please see Taught Masters applications

Step 2: Apply for the scholarship 

You must apply for this scholarship via the online application form by 12:00 PM GMT on 31 May 2024.

Notification

The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected to be completed in July at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first, and once all awards have been allocated, unsuccessful candidates will be notified.

For enquiries regarding your programme application procedure, please email mastersadmissions@soas.ac.uk. 

For any enquiries regarding the scholarship application procedure, please email scholarships@soas.ac.uk.