Master's scholarships
Taught Master's scholarships
Title | Country/Nationality | Description | Open / Closed |
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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 | Closed |
Anthony Dicks Memorial Scholarship | Domiciled in a developing country | For full-time LLM (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
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 | Closed for 2024/25 |
Bernard Buckman Scholarship | UK | Full-time MA Chinese Studies or MA Advanced Chinese Studies, for UK/EU fee paying students (New admissions only) | Open |
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) | Not available for 2024/25 |
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 full-time or part-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) | Open |
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 | Now closed for 2024/25 |
EDDID Financial Holdings Bursary Award | 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 | Closed for 2023/24 |
Felix Scholarships | India | Any Full-time Taught Master's Degree (New admissions only) | Now 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 Taught Master's Degree (New admissions only) | Now closed for 2024/25 |
International Postgraduate Scholarships | East Asia, Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Pakistan, The Americas, Middle East, Africa, Europe | Any Full-time Taught Master's Degree (New admissions only) | Open for 2024/25 |
JJWBG Scholarship Program | Applicants from the listed eligible developing country | MSc Economics & MSc Development Economics (with Finance as an exit pathway) | Closed - Read advert for details |
John Loiello Scholarship | USA | Any Full-time 1-year Taught Master’s Degree (New Admissions only) | Open |
Kamran Djam Scholarships | Any | Full-time and Part-time MA Iranian Studies (New admissions only) | Open |
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) | Not available for 2024/25 |
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 | Closed for 2024/25 |
Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship | Any | For any full-time programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and new admissions) | Open |
SFM Academic Excellence Marketing Scholarship | Oversea Students only | For MSc International Marketing overseas applicants (New Admissions only) | Open |
Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships | Any | 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time for the following Master's courses: MA Iranian Studies MA Religion in Global Politics MA South Asian Area Studies MA Middle Eastern Studies Full-time MPhil/PhD in the following subject areas: i) Zoroastrianism, both ancient and modern ii) Zoroastrianism with Avestan, Pahlavi, Persian or Gujarati languages | Open |
SOAS Master's Scholarships | UK | For any full-time eligible taught masters programme (New admissions only) | Open |
Sochon Foundation Scholarship | Any | For Korean Studies (New admissions only) | Open |
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. | Not available 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 |
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 | Opening soon |
V. P. Kanitkar Memorial Scholarship | Any | To support a taught master's in Religious Studies with reference to Hinduism or a taught masters in Anthropology with reference to Hindu culture in South Asia (New admissions only) | Open |