Felix Scholarships

Scholarships for Indian citizens

For Indian citizens, up to five Felix Scholarships are available to students pursuing either a PhD or a master's .

Scholarships for students from developing countries

One award, for study at master’s level only , will be made to a student from a developing country.

The Felix Trustees have indicated that the one scholarship available to students from developing countries is aimed primarily at candidates from Africa and excludes "all Western countries, including most of the European Community, and China/Taiwan". If nominated by the University for the award, the eligibility of high-quality candidates from countries other than India and Africa will need to be approved by the Felix Trustees.

Eligibility

The Felix Scholarship for 2026 entry is now closed.

To be eligible for all the Felix Scholarships offered, you must be applying to start a full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Reading. You must be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need and are expected by the Trust to return to work in your home country after completing your studies.

Please note, candidates who already hold a master's degree cannot apply for a master's degree scholarship.

For the scholarship for Indian citizens, the following eligibility criteria apply

This scholarship is available to students pursuing either a PhD or master's .

• You must be an Indian national and not currently be living or studying outside of India.
• You must have not previously studied for one year or more outside India (unless you are Felix Alumnus).
• You must have at least a first-class bachelor's degree from an Indian university or comparable institution.
• You must not hold a degree from a university outside of India.

For the scholarship for students from developing countries, the following eligibility criteria apply

Please note that this scholarship is for master's level only .

PhD candidates from developing countries are encouraged to consider alternative funding options. These can be found in our wider list of funding opportunities.

• You must have at least a first-class bachelor's degree from a university or comparable institution, or equivalent.
• You must not hold a degree from a university outside of your home country.

Applying for Felix Scholarships

2026–27 applicants

Applications for The Felix Scholarship are now closed

When you have an offer of admission, then you will be able to complete the scholarship application form which is available on me@reading portal .

Only those candidates who have been accepted for admission will be considered for short listing. You can apply online for a master’s or PhD on our website . Short listing by all three universities will take place in March and April 2026.

• Short listed candidates will be invited for interview in India between April and May 2026 either in person or via Skype/Zoom . Candidates cannot be considered for an award without an interview.
• Candidates who are interviewed and subsequently offered a Felix Scholarship for entry in September/October 2026 are not permitted to defer the award. Any scholars unable to commence at the academic institution concerned for the session 2026-27 will lose his/her scholarship.
• Felix Scholarship scholars are expected to complete their course of study within the time frame set by the individual universities. It is anticipated that scholars should be able to accumulate, by proper financial management, enough savings from the maintenance allowances paid to personally fund any extension required in order to complete their course.
• It is anticipated that scholars who undertake extended fieldwork trips during their course of study should be able to accumulate, by proper financial management, enough savings from the maintenance allowances paid during fieldwork trips to personally fund all expenses incurred in order to facilitate their fieldwork.
• It is a condition of the Felix Scholarship that candidates, when accepting a scholarship, undertake to return to their country of origin on completion of their course of study so as to make a contribution to that country. Each candidate will be expected to sign a letter of undertaking to this effect.

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Additional information about the Felix Scholarship scheme, which also runs at the University of Oxford and the School of Oriental & African Studies, can also be found on the external Felix Scholarships website .

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