Bedford Society Scholarship 2027

About the project

Three scholarships are available for full or part-time students with home or international fee status.

There is one scholarship available for students from each of our three academic faculties (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Business and Law; Science). See the list of eligible subject areas below.

The scholarships are funded by the alumni and friends of Bedford College, one of the founding colleges of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. Formed in 2013, the Bedford Society aims to ensure the spirit of Bedford College lives on by providing new scholars with access to financial support and opportunities for networking.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study a Masters degree in one of the following subject areas: : Classics Economics English Geography History Law and Criminology Modern Languages Politics, International Relations and Philosophy Psychology Social Work Sociology
• Classics
• Economics
• English
• Geography
• History
• Law and Criminology
• Modern Languages
• Politics, International Relations and Philosophy
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Achieved, or on target to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent (please contact enquiries@rhul.ac.uk if you're unsure whether your achieved or predicted grade is equivalent to a First Class Honours).

Application guidelines

You must provide a supporting statement outlining why you should receive the scholarship. You should include:

Your application will be scored based on how effectively your statement answers the above points.

Statements are limited to 6,000 characters (including spaces).

Find out more about how to complete your scholarship application .

• Academic achievements you are particularly proud of and why these really matter to you
• Why you have chosen to do the degree you have applied for
• What your future aspirations are and how the scholarship will help you to achieve your future goals
• Demonstration of an enthusiastic and authentic spirit of enquiry and clear indication of how this scholarship would help you share and advance knowledge of future generations.

Terms and conditions

Read our full terms and conditions.

For details of all our individual scholarships read our terms and conditions appendix .

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts
• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value.

Contact us

If you have any queries please email rhps@rhul.ac.uk

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