Postgraduate research scholarships

About the project

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Full scholarships

These scholarships provide funding that covers tuition fees in full and provide a maintenance stipend to support students' studies.

Title | Country/ Nationality | Status

AHRC Landscape Awards | Any | Opening in November

Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships | Home or Overseas. Tuition up to the Home level is covered by the award. | Opening in December

Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships | See RCUK residency criteria | Open

Felix Scholarships | Indian nationals | Opening in November

Felix Scholarship Non-Indian | Priority to Nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin | Opening in November

Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship | African nationals | Opening in November

Tuition fee scholarships

These scholarships cover tuition fees in full for at least one academic year. Some awards may cover tuition fees in additional years of study.

Title | Country/ Nationality | Status

Edgar Graham Prize | Any | Opening in December

SOAS Grant | Any | Opening in January

SOAS Research Academic Excellence Scholarship | UK/Home only | Opening in January

Partial scholarships

These scholarships provide funding that contributes partially towards tuition fees or is paid directly to students to support their studies.

Title | Country/ Nationality | Status

Fürer-Haimendorf Fund for Anthropological Field Research | Any | Closed

SOAS Hong Kong Alumni Association Bursary | Hong Kong Permanent Residents | Opening in April

Meiji Jingu Scholarships | Any | Closed

Neil Kreitman Scholarship | Any | Opening in April

NSTC Taiwan Scholarships | Any | Opening in March

Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship | Any | Opening in April

Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships | Any | Closed

Sino-British Fellowship Trust Doctoral Scholarship on China Studies | Any | Closed

Sino-British Fellowship Trust Doctoral Scholarship on China Studies

Tibawi Trust Awards | Palestinian | Opening for 2026/27 in November

Contact us

• Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk

Research areas