New online scholarships announced for the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
With the generous support of the Alphawood Foundation of Chicago, SOAS University of London is delighted to offer a set of new scholarships to enable students in Southeast Asia to study The SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art online.
The online SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art will, uniquely, enable students in Southeast Asia to stay in their home country and study remotely while completing this programme of object based learning.
It will be the first time at a UK university that Southeast Asian students of Asian Art have been offered such a scholarship. As such it will extend the reach of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art to those that have an intense interest in Asian Art but cannot travel to London to study for a full academic year.
Unique features of the online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
This programme is flexible, full-time and accessible via online/distance learning.
Students are led on a journey of exploration supported by lectures and contributions from a wide range of leading scholars, curators, and art market professionals. Our formal association with the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum allows exceptional access to the collections and curatorial expertise of both institutions, for a rich object-based approach.
The Alphawood Online Scholars’ learning will be supported by a range of bespoke, professionally produced videos, shot in situ at the museums we work with. Support will be via online platforms and technologies that allow students to engage deeply with the objects studied.
Students will augment the online experience with an intensive two-week summer school offering museum-based study in London (Asian Art in the Museum). For those unable to travel to London a fully online route to completion will be available.
Our programme will appeal to all those with a serious interest in Asian art, regardless of their personal, professional or academic background. It is also a proven pathway to further postgraduate study in Asian art history, and to careers in museums, the commercial art world and academia.
For more information please download our online prospectus.
New online scholarships announced for the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
The online SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art will, uniquely, enable students in Southeast Asia to stay in their home country and study remotely while completing this programme of object based learning.
Structure of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
To be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma, students must take three immersive online core 30 credit modules - Curating Asian Art; Arts of Southeast Asia; and Asia’s Art Histories - each eleven weeks in length. Alphawood Online Scholars will be expected to begin their programme of study either in October 2024 or January 2025.
In addition, students will take two out of the three 15 credit options: Analysing and Exploring the Arts (compulsory); Independent Study Project in Asian Art History (or); Asian Art in the Museum (London).
More details about the programme can be found here: Online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art programme.
Eligibility for Scholarship
To be eligible for the SOAS-Alphawood scholarships scheme all applicants should:
- normally be resident in one of the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar/Burma, Singapore, Thailand or Vietnam;
- hold a good undergraduate degree in any subject or equivalent experience;
- meet SOAS’ minimum English Language requirements and provide evidence of their English Language proficiency at the point of application.
Application Process
There are two steps to the application process.
- STEP 1 – Application for Admission to the Online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
All candidates considering an application for a SOAS-Alphawood scholarship are first asked to complete their application for admission to the online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art programme available via the following link: Online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art | SOAS Applications should be submitted by 19 July 2024 at the very latest.
- STEP 2 – Application for a SOAS-Alphawood Scholarship
After submitting an application for admission to the Online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, applicants should then apply for a SOAS-Alphawood online Scholarship through the SOAS-Alphawood Scholarships online application form. Scholarship applications are due by 30 August 2024.
