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Title	Country/ Nationality	Status
Arts and Humanities Council (AHRC) - CHASE	See RCUK residency criteria	Closed
AHRC Research Training Support Grant	Not applicable	Open for 2025/26
AHRC/CHASE Collaborative Doctoral Award PhD Studentship	UK/International	Closed
The Centre for Global Finance (CGF) AXA Chair Scholarship	UK Only	Open for 2025/26
The Bhagavan Mahavira PhD Scholarship	UK or Overseas	Open for 2025/26
Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships	Open to UK and Overseas. However, tuition up to the home level is covered by the award	Open for 2025/26
Brough Sanskrit Awards	Any	Closed
CAMHRA Doctoral Scholarships	UK or Overseas	Open for 2025/26
Centre for Global Finance (CGF) Scholarship	1 award for a UK student and 1 for an international (New Admissions only)	Closed
CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary	Any	Open for 2025/26
Doctoral School grants	Any	Open
Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships	See RCUK residency criteria	Open for 2025/26
Edgar Graham Prize	Any	Open for 2025/26
Elisabeth Croll Scholarship for fieldwork in China	Any	Not available for 2024/25
ERC/UKRI Project Maqām Beyond Nation Studentship	UK or Overseas	Closed
ERC Advanced Grant/UKRI Frontier Research Grant PhD Studentship (WATCON)	UK or Overseas	Open for 2025/26
Felix Scholarships	India	Closed for 2025/26
Felix Scholarship Non-Indian	Priority to Nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin	Closed for 2025/26
Fürer Haimendorf Fund for Anthropological Field Research	Any	Closed
Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship	African nationals	Open for 2025/26
Kamran Djam Scholarships	Any	Open for 2025/26
Kanji Swami MPhil/PhD Scholarship	Any	Closed
Leverhulme Research Leadership Award PhD studentship: The Social Life of Law in Authoritarian Contexts	2x Studentships for Home or Overseas	Closed
Meiji Jingu Japanese Studies Research Scholarships	Any	Closed
Neil Kreitman Scholarship	Any	Open for 2025/26
PhD Studentship in the Feminist Centre for Radical Justice	UK	Open for 2025/26
Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship	Any	Open for 2025/26
Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentships	Any	Closed for 2025/26
Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships	Any	Open for 2025/26
SOAS Grant	Any	Open for 2025/26
SOAS Research Studentships	Check specific eligibility criteria	Open for 2025/26
Tim Liang and School of Arts PhD Scholarships in Chinese Art	UK/Home Rate only	Closed
Sochon Foundation Scholarship	Any	Open for 2025/26
Tibawi Trust Awards	Palestinian	Open

Research scholarships

Research scholarships

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