Master's scholarships
Taught Master's Scholarships
Title | Country/Nationality | Description | Status |
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SOAS Alphawood Scholarship | Check specific entry criteria | For the following degrees: MA History of Art and Archaeology, Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art - any combination of three Diploma modules, including Southeast Asian Art module | Closed |
Alphawood Online Scholarships: SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art | Check specific entry criteria | Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art - any combination of three Diploma modules, including Southeast Asian Art module | Open for 2024/25 |
Anthony Dicks Memorial Scholarship | Domiciled in a developing country | Full-time LLM (new admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships | Low or Middle income countries. Please check for specific entry criteria on the advert | For any full-time master's programme in the College of Humanities (new admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Bernard Buckman Scholarship | UK | Full-time MA Chinese Studies for Home fee paying students (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Brough Sanskrit Awards | Any | 3 awards of up to £1,200 for SOAS postgraduate research and master's students who use Sanskrit in the work and will use the funds for fieldwork, conference or workshop attendance (Current students only) | Not available for 2024/25 |
CAMHRA Master’s Scholarships | Any | Full-time or part-time MA Medical Anthropology and Mental Health or MRes Social Anthropology (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) Master’s Scholarship | Open to residents of Palestine | Any full-time (1-year) taught master’s degree programme beginning in 2024/25. | Closed for 2024/25 |
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | Eligible Commonwealth countries | Full-time MSc Global Development Full-time MSc Environment, Politics and Development Full-time MSc Migration Mobility and Development (New admissions only) | Not available at SOAS for 2024/25 |
CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary | Any | For full-time or part-time MA Buddhist Studies intending to focus on Japanese Religions / Japanese Buddhism (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Dr Mai Yamani Scholarships | Any; priority given to residents of Palestine, Iraq or Yemen | Any full-time 1-year taught master's programme | Closed for 2024/25 |
Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) UBEL Studentships | See RCUK residency criteria (PDF) | MRes in Law MRes Social Anthropology MRes Social Anthropology and Intensive Language MSc Research for International Development MSc Development Economics MA Linguistics | Closed for 2024/25 |
EDDID Financial Holdings Bursary Award | Any; priority given to nationals of Hong Kong | Full-time study in the following courses: MSc Development Economics MSc Economic Policy MSc Economics MSc Finance MSc International Business MSc Public Policy and Management | Closed for 2023/24 |
Felix Scholarships | India | Any full-time taught master's degree (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Felix Scholarship Non-Indian | Priority to nationals of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian territories living in their country of origin | Any full-time taught master's degree (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
International Postgraduate Scholarships | East Asia, Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Pakistan, The Americas, Middle East, Africa, Europe | Any full-time taught master's degree (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
JJWBG Scholarship Program | Applicants from the listed eligible developing country | Full-time MSc Economics or MSc Development Economics (with Finance as an exit pathway) | Closed for 2024/25 - Please read advert for details |
John Loiello Scholarship | USA | Any full-time 1-year taught master’s degree (New Admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Kamran Djam Scholarships | Any | Full-time and part-time MA Iranian Studies (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa Award | Africa | Full-time study only: MA African Studies MA Comparative Literature MA Translations (in African Languages) (New admissions only) | Not available for 2024/25 |
NLUD-SOAS Joint LLM/MA Bursary Award | Any | For NLUD-SOAS Joint LLM/MA in Environmental Justice in South Asia Full-time study New admissions only | Open for 2024/25 |
Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship | Any | Priority given to MPhil/PhD students. MA in History of Art & Archaeology or other MA with significant History of Art component also considered | Closed for 2024/25 |
Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship | Any | For any full-time programme which focuses on any aspect of Japan (Current students and new admissions) | Closed for 2024/25 |
SFM Academic Excellence Marketing Scholarship | Oversea Students only | For MSc International Marketing overseas applicants (New Admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships | Any | For full-time or part-time study for the following Master's courses: MA Iranian Studies MA Religion, Politics and Society MA South Asian Area Studies MA Middle Eastern Studies Full-time MPhil/PhD in the following subject areas: i) Zoroastrianism, both ancient and modern ii) Zoroastrianism with Avestan, Pahlavi, Persian or Gujarati languages | Closed for 2024/25 |
SOAS Master's Scholarships | UK | For any full-time eligible taught master's programme (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Sochon Foundation Scholarship | Any | For MA Korean Studies (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |
Tallow Chandlers and M.W. Beer Scholarship | Any | For any full-time or part-time master's programme. Student's dissertation needs to research the oil and edible fats industries. | Not available for 2024/25 |
Tibawi Trust Awards | Palestinian | For Palestinian postgraduate students currently enrolled on a programme at SOAS. Available for fieldwork and conferences (Current students only) | Open |
Tibet Foundation Award | Any | For the following full-time programmes: MA Buddhist Studies MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation | Closed for 2024/25 |
V. P. Kanitkar Memorial Scholarship | Any | To support a taught master's in Religious Studies with reference to Hinduism or a taught masters in Anthropology with reference to Hindu culture in South Asia (New admissions only) | Closed for 2024/25 |