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Amount
£5,000

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The SOAS Masters Scholarships are designed to recognise applicants with outstanding academic achievements.

There are 30 scholarships available for 2025/26. Each award covers £5,000 towards tuition fees. The scholarship is for one year only and will be applied in the first year of study if the programme is longer than 1 year. For two-year courses, the award will be split across both academic years and provide £2,500 towards tuition fees in both 2025/26 and 2026/27.

Eligible programmes

Candidate criteria

  • This scholarship is open to Home fee status applicants only. 
  • New admissions only (programmes starting in 2025/26). 
  • Applicants for the MA scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded a First-Class Honours degree from a UK university or international equivalent. Applicants with a non-UK degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a 2.1 may also apply but will not be given preference. 
  • Scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline. An unconditional offer will need to have been received by the time the relevant panel meets to discuss scholarship applications. 
  • Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS, if applicable. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible. 
  • Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses. 

Candidate assessment

  • Candidates will be assessed based on their academic merit, work experience and personal statement by a Selection Panel. 
  • The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in your scholarship application and in your online application for admission. The panel will review details such as degree results, personal statement and other relevant information. 
  • You must submit a complete application of your programme as soon as possible and then submit an application for this scholarship in order to be considered. Please note that complete applications for admissions can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of the year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.  
  • You will need to have an unconditional offer for your programme by the time the Scholarship Panel meet. 
  • Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Scholarship application procedure

To apply for this scholarship, applicants should follow the following steps:

Step 1

Apply for your programme. To apply for a master’s degree programme, please see Taught Masters applications 

Step 2

Apply for the scholarship by 12:00pm (midday) UK local time on 21 March 2025. You must apply for this scholarship via the online application form

Notification of results

The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected to be completed by the end of May at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first, and once all awards have been allocated, unsuccessful candidates will be notified. 

Should no suitable candidates be nominated by the panel, this award will reopen for applications in May 2025. Please check this webpage for updates during this period to confirm whether the award is open for applications or contact the Scholarships Team at scholarships@soas.ac.uk. 

Enquiries

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