Tibet Foundation Award

Key information

Deadline date
Amount
£2,500 (fee waiver)

Scholarship overview

Through the generous support of the Tibet Foundation (London), there are four scholarships available in 2024/25 for the study of Tibet at SOAS University of London. 

The Tibet Foundation awards are to be offered to students studying a taught master’s degree featuring one or more modules engaging with the arts, history, language or religion of Tibet.

  • Number of scholarships: 4
  • Value: £2,500 (fee waiver)
  • Deadline: 31 May 2024

Eligible courses

Eligibility criteria

  • Available to Home or Overseas applicants
  • New scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admissions by the scholarship deadline. An offer will need to have been received by the time the relevant panel meets.
  • Assessed on academic merit, work experience and the information provided in your scholarship and admissions applications.

Scholarship application deadline

  • Scholarship applications must be received by 12:00 GMT (midday UK local time) on 31 May 2024.
  • You must submit a complete online 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 admission can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.
  • Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Notification of results

  • The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected to be completed by the end of June 2024, at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first and once all awards have been allocated, the unsuccessful candidates will be notified. 

Terms and conditions

  • Applicants will be selected based on academic merit and relevant work experience
  • Amount will be deducted from your Postgraduate degree fees
  • Amount cannot be used towards any Pre-sessional English programme
  • Scholarship cannot be combined with any other major scholarship or studentship (applicants can apply for multiple scholarships, but can only accept one in the event they are successful in more than one application)
  • The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in your scholarship application and in your online application for your Postgraduate programme of study (selection committee will be looking at the degree results, personal statement, work experience and other relevant information)
  • Applicants must have an offer of admission to a 12 months full-time degree programme at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.

Scholarship application procedures

Applicants should follow the following steps:

Step 1: Apply for the programme

For guidance to apply for postgraduate admission and information on what makes an application, please visit how to apply (PG).

Step 2: Apply for the scholarship by 12:00 GMT (midday UK local time) on 31 May 2024

You must apply for this scholarship via the online application form.

Enquiries

Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk 
Phone: +44 (0)20 7074 5090

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