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Amount
£2,500

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Through the generous support of the Tibet Foundation (London), there are four scholarships available in 2025/26 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.

Each award provides £2,500 towards tuition fees. 

Eligible programmes

Full-time (1-year) taught master’s degree in one of the following subjects: 

Candidate criteria

  • This scholarship is open to Home and Overseas fee status applicants. 
  • New admissions only (programmes starting in 2025/26). 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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 the programme

Step 2: Apply for the scholarship by 12:00pm (midday) UK local time on 21 March 2025

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 April 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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