Monthly Archives: June 2026

master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

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Application Deadline for (Round 2): 2 August 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of East London recognizes that people seeking asylum in the UK are likely to be some of the most vulnerable in our society. The university is working with the Helena Kennedy Foundation to support such people accessing higher education.

ELIGIBILITY:

Please ensure that you meet all of the following eligibility criteria before making an application:

You must be:

An asylum seeker or the partner/dependent of an asylum seeker;

OR

An asylum seeker/partner/dependent who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status as a result of an asylum claim.

AND

Hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a taught postgraduate course at UEL for 2026/27 entry

Unable to access mainstream student funding

Not require additional support for living costs

Provide documentation from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to confirm your immigration status and give UEL consent to check this with our Premium Account Manager at UKVI.

Before starting your application, you must make an application to start an eligible course at UEL. Once you have applied, you will be given a unique Student ID number, which you will need in order to submit a scholarship application.  

If you are already enrolled on a programme at UEL, you will not be eligible to apply for a scholarship towards that same programme.

September entry, 2026

Scholarship applications for the academic year 2026/27 are now open! The final deadline to submit your application is Sunday, 2 August 2026, 23:55pm.

 Late applications will not be accepte; therefore,e please make sure you submit your application prior to the deadline.

BENEFIT:

Successful applicants will be awarded 100% tuition fee support until they are awarded such immigration status that enables them to access support from Student Finance.

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ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES (ACU) ROUTLEDGE/ROUND TABLE COMMONWEALTH STUDENTSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 31 July 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth PhD Studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth-related themes in the humanities and social sciences.

Proposed research must meet at least one of the following criteria: 

Relate to the Commonwealth as a whole or to any Commonwealth-wide institution or organisation.

Have a Commonwealth comparative aspect.

Be of relevance to more than one Commonwealth country.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications are welcomed from a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Preference may be given to disciplines usually covered by The Round Table journal, including (but not exclusively) politics, international relations, economics, international history, geography, law, development studies, and area studies. 

Applicants from STEM will not be accepted unless the research proposal clearly addresses a policy-related theme. 

It is not expected that the applicant’s PhD/DPhil research already has a Commonwealth focus. Applications are particularly welcomed where the award will enable the applicant to add a Commonwealth dimension to the work. 

To apply:

Review the application guidance page.

Download the application form from the studentships page.

Complete the application form.

Send the completed form and a current CV to secretary@commonwealthroundtable.co.uk

For more information about the Routlege/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship Awards and last year’s award recipients, please visit the studentships page on The Round Table website. 

The studentships are funded by The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs  and the journal’s publisher, Routledge, in association with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) 

As part of the studentship, applicants are required to identify and work with a mentor at a university in a Commonwealth country other than that in which they are based. This should be an expert in a subject linked to the applicant’s subject of research, who will be able to provide support and advice during the studentship.

Successful applicants will be required to submit an article of between 4,000 and 6,000 words based on their research, for consideration for publication in The Round Table journal. They will also be required to make a podcast on their research for publication on the journal’s website. 

BENEFIT:

Two studentships are available, each with a maximum value of GBP 5,500: 

One for PhD students registered at UK universities.

One for PhD students registered at ACU member universities in Commonwealth countries other than the UK.  

The mentor will also be expected to contribute to either the podcast or the article that the student is expected to produce at the end of the studentship and will be paid an honorarium of £500 GBP, payable at the end of the studentship. Mentors must read and abide by the mentor code of conduct guidelines.

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