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UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP AT SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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Application Deadline: 31 May 2026

LOCATION: England

SOAS will be awarding 10 International Academic Excellence Scholarships worth £5,000 to students from around the world.  Successful applicants with an offer to study at SOAS will be notified by Wednesday, 1 July 2026.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

Have applied for an undergraduate degree for September 2026 (the scholarship selection panel will only be able to award a scholarship to those applicants who have received an offer by 31 May 2026).

Be an overseas fee-paying student.

Have achieved or be predicted to achieve AAB in UK A Levels or the international equivalent.

You can apply for multiple scholarships and discounts, but only one can be accepted and applied to your tuition fees. Scholarships and discounts (e.g., alumni, family, or partnership discounts) cannot be combined, so if you’re successful in more than one, you will need to choose the option with the highest value.

Apply for the International Academic Excellence Scholarship via the application form. You should save a copy of your application form for your records. 

BENEFIT:

Amount: £5,000 (Fee waiver)

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 12 noon (UK local time) on 6 February 2026

LOCATION: England

The Allan and Nesta Ferguson scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit. Students offered an Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship must take it up in the academic year 2025/26, and it cannot be deferred to a later year. Please note that this award does not include maintenance support or accommodation costs. The costs of living in London will need to be considered by applicants before applying for this award.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

Be a resident in low-income or lower-middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) and preferably from low-income households.

Hold an undergraduate degree at the first-class level.

Have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admissions by the scholarship deadline. You must have received an offer by the time the relevant panel meets to discuss scholarship applications.

Meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible.

Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding or even allow for pre-sessional courses.

Candidates will be assessed on academic merit. The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in your scholarship application and in your online application for your programme of study. The selection committee will be looking at the degree results and your personal statement.

Any full-time master’s program in the College of Humanities excluding MA Buddhist Studies, MA Buddhist Studies with Intensive Language, and MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation. 

You must submit a complete online application to your programme. 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. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

BENEFIT:

3x awards of £32,500

A minimum of two awards will be made by Allan and Nesta Ferguson; each has a total value of £32,500, which will be put towards tuition fees.

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