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.