Scholarships at SOAS University of London

SOAS University of London is offering five Global Excellence Scholarships to students from selected countries with excellent academic performance applying for postgraduate-taught courses. 

The Global Excellence Scholarships are designed to recognise and support applicants, of selected countries, who have achieved excellence across a variety of different platforms – ranging from academia to extra-curricular activities and volunteering. 

Each scholarship is valued at £8,000 and acts as a fee waiver.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must hold an offer for a full-time Postgraduate Taught (on campus) programme.

• Must be a passport holder of one of the following countries: Turkey, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia.

• Must be an overseas fee-paying student.

• Minimum UK upper second-class (2:1) or international equivalent.

• The NLUD-SOAS Joint LLM/MA in Environmental Justice in South Asia and the Shiv Nadar IoE-SOAS Joint MA Global Urban Sociology programmes are not eligible for this scholarship.

Please note, if you have applied for a 2-year Master’s, the scholarship will be eligible towards the first year of tuition fees.

Application deadline 

• The deadline for the first round of scholarships is the 30 April 2025 BST+23:59.

• The deadline for the second round of scholarships is the 30 June 2025 BST+ 23:59.