Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships for Developing Countries at SOAS London

The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust offers 2 full scholarships to developing country students, who wish to undertake a taught masters course at SOAS.

SOAS University of London

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

Two (2)

Resident in low income or lower middle income countries as defined by the World Bank

Two awards will be made by Allan and Nesta Ferguson, each have a total value of £32,500 which will be put towards tuition fees. Please note that this award does not include maintenance support or accommodation costs.

Applicants should:

•  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

•  new scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admissions by the scholarship deadline. An 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 as soon as possible

•  please note that this scholarships do not cover funding or even allow for Pre-sessional courses

Applications are currently closed.

To apply for the scholarship, you must also 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. Scholarship applications must be received no later than 12:00pm (midday UK local time) on 7 February 2025.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.