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.
The SOAS Master’s Scholarships (International) are designed to recognise and award overseas applicants with outstanding academic performance.
SOAS awards over 60 International Master’s Scholarships each year to students from over 30 countries. Each scholarship is valued at £5,000 and acts as a fee waiver.
Eligibility criteria
Must hold an offer for a full-time Postgraduate Taught (on campus) programme.
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.
Application deadline
This scholarship is now open for 2025/2026.
The deadline for the first round of scholarships is the 28 February 2025 GMT+00:00.
The deadline for the second round of scholarships is the 30 April 2025 BST+23:59.
The deadline for the third round of scholarships is the 30 June 2025 BST+23:59.
Undergraduate International Academic Excellence Scholarship
Academic Year
2025
Scholarship amount
£5,000
Nationality
International
SOAS will be awarding 10 International Academic Excellence Scholarships worth £5,000 to students from around the world.
Eligibility criteria
You must have applied for an undergraduate degree for September 2025 (the scholarship selection panel will only be able to award a scholarship to those applicants who have received an offer by 31 May 2025).
You must be an overseas fee-paying student.
Have achieved or be predicted to achieve AAB in UK A Levels or the international equivalent.
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