Language Scholarship at School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) London 2025

Applications are currently open for this prestigious schoalrship. Due to the generosity of alumni who have faith in the importance of studying languages at SOAS, a fund has been created to support language scholarships at SOAS for master’s students who would like to incorporate this option into their studies. 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 14, 2025
• Value£3,000 - £4,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
• City to studyLondon
• School to studySchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
• Course to studyLanguages
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

£3,000 (Home); £4,000 (Overseas)

Requirements

Eligible programmes

• Any taught master’s degree combined with language study in one of the following languages: Amharic, Bengali, Burmese, Hausa, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Zulu at 1A or 1B level.
• Online Learning programmes are not eligible.
• Pre-sessional courses and short courses are not eligible.

Candidate criteria

• This scholarship is open to Home and Overseas fee status applicants.
• Open to new applicants and current students.
• Applicants for the scholarship must hold a minimum 2:1 bachelor’s degree from a UK university or international equivalent.
• Scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline. An unconditional 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, if applicable. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.
• Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.

Selection Process

• Candidates will be assessed based on their academic merit, personal statement and financial need by a Selection Panel.
• The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in your scholarship application and in your online application for admission. The panel will review details such as degree results, personal statement and other relevant information.
• Candidates must submit a complete application for their programme as soon as possible and then submit an application for this scholarship in order to be considered. Please note that complete applications for admissions can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of the year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods. 
• Candidates will need to have an unconditional offer for their programme by the time the Scholarship Panel meet.
• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

Step 1: Apply for your programme 

To apply for a master’s degree programme, please see Taught Masters applications.

Step 2: Apply for the scholarship  

You must apply for this scholarship by 12:00pm (midday) UK local time on 14 August 2025 via the online application form.

For more details, visit SOAS scholarship webpage