SOAS Master’s Scholarships for International Students 2026

The SOAS Master’s Scholarship (International) is designed to recognise and award overseas applicants with outstanding academic performance.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 30, 2026
• Value£8,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
• City to studyLondon
• School to studySchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

SOAS is offering over 150 International Master’s Scholarships valued at £8,000 in the form of tuition fee waivers.

Requirements

• You must hold an offer for a full-time Postgraduate Taught (on campus) programme.
• You must be an overseas fee-paying student.
• You must hold a minimum UK upper second-class (2:1) or international equivalent.
• You must not be in receipt of any other SOAS scholarship or full-fee scholarship/sponsorship from any other source
• All joint partnership programmes are ineligible for this scholarship. 

Please note that if you have applied for a 2-year programme, the scholarship will be applied to the first year of tuition fees only.

Selection Process

This scholarship is now open for 2026/2027. The deadline for each award round is:

• First round - 28 February 2026 GMT+11:59pm
• Second round - 30 April 2026 BST+11:59pm
• Third round - 30 June 2026 BST+11:59pm

Check also:
Wits-Edinburgh Programme in Sustainable African Futures by Mastercard Foundation 2026-2027
Department of Aeronautics MSc Scholarship at Imperial College London 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Applicants can apply for this scholarship via the online form. You should save a copy of your application form for your records. If you wish to print a copy of the application form please do so before clicking SUBMIT.

If you applied as part of the earlier rounds of the SOAS Master’s Scholarship (International) and were not successful, you will automatically be considered for subsequent rounds of funding. Please do not submit more than one scholarship application.

For more details, visit SOAS Scholarship webpage