Thanks to the generosity of the Shapoorji Pallonji endowment for scholarships in Zoroastrian studies at SOAS, we are pleased to announce a fully funded scholarship available for a Home or Overseas fee-paying student.
The Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarship will provide full tuition fees and a maintenance stipend for one year. The SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies would like to spread the net widely and invites students who approach Zoroastrianism from different disciplinary backgrounds, for example, historical, linguistic, anthropological or from within the study of religions to apply.
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Summary
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Benefits
- Full tuition fees and a maintenance stipend for one year.
Requirements
New admissions (beginning in 2026/27) for full-time (1 year) taught masters degrees in the following subjects:
- MA Iranian Studies
- MA Religion, Politics and Society
- MA South Asian Area Studies
- MA Middle Eastern Studies
This scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.
This scholarship is open to Home and Overseas fee status applicants. Applicants must:
- Possess or expect to be awarded a first class honours degree from a UK university or international equivalent. Applicants with a non-UK masters degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a 2:1 may also apply but will not be given preference.
- Have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline. You will need to have received an unconditional offer by the time the relevant panel meets to discuss scholarship applications.
- 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.
- Complete the compulsory 60-credit dissertation in Zoroastrianism and the 30-credit module: Zoroastrianism, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. In addition to this, applicants may wish to take one further 30-credit language module (e.g., Avestan language module).
Selection Process
- Candidates will be assessed based on their academic merit, personal statement, and areas of proposed study 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.
- You must submit a complete application of your 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.
- You will need to have an unconditional offer for your programme by the time the Scholarship Panel meet. We will not consider late or incomplete applications.
The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected to be completed by the end of May at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first, and once all awards have been allocated, unsuccessful candidates will be notified.
Application Deadline
May 29, 2026How To Apply
Step one: apply for your programme
Step two: apply for the scholarship
- Apply for the scholarship by 12 noon (UK local time) on 29 May 2026. You must apply for this scholarship via the admissions portal. You will need to have applied for a course to get login credentials for this.
If you do not see the scholarship you are hoping to apply for within your admissions portal, please double-check you meet the eligibility criteria. Should you have any queries, please contact [email protected].
Contact:
- For enquiries regarding your programme application procedure please email [email protected]
- For any enquiries regarding the scholarship application procedure, please email [email protected]
For more information, kindly visit SOAS University of London scholarship webpage.
