Closing date: 30 June 2025

Student type: International students  

Level of study: Postgraduate Taught

Study area: Any

Scholarship value: £8,000 (Fee waiver)

Description: SOAS University of London is offering 30 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:

• Must hold an offer for a full-time Postgraduate Taught (on campus) programme.
• Must be a passport holder of one of the following countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia
• 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.

How to apply:  apply online 

More info: https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/student-life/finance/scholarships/global-excellence-scholarship