Hyundai Motor Group Scholarships 2026/2027 for young Africans to study at SOAS University of London (Funded Study plus Annual stipend) 

Application Deadline: 25 April 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026/2027 Hyundai Motor Group Scholarships. Hyundai Motor Group is providing 5 scholarships supposed to nurture expertise from Africa at SOAS University of London. 

These scholarships intention to domesticate specialists for sustainable growth in Africa and can proceed to set up long-term collaboration fashions for the following era of Africa. The scholarships are designed to create significant change and empower college students to discover options to international challenges.

Candidate standards

• This scholarship is open to African nationals who’re ordinarily resident in Africa.
• This scholarship is open to International payment paying candidates solely.
• New admissions solely (programmes beginning in 2026/27).
• Applicants for the MA scholarship should possess or count on to be awarded a global equal to a first-class honours diploma from a UK college. Applicants with a non-UK diploma should be within the prime rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a 2:1 might also apply however is not going to be given choice.
• Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarship should possess or count on to be awarded with a global equal to a grasp’s diploma with distinction from a UK college. Applicants with a non-UK grasp’s diploma should be within the prime rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a advantage might also apply however is not going to be given choice.
• Scholarship candidates will need to have utilized to SOAS however aren’t required to have obtained a suggestion of admission by the scholarship deadline. An unconditional provide will want to have been obtained by the point the choice panel meets to focus on scholarship purposes.
• Applicants should meet the English language situation of their provide of admission to study at SOAS, if relevant. If your provide is conditional on English, please prepare your English check and make sure you meet the English necessities as quickly as doable.
• Please observe that this scholarship doesn’t cowl funding for pre-sessional programs.

Benefits

• The worth of the 2026/27 grasp’s award is £27,730 from which tuition charges might be paid in full. If the schooling payment cost is much less, the difference might be offered as a stipend. 
• The PhD award will cowl tuition charges for three years of full-time study in addition to the schooling payment for writing up in a 4th yr.  
• An annual stipend (£22,780 in 2026/27) might be offered every year and paid in termly instalments.  

• Scholarship recipients might be invited to take part in varied networking occasions and seminars hosted by the donor throughout and after their research. They may also find a way to take part in tutorial and networking actions as alumni of the Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship.  This community and collaboration mannequin between Hyundai Motor Group and the students is designed to help this subsequent era of changemakers past their research as they apply their experience to careers throughout the African continent.
• A Junior Internship Program for grasp’s college students from Africa may also be launched at SOAS and students are welcome to apply for this chance as well as.  

There are seven Hyundai Motor Group Scholarships obtainable for 2026/27. six scholarships can be found for college students starting a grasp’s taught diploma programme and one scholarship is on the market for analysis diploma degree study.

Eligible programmes

Any full-time (1 yr) masters diploma programme and any full-time analysis diploma programme starting within the 2026/27 tutorial yr

Applicants to programs inside the College of Development Studies, Economics and Finance and College of Law, Anthropology and Politics are notably inspired to apply.

Part-time programs and 2-year grasp’s programs aren’t eligible.

Notification of outcomes 

The scholarship shortlisting and awarding interval is anticipated to be accomplished in June at the earliest. Successful candidates might be contacted first, and as soon as all awards have been allotted, unsuccessful candidates might be notified.

How to apply

Step one: apply for your programme

Step two: apply for the scholarship 

Apply for the scholarship by 12 midday (UK native time) on 25 April 2026. You should apply for this scholarship by way of the admissions portal. You will want to have utilized for a course to get login credentials for this.

If you don’t see the scholarship you’re hoping to apply for inside your admissions portal, please double-check you meet the eligibility standards. Should you’ve gotten any queries, please contact [email protected].

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