SOAS Teaching Scholarships 2026/2027 – YOA

Deadline: March 21, 2026

Applications are open for the SOAS Teaching Scholarships 2026/2027. The SOAS Teaching Scholarships presents full-time MPhil/PhD scholarships to eligible Black British college students and college students based mostly in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

SOAS University of London is dedicated to addressing inequalities in participation in doctoral diploma programmes. They invite functions from Black British college students in addition to college students based mostly in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. As part of your application, present a brief widening participation assertion (most 800 phrases) during which you define the way you qualify below the eligibility standards.

You may want to embody obstacles, together with disabilities, rising up in a decrease-revenue household, or being the primary in your loved ones to go to college. Also, your widening participation assertion ought to embody why you want to study at SOAS and the way this scholarship and programme of study will influence/profit your eventual profession goals/neighborhood.

Scholarship

• Each scholarship covers tuition charges in full and features a upkeep allowance, offering full monetary help and doctoral ability growth to profitable recipients for a 3-12 months full-time programme. The complete upkeep for 2026/27 can be confirmed nearer to September 2026 however will present a minimal of £20,622.

Eligibility

This scholarship is open to UK/EU/Home and International/Overseas price-paying college students. In order to be eligible, candidates ought to both be: 

• Permanent residents within the UK (Home price standing college students) from the next ethnic teams: Black (Black or Black British African, Black or Black British Caribbean, Black or Black British different or Mixed Black or Black British).
• Ordinarily residents of Africa, Asia, or the Middle East. 

There is one SOAS Teaching Scholarships reserved for an applicant who can also be a Palestinian nationwide. To be eligible, candidates ought to meet the overall candidate standards, in addition to being an unusual resident of historic Palestine (Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem, or Palestinian residents in Israel).

Applicants should additionally:

• Have a suggestion of admission to pursue one of many eligible full-time analysis programmes at SOAS by the point the scholarship choice panel takes place.
• If required, meet the English language situation of their provide of admission to study at SOAS as quickly as doable however no later than 10 May 2026. If your provide is conditional on English, please prepare your English check and make sure you meet the English necessities as quickly as doable.

Application

• Step one: apply on your programme

Guidance for making use of to a Research Programme and knowledge on makes a whole application might be discovered here.

• Step two: apply for the scholarship
  • You should apply for this scholarship by way of the admissions portal by 12 midday UK native time on 21 March 2026. You might want to have utilized for a course to get login credentials for this.

For extra info, go to SOAS Teaching Scholarships.