MPhil/PhD Funding

LAHP is a Doctoral Training Partnership co-funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and eight Higher Education Institution (HEI) partners. The School of Advanced Study is one of these partners.

LAHP funds up to 90 PhD studentships each year at these HEIs in subjects across the Arts & Humanities. Of these studentships, 10% are Collaborative Doctoral Awards with a cultural or other external partner. There are separate competitions for CDA and open studentships.

Find out more regarding the student eligibility criteria for these studentships. 

Applications for 2023/24 entry will open on th 28th November 2022 via the LAHP application portal.

27th January 2023 at 5pm

The University of London Scholars award is open to home and international students who have been offered a place on the School's MPhil/PhD Programme for January 2023 entry. There is one award to a value of £15,000 each to cover fees plus maintenance for a maximum of three years.   

To be eligible to apply applicants must have an offer on the School's MPhil/PhD programme.  

This scholarship is not available to distance learning students.   

The initiative is in support of the University of London’s strategy to help young people across London flourish – while narrowing social, economic and health inequalities. As well as aiming to close the attainment gap between students  

The awards therefore prioritise students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We define disadvantaged as:  

• Students with low household income or low socio-economic status (including those with an annual household income of £25,000 or less)  

• Students receiving Universal Credit or income-related benefits because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them, such as a child or partner  

• Students who are care-experienced 

• Students who have caring responsibilities  

• Neither of the students’ parents can be found or it is not reasonably practicable to get in touch with either of them (estranged students)  

• Refugees and asylum seekers  

• Students with a disability  

• Veterans - people who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who have been discharged or released   

Applicants will need to describe how the above criteria applies to them and what difference receiving such an award will make to their education and opportunity.   

Complete the online studentship application form and send any supporting evidence to studentships@sas.ac.uk.   

14 December 2022.

The Yusuf Ali Fund was established in 1956, following the death of Mr Yusuf Ali. Its purpose then was to assist University of London students from India and Pakistan and was used in a discretionary manner for many years.

Today, we are honoured to offer the Yusuf Ali Scholarship for students of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent to enable them to study on one of the campus-based postgraduate programmes offered by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Human Rights Consortium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Currently, these are the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights and its pathway in the Human Rights of Latin America, and research degrees.

Awards will range in value between £3,000 and £7795, depending on the financial need of applicants. The decision to make an award will be dependent on the excellence of the applicant’s academic and professional experience. The total amount awarded to any applicants is at the discretion of the selection panel.

Applications should be sent to Kay Musonda, Institute Administrator, including:

• a filled application form
• an up to date CV

1 July 2023

The School of Advanced Study offers an international Travel Bursary of £500.

The bursary is open to all School of Advanced Study postgraduate research students at any stage of their research. To be eligible for the bursary you must be able to demonstrate how an international experience will support your personal development and complement your area of study. The bursary can be used as a contribution to the costs of travel and or accommodation. Students are permitted to use it in conjunction with others. However the bursary is not available for fully funded students.

Please download the application form and complete in full. You will need to allow time to get your supervisor to sign the application before submitting. Any incomplete applications will be rejected. The deadline for applications is Monday 20th March 2023. Applications to Elaine.walters@sas.ac.uk.

Download - Stefania Barichello International Travel Bursary form

The deadline for applications is Monday 20th March 2023

The JB Trapp Scholarship is open to international students who have been offered a place on the Warburg Institute’s MPhil/PhD Programme.

There are two awards  of  £30,000 award to be paid in three instalments across the three years of your MPhil/PhD programme, to be used towards the costs of fees or maintenance. This is open to all international students who hold an offer to study on the MPhil/PhD programme starting in September 2022. The scholarship is awarded on academic merit.

£30,000 award to be paid in three instalments across the three years of your MPhil/PhD programme to be used towards the costs of fees. This is open to international students who hold an offer to study on the MPhil/PhD programme starting in September 2022, and who have been awarded London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) funding. It is intended to bridge the gap between the fees international students are required to pay and the funding that LAHP provides for fee payments. The scholarship is awarded on academic merit.

To find out more and apply please visit the institue site.

5pm on Friday, 28th April 2023.

The Rubinstein Scholarship is open to home students who have been offered a place on the Warburg Institute’s MPhil/PhD Programme.

It will cover home fees and provide an annual £18,000 maintenance payment for a maximum of three years. This scholarship is not for those who wish to do distance learning.

To find out more and apply please visit the institue site.

5pm on Friday, 28th April 2023.