King’s College is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the University of London with 13,800 undergraduate students and some 5,300 postgraduates in 9 schools of study. It was founded in 1,829 as a university college in the tradition of the Church of England.
Australian Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships
Subjects: Any discipline.
Purpose: To promote scholarship, intellectual links, and mutual awareness and understanding between the UK and Australia.
Eligibility: An applicant for a scholarship must be registered as a postgraduate student at an Australian tertiary institution, and must have at least an upper second class Honours degree.
Level of Study: Postgraduate
Type: Fellowship/Scholarship
Value: Up to UK£4,000 per year
Length of Study: Minimum 3 months
Frequency: Annual
Country of Study: Australia
No. of awards offered: Varies
Application Procedure: The application should include a curriculum vitae, the names of two referees, a statement of the research project (approximately 2 sides of A4) and where it is to be carried out.
Closing Date: April 5th
Additional Information: Applications and references for current year will be accepted by email only between February 15th and April 19th. Please see the website for further details www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahri/centres/menzies/scholarships/absf/absfa.aspx.
Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship
Subjects: All Subjects that fall within the remit of the King’s India Institute. Core areas of interest at the King’s India Institute include: Politics, Public Policy and Political Economy; Anthropology and Social Change; History; Cultural Production (including the media); Foreign and Security Policy; Science, Technology and Policy in India.
Eligibility: Fellowship is open to applicants of all nationalities. Mid-career professionals are particularly encouraged to apply.
Type: Prize
Value: Total offer is of £30,000. The Fellowship, worth up to £30,000, will cover the tuition fees of the successful candidate, in addition to providing a stipend to cover living costs over 1 year for a full-time student (2 years for a part-time student)
Country of Study: United Kingdom
Application Procedure: Applicants should include a one page statement with the application to the MRes Contemporary India describing the academic background and where relevant professional experience also stating how the proposed research will contribute to the field. Applicants for the fellowship should submit their full application.
Closing Date: December 13th
Bridget Clarke Bursary for Early Modern History
Subjects: History.
Purpose: Bridget Clarke Bursary, generously funded by Ms Bridget Clarke, will be offered to the strongest full-time applicant to MA in Early Modern History.
Eligibility: The bursary will be offered to the strongest full-time applicant to MA in Early Modern History who is not in receipt of any other funding. It is open to all nationalities.
Level of Study: Postgraduate
Type: Bursary
Value: £1,000
Country of Study: United Kingdom
No. of awards offered: 1
Application Procedure: No application is necessary. All MA applications submitted by July 1st will be considered.
Closing Date: From October 1st until July 1st
Additional Information: Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible after July 15th.
Department of History: Peltz Scholarships
Subjects: The scholarship is awarded in contemporary British history, history, history of art at King’s College London in the UK.
Eligibility: These awards will be available on academic achievement and promise. Candidates must be applying to take one of the Masters programmes (excluding the MA in Science, Technology and Medicine) offered by the Department of History on a full-time basis, and without any other scholarship funding. Applicable subjects Contemporary British History, History, History of Art. Scholarships are open for international students at King’s College London in the UK.
Level of Study: Postgraduate
Type: Scholarship
Value: Each scholarship is worth £5,000
Country of Study: United Kingdom
No. of awards offered: 2
Application Procedure: No additional application is necessary: all MA applications submitted by July 1st will be considered.
Closing Date: July 1st
Contributor: Mr Daniel Peltz
Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine Bursaries for International Students
Subjects: Social science, health and medicine.
Eligibility: Open to residents of all countries. All students applying for any of the full-time taught masters programmes within the Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine beginning in September are eligible for these bursaries, including UK, EU and Overseas/International students.
Type: Bursary
Value: £2,000 per award
Frequency: Annual
No. of awards offered: 5
Application Procedure: There is no separate application procedure for the bursaries. All individuals who have submitted a complete application by midnight on the May 29th will be considered for the bursaries automatically. A fully completed application includes a complete online application form, and also all supporting documents including personal statements, transcripts, references and IELTS certificates (where appropriate). All materials must have been submitted via the Postgraduate Admissions Portal by the due time and date.
Contributor: Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine, King’s College London
Additional Information: The successful candidate will be notified no later than June 19th. Payments will be made in October and January.
Geography Department: Masters Bursaries
Subjects: Geography.
Purpose: The Geography Department has two bursaries for Home/EU students and two bursaries for International/Overseas students.
Eligibility: It is eligible for students taking on any Master’s programmes in the Geography Department at King’s College London in the coming academic year.
Type: Bursary
Value: £1,000 (UK/EU students) or £2,000 (overseas students)
No. of awards offered: 4
Application Procedure: Students who have applied for admission by May 31st are automatically considered for the bursaries. There is no additional form to complete.
Closing Date: From August 1st until May 31st
Additional Information: Successful candidates will be notified by email once the final decisions have been made.
Jinty Nelson Masters Bursary for Medieval History
Subjects: Medieval studies, History.
Purpose: Jinty Nelson Bursary, generously funded by an anonymous donor, will be offered to the strongest full-time applicant to MA Medieval History.
Eligibility: It is open to all nationalities and offered to the strongest full-time applicant to MA Medieval History who is not in receipt of any other funding.
Level of Study: Postgraduate
Type: Bursary
Value: £1,000
No. of awards offered: 1
Application Procedure: No application is necessary. All MA applications submitted by July 1st will be considered.
Closing Date: From October 1st until July 1st
Additional Information: Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible after July 15th.
MA Bursaries for STEM Education
Subjects: Mathematics education, science education, and computing in education.
Eligibility: Open to residents of all nationalities. Available to any applicants who have been awarded, or are currently studying for, a PGCE at King’s College London. Applicants must also be applying to undertake one of the following MA programmes at King’s, commencing September: MA Mathematics Education; MA Science Education; MA Computing in Education.
Level of Study: Graduate, Postgraduate
Type: Bursary
Value: The bursaries are worth 50 per cent of fees, and will be paid in the form of fee remission
Frequency: Annual
No. of awards offered: Up to 15
Application Procedure: Applicants should complete the form available below with their details and an outline of why they want to complete their MA. This should be submitted to pgce@kcl.ac.uk. Successful applicants will be contacted by email.
Additional Information: Please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=571 for more details.
Mark Woodhouse Bursary for Modern History
Subjects: History.
Purpose: Mark Woodhouse Bursary, generously funded by Mr Mark Woodhouse, will be offered to the strongest full-time applicant to MA in Modern History.
Eligibility: It is open to all nationalities. The award will be offered on academic achievement and promise. The award will be offered to the strongest full-time applicant to MA in Modern History who is not in receipt of any other funding.
Level of Study: Postgraduate
Type: Bursary
Value: £1,000
No. of awards offered: 1
Application Procedure: No application is necessary. All MA applications submitted by July 1st will be considered.
Closing Date: October 1st until July 1st
Additional Information: Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible after July 15th.