2025 SOAS London Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships For Africans (Fully Funded)
The University of London (SOAS) is inviting interested and qualified Africans to apply for the 2025 SOAS London Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships.
The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship has a total value of £32,500 which will be put towards tuition fees for eligible Master’s degree programs at the SOAS University of London with the remainder paid as a stipend.
Eligibility Criteria:
- be a resident in low income or lower middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank) and preferably from low income households
- hold an undergraduate degree at the first class level
- new scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admissions by the scholarship deadline. An offer will need to have been received by the time the relevant panel meets to discuss scholarship applications
- applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible
- please note that this scholarships do not cover funding or even allow for Pre-sessional courses
Duration and Reward
Each Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship has a total value of £32,500 which will be put towards tuition fees. If tuition fees are less than this amount the remainder will be paid out as a stipend.
The Ferguson Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Candidate assessment
- Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by an Advisory Panel consisting of three academic members.
- The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your scholarship application. Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.
Scholarship application deadline
- Scholarship applications must be received no later than 23:59 (UK local time) on 7 February, 2025.
- You must also submit a complete online application to your programme. It is recommended to apply for the programme about six weeks BEFORE the scholarship deadline to ensure you have an offer at the time of shortlisting.
How to Apply?
- STEP 1: Apply for your programme: You must submit a completed online application for admission.
- STEP 2: Apply for the scholarship : You must apply for this scholarship via the scholarship application form by 12:00pm (midday UK local time) on 7 February 2025.
- Please note that complete applications for admission can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.
- Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Notification of results
The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected to be completed by the end of April 2025, at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first and once all awards have been allocated, the unsuccessful candidates will be notified.
Deadline: February 7, 2025
