About the Scholarship
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarships have been established for African Students (African nationals and resident in Africa), who wish to undertake a taught masters course at SOAS. The Ferguson scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Students offered an Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship must take it up in the academic year 2021/22 and it cannot be carried forward to a later year.
Benefit of Scholarship
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship covers tuition fees in full and provides a maintenance grant, the total value of the scholarship is £30,555.
Eligible Programmes
Full-time MA in African Studies
Full-time MA International Studies and Diplomacy
Eligibility Status
Applicants should:
- Be nationals of and resident in an African country
- Hold an undergraduate degree at the first-class level
- Hold an offer of admission to pursue one of the eligible programmes by the scholarship deadline. Priority may be given to applicants with unconditional offers. If your offer is conditional, please ensure you meet the conditions as soon as possible.
- Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible but no later than 1 June 2021. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirement as soon as possible.
- Please note that most scholarships do not cover funding or even allow for Pre-sessionals. Please check the wording of your scholarship offer carefully to see if you are eligible for a Pre-sessional course or whether you need to achieve SOAS direct entry scores by the deadline specified in your scholarship terms and conditions.
Notification of Results
Successful candidates will be notified by end-June.
Application portal is open
Deadline: It is recommended to apply for the programme about six weeks before the scholarship deadline which is 19th March 2021
Application Procedures
Applicants must follow 2 steps
Step 1: Apply for your programme
Step 2: COMPLETE on-line application for admission.
Applicants must have an offer of admission to pursue a full-time masters programme at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.
Click here to begin the application process
