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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions offers a CSJR Postgraduate Student Bursary in Japanese Religions to be held at SOAS, University of London.
Benefits
The total value of the scholarship is £5,000 for one year for full-time or part-time programmes, providing a contribution towards fees. If the successful candidate receives a grant to cover fees from another funding body, the bursary can be used towards maintenance.
Eligibility
- This scholarship is open to Home and Overseas fee status applicants.
- Open to new admissions only (programmes starting in September).
- Taught Master's (MA) applicants must focus on Japanese Religions and/or Japanese Buddhism. Evidence of this should be included in the statement of their application and reflected in their choice of modules.
- Applicants should give evidence in the statement of their application of their ability to use sources in Japanese.
- Applicants for the MA scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded a First-Class Honours degree from a UK university or international equivalent. Applicants with a non-UK master’s degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts.
- Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded a First-Class Honours master’s degree from a UK university or equivalent. Applicants with a non-UK master’s degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts.
- Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS, if applicable. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.
- Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.
- Applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Theology and Religious Studies
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
02 May 2026
You must apply for this scholarship by 12:00 PM (midday) UK local time on 2 May via the online application form.
Applicants must submit an application for your programme as soon as possible and then submit an application for this scholarship in order to be considered. 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.
You will need to have a firm offer for your programme by the time the scholarship panel meet.
Late or incomplete scholarship applications will not be considered.