Tim Liang and School of Arts PhD Scholarships in Chinese Art

Candidate assessment

• Candidates will be assessed based on their academic merit, financial need, work experience and personal statement by a Selection Panel.
• The assessment of your application will be based on the information provided in your scholarship application and in your online application for admission. The panel will review details such as degree results, personal statement and other relevant information.
• You must submit a complete application of 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 admissions can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of the year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.?
• You will need to have an unconditional offer for your programme by the time the Scholarship Panel meet.
• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Candidate criteria

• This scholarship is open to Home fee status applicants only.
• New admissions only (programmes starting in 2025/26).
• Applicants must possess or expect to be awarded a First-Class Honours master's degree in Art History or other relevant area.
• Scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline.
• Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.