Scholarships at Goldsmiths-University of London

Value

Successful applicants will receive a full tuition fee waiver, £16,550 living allowance for their year of study, and we will also pay for a return trip to and from the UK.

Number available : Up to two

Year of entry : 2023

Eligibility criteria

You must meet the general eligibility criteria and regulations. You must also:

• Be currently residing in Palestine or be a holder of Palestinian travel documents.

• Require a Student Visa to study in the UK.

• Be holding an offer of study on a taught Masters programme at Goldsmith. Please note, if you are applying for a 2-year course, the scholarship will only cover 1 year.

• Be planning on returning to Palestine or your place of residence to support civic society there.

Value

Successful applicants will recieve £8,825 allowance, a full tuition fee waiver for each year of study and an accommodation fee for a single study bedroom in Goldsmiths halls of residence (up to £200 per week).

Number available

Up to 4 (two for undergraduate students; two for postgraduate taught students)

Year of entry : 2023

Eligibility criteria

You must meet the general eligibility criteria and regulations. You must also:

• Have refugee status in the UK, or have an active application for asylum in the UK (you will be required to provide documentation to demonstrate your status).

• Be holding an offer of study on an undergraduate or taught postgraduate degree at Goldsmiths.

• You must be eligible to study in the UK. If you are on Immigration Bail, this must not have a condition prohibiting you from studying.

Any scholarship applications from Ukrainian applicants seeking refuge in the UK under the special arrangement set by the Home Office will be considered for this scholarship. 

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and partner organisations. This scholarship programme makes awards to talented individuals who demonstrate the potential to become future leaders, decision makers and opinion formers across a wide range of fields, including politics, government, media, civil society, religion and academia. Goldsmiths welcomes many Chevening scholars each year from a wide range of countries including China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Jordan, Mauritius, Pakistan, South Korea and Turkey. Students are studying on courses related to Media and Communications, Digital Media, Filmmaking, Cultural Studies, Gender and Culture, International Studies and many others.  

Eligibility criteria

To qualify for a Chevening Scholarship, you must:

• Demonstrate that you have achieved a minimum English language requirement

• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country at the time of applying for the award, and intend to return there at the end of the period of study

• Hold a degree that is equivalent to at least a good UK second-class honours degree

• Have completed at least two years' work or equivalent experience

Chevening Scholarships are for high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. You will therefore need to demonstrate that you:

• Have the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership in your home country

• Are motivated to develop your career in order to establish a position of leadership in your own country within ten years of your scholarship

• Have a clear post-scholarship plan, outlining your career objectives and how you plan to achieve them

• Are committed to networking to find global solutions

• Are committed to networking within the Chevening community, via online engagement and attending Chevening events in the UK and engaging with the alumni network in your home country

• Are able to use your studies and experience in the UK to benefit yourself, your country and the UK

This award is given in memory of Chin-Yueh Hsu who was a student on the MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy programme at Goldsmiths. Chin-Yueh died just after completing her final draft submissions after a long illness and graduated posthumously in 2015. This award is to honour her contribution to the MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy community, in which her commitment, determination and sensitivity to others were greatly valued.

Value

Applications are sought for a bursary of £2,000 which will be awarded to an international student enrolled on the  programme. The bursary is intended to support an individual international student who is experiencing unavoidable financial hardship and who can demonstrate the quality of their performance on the program through their attendance, engagement and commitment. 

Number available : 01

Eligibility criteria

In order to submit an application for the award, you must be: 

• An international student studying MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy.

• A continuing student.

Priority will be given to students demonstrating some or all of the following:

• Levels of unavoidable financial hardship.

• High levels of individual punctuality and attendance.

• Strong performance on the programme in terms of commitment and determination.

• Extra-curricular contribution to the MA DMP community at Goldsmiths.

In order to encourage world-leading research activity within the Department of Computing, we're pleased to offer a scholarship to those wishing to pursue a PhD with us as a continuing student within the department.

Value

If you choose to continue to study with us for a PhD program, you can apply for this scholarship which provides a 30% fee waiver for three years (or part-time equivalent).

Eligibility criteria

We're looking for candidates that we believe, based on previous track record, have the potential to do high-profile and high-impact research, including high-quality publications or other outputs. 

The award is available to the following Goldsmiths graduates:

• UG (BA/BSc) and PG (MA/MSc) Home and international graduates (full-time and part-time) from the department of Computing

• You're an offer holder of a PhD programme within the department of Computing

Bursary for MA Art Psychotherapy, MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy and MA Counselling students

Value

Applications are sought for two bursaries of £500 each which are available to students taking a professional therapy course in within Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths. The bursaries are intended to support individuals who are experiencing unavoidable financial hardship, with priority being given to hardship related to disability, as well as the strength of the individual’s performance and attendance on the course.

Number available : 02

Eligibility criteria

You must: 

• Be a student studying: MA Art Psychotherapy, MA Counselling or MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths

• Be a continuing student (2nd and 3rd Year Students)

• Have a recognised disability that has affected your educational life

• Have disclosed your disability on your application

Priority will be given to students demonstrating some or all of the following:

• Levels of unavoidable financial hardship experienced by the individual

• Priority given to hardship related to disability

• Strength of the individual's attendance and performance on the programme

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Goldsmiths, University of London is offering 4 scholarships to students in Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan and Turkey applying for postgraduate-taught courses at Goldsmiths, University of London.

The GREAT Scholarships 2023 programme, launched by the British Council together with 49 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam to access world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK.

Value

The awards are worth £10,000 each as a fee waiver

Number available

There will be one award for each student from the four countries listed in the eligibility criteria below.

Year of entry

September 2023

Eligibility criteria

Applicants can apply for this opportunity once an offer of a place to study at Goldsmiths is accepted. Awards will be based on a combination of academic merit and the information given on the application form.

Students must have accepted their offer for one of the September 2023 entry-taught postgraduate courses at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Please note that applicants must be passport holders of the Republic of Indonesia, the United Mexican States, the Republic of Turkey, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, respectively.

The scholarships will be awarded per country:

• One award for a student from Indonesia

• One award for a student from Mexico

• One award for a student from Pakistan

• One award for a student from Turkey

Application deadlines

You must apply by 24 May 2023.

We offer postgraduate degrees in subjects covering the arts, humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management.

Value

Applicants who have accepted their offer for postgraduate taught and Graduate Diploma programmes may be eligible to receive awards of £2,000 and £4,000.

Number available : Up to 35

Year of entry : 2023

Eligibility criteria

You must meet the general eligibility criteria and regulations. You must also be eligible to pay international fees (this includes international fee-paying students from within the EU) and have accepted an offer on an eligible Goldsmiths programme:

• Postgraduate taught degree programmes (excluding Fine Art and Design programmes)

• Graduate Diploma programmes (excluding Design)

Our undergraduate degree courses are anything but prescriptive. Every day we’re researching, teaching, and discovering – but we can’t do this alone. Come with an inquisitive mind and an open heart and create the learning landscape you want to see.

Value

Applicants who have accepted their offer for undergraduate degree programmes and International Foundation Certificate programmes may be eligible to receive awards of £2,000 and £5,000.

Number available : Up to 35

Year of entry : 2023

Eligibility criteria

You must meet the general eligibility criteria and regulations. You must also be eligible to pay international fees (this includes international fee-paying students from within the EU) and have accepted an offer on an eligible Goldsmiths programme:

• Undergraduate degree programmes (excluding Fine Art, Design and Fine Art Extension programmes)

• International Foundation Certificate programmes (excluding Design)