Shapoorji Pallonji Scholarships

Candidate assessment

Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel

The assessment will be based on the information in your application. Selectors will be looking at degree results, academic references (if submitted with your application to study), statement of intent and full research proposal (for MPhil/PhD applicants), and other relevant information.

Notification of results

The scholarship shortlisting and awarding period is expected to be completed at the earliest. Successful candidates will be contacted first and once all awards have been allocated, the unsuccessful candidates will be notified.

Eligible programmes

1-year full-time or 2-years part-time MA Iranian Studies

1-year full-time or 2-years part-time MA Religion, Politics and Society

1-year full-time or 2-years part-time MA South Asian Area Studies

1-year full-time or 2-years part-time MA Middle Eastern Studies

Full-time MPhil PhD in the following subject areas: i) Zoroastrianism, both ancient and modern ii) Zoroastrianism with Avestan, Pahlavi, Persian or Gujarati languages.

Candidate criteria

Applicants for the MA Scholarships must possess or expect to be awarded a First Class Honours Degree or equivalent. Applicants with a non-UK master's degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a 2.1 may also apply but will not be given preference.

Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarships must possess or expect to be awarded a master's degree with a mark of Distinction from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK master's degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a mark of merit may also apply but will not be given preference.

Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarships must have demonstrated in the research proposal of their application for admission that their research is in one of the following subject areas: i) Zoroastrianism, both ancient and modern ii) Zoroastrianism with Avestan, Pahlavi, Persian or Gujarati languages.

Applicants for the MA scholarship must complete the compulsory 60-credit dissertation in Zoroastrianism and the 30-credit module: Zoroastrianism, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. In addition to this, applicants may wish to take one further 30-credit language module (eg, Avestan language module).

The scholarship is open to UK/EU and overseas fee-paying full-time students.

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. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.