Applications close 22nd June

Originally set up to honour Dr Hettie Elgood, MBE, Founder and Director Emerita of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, this is the sixth year the scholarship has been offered.

The scholarship covers full tuition fees for the in-person pathway of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and an allowance to cover living costs during term time. The scholarship is open to anyone, anywhere in the world who is not financially able to pursue the course without a full scholarship and stipend.

Ideally the scholarship will be a transformative opportunity, enabling the successful applicant to pursue a career related to Asian art, such as academia, curatorial or museum work, or a position in the commercial art world.

Available for the 2025/26 academic year running from 29 September 2025 to 03 August 2026. Recipients of the scholarship will complete three in-person modules over the course of the year, including Arts of India, Arts of China and either Arts of Southeast Asia or Arts of the Islamic World, as well as our two supporting courses, Analysing and Exploring the Arts and the Independent Study Project in Asian Art History.

This scholarship does not support distance learning study via any of our online modules.

Please head to the website to read the full list of eligibility criteria and terms & conditions. Apply online with the digital form.