Below is a list of the scholarships available to students applying for postgraduate degrees at Royal Holloway. Please check the individual scholarships to see if applications have opened for 2021 entry.
If you're applying for a research degree, there are specific scholarships available.
Royal Holloway graduates who apply for a postgraduate course automatically receive a 15% discount on tuition fees for the first year of study. For selected Masters starting in 2021, Royal Holloway alumni can receive a 33% discount if they graduated in 2020 or are due to graduate in 2021 (exemptions apply, please check individual scholarships pages below and scholarships terms and conditions for more information). There is no need to apply.
If you have graduated from another University of London institution you can receive a 10% discount on tuition fees (exemptions apply, see our scholarships terms and conditions).
If you have any questions, check our FAQs.
Royal Holloway Principal's Masters Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £4,000 for Home and International students
For Home and International students studying a range of postgraduate courses. Read more.
Bedford Society Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £8,100 for Home or International students
Full or part-time Masters students with, or expected to achieve, a First Class degree, or equivalent, studying selected degree courses. Read more.
Bedford Society Access Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £8,100 for student in financial need
One scholarship available for Home or International fee students with, or expected to achieve, a First Class degree or equivalent, studying within selected departments. Read more.
RHBNC Trust Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £7,000 for Home or International students
Full or part-time Masters students with, or expected to achieve, a First Class degree, or equivalent, studying selected degree courses. Read more.
American Foundation of RHBNC International Excellence Scholarship
Cash award of £3,000 for students from the United States of America
For US citizens with, or expected to achieve, a First Class degree or equivalent studying any Masters degree. Read more.
Dr Pirkko Koppinen Scholarship
£12,000 scholarship for Home or International students
Students applying for MA Medieval Studies with, or expected to achieve, a 2:1 degree or equivalent. Read more.
Brian Harris Scholarship
Full tuition fee reduction and £14,600 research, living and travel costs for UK students
One scholarship available for a Masters student living and educated in the UK studying for a MA History or MA Public History degree, with or expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 degree. Read more.
Brian Harris Award for History
£10,000 cash award for UK student of History
Two scholarships available to Masters students from the UK studying MA History or MA Public History. Read more.
David Cesarani, Kobler Scholarship
£10,000 to cover tuition fees and a contribution towards living costs for Home and International students
Masters students applying to study MA Holocaust Studies with, or expected to achieve a First Class degree or equivalent. Read more.
David Cesarani Scholarship
£10,000 to cover tuition fees and a contribution towards living costs for Home students
Masters students applying to study MA Holocaust Studies with, or expected to achieve a First Class degree or equivalent. Read more.
Dinah and Jessica Nichols Scholarship
£12,000 scholarship for Home or International students studying a History degree
Masters students studying a degree within the Department of History with, or expected to achieve, a First Class degree or equivalent. Read more.
Herringham Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £7,900 for Home or International students
Masters students applying for a degree within the Department of History with, or expected to achieve, a First Class degree or equivalent. Read more.
Katayoon Behboodi Scholarship
Full tuition fee reduction for student from Iran
Students applying for selected degrees within the departments of Business and Management, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electronic Engineering, Information Security, Mathematics and Physics. Read more.
Computer Science Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £2,000 for International students (£4,000 for Indian nationals paying international fees)
Masters students studying various Computer Science degrees, with a First Class degree or equivalent. Read more.
Hellenic Institute studentships and bursaries
Range of tuition fee reductions and research funding for Home or International students
Students applying to degree programmes within the Hellenic Institute - MA History: Hellenic Studies and MA in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies. Read more.
The Peter Le Grys memorial prize
Up to £2,000 cash award
This prize is for a new full-time student studying MA in Crusader Studies. Read more.
Professor Barbara Raw Masters Scholarship for English
£10,000 cash award for full or part-time students studying a Masters course within the Department of English
Two scholarships are available for postgraduate courses in English for students who have achieved, or are expected to achieve, a 2:1 degree. Read more Read more.
Professor Barbara Raw Masters Scholarship for MA in Medieval Studies
£10,000 cash award for a full or part time student of MA Medieval Studies
One scholarship is available for a new postgraduate student who has achieved, or is expected to achieve, a 2:1 degree. Read more Read more.
Bradley de Glehn Philosophy Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £9,600 for Masters degrees in Philosophy
Two scholarships available for full or part-time students studying postgraduate degrees within the Department of Philosophy. Read more Read more.
Bradley de Glehn English Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of up to £9,600 for Masters degrees in English
Three scholarships available for full or part-time students studying postgraduate degrees within the Department of English. Read more Read more.
The Gent-Rust Scholarship
Up to £10,000 towards tuition fees for UK students
Scholarship for a new full-time or part-time student from the UK, applying for one of the following programmes and expected to have achieved, or be on target to achieve, a 2:1 or higher. Read more.
Corky McGuinness award in Musicology
Tuition fee reduction of £4,000
One scholarship is available for a new full-time postgraduate studying for a MMus in Music, who has achieved, or is on target to achieve, a First Class Honours degree. Read more.
Willoughby Losner Scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £7,300
One scholarship is available to a new full-time postgraduate studying MA Holocaust Studies who has achieved, or is expected to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent. Read more.
Geoffrey Kneebone scholarship
Tuition fee reduction of £1,000 for students studying a Masters degree in Mathematics
One scholarship is available to a Home or International student studying MSc Mathematics for Applications or MSc Mathematics of Cryptography and Communications. Read more.
The Professor Mike Walker OBE Scholarship
Up to £12,000 tuition fee reduction for students studying selected Mathematics, Information Security or Computer Science Masters
Available for students with a financial need on target to achieve at least a 2:1. Find out more.
Sport scholarships
Gold, Silver and Bronze level of awards providing a range of cash awards plus free access to fitness facilities and more
For those of you who excel at sports there are sports scholarships available. Each year we offer a range of sports scholarships to students with varying levels of ability from regional players to Olympic hopefuls. These scholarships provide levels of financial support up to £2,000 as well as a full support package. Read more here
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (external funding)
Full tuition fee reduction and cash award for one Commonwealth MA Politics of Development student
The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship is available to one student from an eligible Commonwealth country applying to study MA Politics of Development from 2020. The scholarship is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom and the university.
Please be aware that you must apply for your course and the scholarship separately. Find out more here.
Saïd Foundation Scholarship (external funding)
Full scholarship for postgraduate students from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon or Palestine
The Saïd Foundation offers 30 scholarships to students studying for a one-year postgraduate course at one of its partner universities. Find out more here.
Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary (external funding)
Cash award of £500 available across all subject areas for students from anywhere in the world.
Postgrad Solutions offers 15 bursaries worth £500 across a number of subject areas, as well as for general postgraduate study. Read more here
The Geospatial Scholarship Fund (external funding)
£20,000 cash award for Black student studying a Geography or Geoscience Masters
This is an external scholarship for students with Black or mixed Black heritage who also meet one of the following: qualified for free school meals; young carer; looked-after child; household annual income of less than £18,480. Find out more.
