SOAS South Asia Institute has again announced two full scholarships for residents of West Bengal, India to study MA South Asian Area Studies at SOAS for a full academic year, starting from 2020. These scholarships known as Bishwa Bangla Scholarships, are sponsored by the West Bengal Government, are for entry in September 2020. There are two Bishwa Bangla scholarships available for the Masters degree programmes and for applicants who are ordinarily resident in the State of West Bengal, India.
Applicants need to be eligible to pay fees at the overseas rate, have an offer of admission to the full-time MA South Asian Area Studies by the scholarship application deadline, hold a first or second class honours Bachelors degree from a UK university, or equivalent, in a subject appropriate to that of the programme and be proficient in the English language.
The total value of the Bishwa Bangla scholarships for the year 2020-21 is £39,540. The Masters scholarships are for full-time students and one year only. It is not applicable to part-time applicants and the scholarship cannot be held along with any other major scholarship or studentship.
West Bengal government introduced the Biswa Bangla scholarships at the SOAS University of London in 2015, which has been since offered to students from Bengal.
