Featured byBirkbeck, University of London
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£12,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Breakspear Scholarship, named in honour of Nicholas Breakspear, Pope Adrian IV - the only English Pope - offers a full fee waiver for a full time, home, postgraduate student in history.
The Breakspear Scholarship is funded by a generous donation from alumnus Adrian Waddingham CBE.
Benefits
£12,000 to be used for tuition fees only.
Eligibility
Students studying in the School of Historical Studies for one of the following master's programmes are eligible to apply:
- MA European History
- MA Public History and Heritage
- MA Contemporary History and Politics
- MA Global History: Empires, States and Cultures
- MA Historical Research
The scholarship will be awarded to a home student with a strong academic track record who would not have the opportunity to study without scholarship funding.
You must be applying to study on a Birkbeck programme that is based at our Bloomsbury campus in London (this includes programmes delivered online).
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
31 Jul 2026
To apply for this scholarship, please complete the online application form.