Featured byUniversity of Kent
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to £3,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Sasha Roberts joined the School of English in 1997 as a specialist in Shakespeare and the Renaissance. Promoted to a Senior Lectureship in 2006, and with an outstanding academic career unfolding, she was tragically killed in a road accident a few months later.
Sasha was a brilliant teacher, loved and admired by her students, a distinguished scholar, and a vibrant and innovative presence in the department. Her many publications included Women Reading Shakespeare - an anthology of criticism edited with Ann Thompson, a study of Romeo and Juliet in the Writers and their Work series, and a distinguished contribution to Shakespeare scholarship, Reading Shakespeare’s Poems in Early Modern England.
The Sasha Roberts Scholarship was set up by Sasha’s family, her parents Penny and Nigel, her husband Martin, and her son Lio who survived the crash that killed Sasha. A tree has been planted alongside a bench in the garden outside the School of English, both in memory of our sadly-missed colleague.
Benefits
The scholarship is worth £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Eligibility
- Applicants must have made a formal application to study on an MA programme in the School of English or the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Kent and be in receipt of a formal offer for September entry.
- All candidates who have applied for place on a taught MA programme by Friday 28 July will automatically be considered for the scholarship, regardless of their fee status, nationality or domicile.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
13 Jul 2026
All students wishing to be considered for this scholarship must have applied to their MA programme of choice in English or Medieval or Early Modern Studies
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview and successful candidates will be informed by email.