Featured byRoyal Holloway University of London
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£10,000
Scholarship coverage
- living expenses
- tuition fee reduction
Description
One scholarship is available for a new full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Holocaust Research Institute to learn about our history, vision, academic staff and research strengths. The Holocaust Research Institute is housed within the Department of History and boasts an active and stimulating research culture for postgraduate students.
The scholarship is named in honour of Professor David Cesarani OBE, who died in 2015. Professor Cesarani was an integral part of the Holocaust Research Institute and one of the world's foremost authorities on Jewish history and the Holocaust.
Benefits
The scholarship is a tuition fee reduction and contribution to living costs to the value of £10,000. (Living costs contribution will only apply if the tuition fee is less than £10,000).
Eligibility
- Offer to study MA Holocaust Studies.
- Achieved, or be expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
History
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Jun 2026
You must provide a supporting statement of no longer than 500 words, which should include:
academic achievements you are particularly proud of
why have you chosen to do the degree you have applied for
how will you use the MA in your future research and career path and how will the scholarship help you achieve it.
Your statement will be judged on how effectively and convincingly you respond to the above.
The deadline to apply for this scholarship is 11.59pm (UK time) on Monday 15 June, 2026.