The Hampson Scholarship
An annual stipend of £3,000 to a student who has applied to study on one of the Department of History’s MA programmes.
The Hampson Scholarship was set up in memory of Professor Norman Hampson (1922 to 2011), a historian of the French Revolution and Professor in the Department of History from 1974 to 1989. The Scholarship was established as a result of generous donations from Professor Hampson’s daughters, Françoise and Michele. Priority is given to students working in the area of French and/or Enlightenment History but if a suitable candidate cannot be found within this area, then the criteria will be widened to include European history.
Open to International (including EU) and UK (home) students.
Open to students in the Department of History.
Open to students who have applied to study on one of the Department of History’s MA programmes:
- MA in Contemporary History and International Politics
- MA in Early Modern History
- MA in Medical History and Humanities
- MA in Medieval History
- MA in Modern History
- MA in Public History
- MA in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- MA in Historical Studies
- MA by Research
Application deadline: Friday 3 May 2024, 5pm BST
To apply you must have:
- applied online for one of the Department of History Taught MA programmes or applied to the Department of History MA by Research
- submitted the Department of History MA Scholarships application form*
* Please note that this scholarships application form only needs to be filled in once to apply for all scholarships administered by the Department of History, i.e. Departmental scholarships, MA in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies scholarships, Alcuin scholarship, Hamspon scholarship and McCormack scholarship).
Applications for MA scholarships will be assessed on evidence of academic merit and on your personal statement.
Preference will be given to applicants who meet all the course requirements plus one or more of the following*:
- You identify as a member of a minority ethnic community in the UK
- You have experience of Public Care
- You have been a carer
- You have a disability or long-term health condition
- You have a household income below £42,875 (threshold subject to change) (priority will be given to applicants who were entitled to, or were in receipt of, free school meals or discretionary payments at school or sixth form)/have received the Maximum Maintenance Loan, or Maximum Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant
- Have been the first in their family to attend higher education (not including siblings) on entry to undergraduate study
- You are on a low income
- You are seeking asylum in the UK or have been granted refugee status
* Some of these criteria will only be relevant to UK applicants. You may make a case for an international equivalent.
Your personal statement on the application form will consist of the following two questions:
- Please explain to the panel how you meet any of the above criteria and how you have faced significant barriers in your personal, social or domestic life that have affected your journey through school and college.
- Please explain to the panel how the scholarship would help you to achieve your academic and professional goals.
NB: Priority is given to students working in the area of French and/or Enlightenment History but if a suitable candidate cannot be found within this area, then the criteria will be widened to include European history.