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Joan Samuels Scholarship

One award, to be paid as a living cost stipend, for one postgraduate taught student or postgraduate researcher with a disability each academic year.

Funding
£2,000
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
Qualification level
Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
Number available
1

Applications for 2025/26 are closed.

Scholarship details

Joan Samuels Scholarship contact details

Eligibility

Open to International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students.

The scholarship is open to those studying either full-time or part-time students.

To be eligible, you must:

  • have a disability, and
  • be currently fully-registered on a degree-awarding postgraduate programme, for a duration of at least one full year. 
How to apply

Application deadline: Friday 31 October 2025, 5pm GMT

Apply by completing the Google Form.

The application form will take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Your progress will be automatically saved, so you may leave and return before submission.

How we allocate

Disability Services review the applications. The successful candidate will be notified no later than Friday 7 November 2025.