Dr Hettie Elgood Scholarship at SOAS

Scholarship opportunity: A new round of the Dr. Hettie Elgood Scholarship is open. Established by SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma alumni, the scholarship covers full tuition and living costs for the in-person Asian Art program at SOAS. It is open to financially disadvantaged applicants worldwide. Applications are due by June 12, 2024.

SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art alumni, Gretchen Welch and Ida Chow, set up the Dr Hettie Elgood Scholarship in 2018 to honour their teacher and friend, Dr Hettie Elgood, MBE, Founder and Director Emerita of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art.

They hope that those who study under this scholarship will go on to contribute to the course by lecturing or tutoring in the future, or by promoting the study of Asian art through other platforms. This is the fifth year the scholarship has been offered, which has been made possible by further alumni donations.

The scholarship covers full tuition fees for the in-person pathway of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and an allowance to cover living costs during term time. The scholarship is open to anyone, anywhere in the world who is not financially able to pursue the course without a full scholarship and stipend.

We strongly encourage applicants who would not have considered the programme without the opportunity afforded by this scholarship. We hope the scholarship will be a transformative opportunity, enabling the successful applicant to pursue a career related to Asian art, such as academia, curatorial or museum work, or a position in the commercial art world.

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