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MA Shakespeare Studies Bursary 2025-26

Subject areas:

MA Shakespeare Studies

Funding type:

Study costs.

Country:

United Kingdom.



Thanks to the generosity of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation we are able to offer a bursary to an offer-holder for the Shakespeare Studies MA, taught jointly by King's and Shakespeare’s Globe.

Award details

The bursary is an award worth a total of $15,000 USD (approx. £11,000 GBP), to be paid directly against the recipient’s course tuition fees.

The bursary is open to home offer-holder students who are UK-domiciled.

 

Award value

The bursary is an award worth a total of $15,000 USD (approx. £11,000 GBP), to be paid directly against the recipient’s course tuition fees.

Please note that you will be directly liable for any residual fees due.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

  • Be home-fee status and UK-domiciled
  • Have accepted an offer of place of study on the MA Shakespeare Studies programme, entry Sept 2025
  • The Bursary would not normally fund a second Master’s degree. If applying for a second Master’s degree, applications must provide justification to why they wish to undertake this study.

Please note that periods of interruption or repetition will not be covered by the bursary, and transferring to a different programme of study or withdrawing will result in the bursary being cancelled with immediate effect.

 

Application process

Applications are made to King’s College London and Shakespeare’s Globe.

Applications will be considered according to the following selection criteria:

  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

 

 
 

Selection process

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of academic merit and financial need and we are keen to support applications from students who belong to groups historically under-represented in postgraduate humanities studies.

 

Academic year:

2025/26  

Study mode:

Postgraduate taught

Application closing date:

Contact us for details on when to apply