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Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History

The Department of History is pleased to invite applications for six scholarships to support full-time Master’s-level (1 year) students in their postgraduate studies.

Amount

Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.  

Open to

The competition is open to all students who have applied for a relevant History programme and will commence study in the forthcoming academic year.  

International students must have paid their deposit before the scholarship can be guaranteed.

Relevant programmes are:

  • Archives MRes
  • Archives and Records Management MARM/PGDipARM
  • Archives and Records Management (International Pathway) MARMI
  • History MRes
  • History: Cultural History MA
  • History: Eighteenth-Century Worlds MA
  • History: Medieval and Renaissance Studies MA
  • History: Twentieth-Century History MA

These scholarships are intended to fund a student who does not yet possess a postgraduate qualification (MA/MRes/MSc, PhD or equivalent). Applicants who already hold a postgraduate-level qualification will be ineligible for funding.

You should not be in possession of any other bursary, award or scholarship awarded by the University of Liverpool. This excludes the Postgraduate Progression Award, which is an automatic fee reduction for students who have completed previous undergraduate study at the University of Liverpool and can be combined with this scholarship.

How to apply

To apply for the MA Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History please provide:

  1. CV
  2. Transcripts
  3. 500-word statement outlining:
    1. Your reasons for choosing the programme
    2. How the programme will help you achieve future career plans
    3. Why you should be considered for funding support
  4. Indicate if you are applying for any other UoL bursary, awards or scholarships. The School of Histories, Languages and Cultures is committed to delivering reparative actions to address barriers to representation across all academia. We have a number of funding opportunities available as part of this action. Please indicate on your application if you wish to be considered for any of these opportunities.

For consideration, applications must be submitted to hlcscholarships@liverpool.ac.uk. Please give the subject line of your email as ‘MA Postgraduate Study in History Funding Application’.

We strongly encourage applications from communities underrepresented in UK academic History and Archives & Records Management, including people from Global Majority communities who are currently underrepresented in the department’s teaching and research.

Application deadline: 31 July 2025