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Scholarships

When applying for our courses, it is important you consider the financing of your tuition fees and living expenses for the duration of your course. There are different possibilities of obtaining financial support.

Scholarship opportunities

Global Health, Social Justice and Public Policy, MSc Postgraduate Research Studentship

The Research Masters Studentships provide valuable training for health and care professionals seeking to pursue a research career. They provide training and exposure in real world research.

Relevant courses:

Eligibility


Any students or professionals from registered healthcare, social work or public health disciplines (not including doctors and dentists) at an early stage in their career are eligible. This includes undergraduate and postgraduate students or professionals who have recently completed their professional registration. Individuals must be located in South London or at one of our partner NHS Trusts (see partners below) - either employed as a registered healthcare, social work or public health discipline or as a student at a university in South London. Individuals should be undertaking training towards or be registered with one of the following Regulatory Bodies:

• Academy for Healthcare Science
• General Chiropractic Council
• General Dental Council
• General Medical Council
• General Optical Council
• General Osteopathic Council
• General Pharmaceutical Council
• Health and Care Professions Council
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Social Work England
• UK Public Health Register

The NIHR INSIGHT Programme for South London targets students and professionals from a diverse group of disciplines. This includes nurses, midwives, allied health professionals (comprising of art/music/drama therapists; dieticians; occupational therapists; operating department practitioners; orthoptists; osteopaths; paramedics; physiotherapists; podiatrists; prosthetists and orthotists; radiographers; and speech and language therapists), pharmacists, healthcare scientists, social work and public health professionals.

Criteria


The studentships will be awarded through assessment of academic performance, relevant experience (where appropriate) and the personal statement indicating reasons for applying.

Procedure


There is no separate application procedure for the scholarship. If you have submitted a complete application by midnight (UK time) on 31 March in the given year, you will automatically be considered for the scholarship.

A fully completed application includes a complete online application form and all supporting documents. This includes personal statements, transcripts, references and IELTS certificates where appropriate. All materials must have been submitted via the Postgraduate Admissions Portal by the due time and date.

A departmental panel will decide the top candidate and award the scholarship. The successful candidate will be notified by 15 May at the latest in the given year.

Conditions


Required Research method modules:

• Dissertation in Global Health, Social Justice and Public Policy Take two of the following:
• Designing Quantitative Research for Social Science and Health
• Designing Qualitative Research for Social Science and Health
• Critical Policy Research for Health and Medicine

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Other Scholarship Opportunities

Please see below for a list of other scholarship opportunities available to students in the department

 

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships are for candidates from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries, to undertake full-time taught Master’s study at a UK university.

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Chevening Scholarships are fully-funded awards that enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK.

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Support for junior academics employed by Palestinian universities to study for a Master's programme or PhD at King's College London

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Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to pursue graduate study in any subject at either Masters or Doctoral level.

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The Sanctuary Scholarship at King’s College London offers financial and academic support to eligible students from forced migration backgrounds.

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King's is pleased to introduce the new Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for postgraduate study at King’s, worth £10,000 as a fee reduction for India-domiciled students.

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Applications for the 2026/27 INSIGHT Programme studentships are now open. The closing date for applications is 26 January 2026 at 13:00.

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Applications for the 2026/27 studentships are now open. The closing date for applications is 26 February 2026.

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Why study Global Health & Social Medicine?

Our postgraduate courses foster thinking across disciplines and national boundaries because we combine insights from the natural and medical sciences, social sciences and philosophy. This enables you to understand possible solutions to today’s global challenges in order to create a healthy future.

So whether you want to promote responsible biomedical research, address global health inequities or ensure fairness across generations, you'll need to consider numerous perspectives in order to succeed.

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