Bursaries for Humanities Students
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53 verified bursaries and scholarships worth £1,000–£21,805 for humanities students, across 22 UK universities — each linking straight to the official source, no forms with us. Our app also matches you to additional grants beyond this list, based on your subject and full circumstances.
Bursaries on this page
Weldon Le Huray Arts and Humanities Scholarships£5,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 26 March 2027Official details →
Weldon-le-Huray Arts & Humanities Scholarships£5,000
Subject: Arts and HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline: Opens October 2026, closes 26 March 2027Official details →
The Leche Trust Grant
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Low income
London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP)
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Paul Winters Scholarship£10,500
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
The Edwina Grosvenor Scholarships£3,500
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
International Foundation Scholarship – Humanities and Social Sciences£3,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: OverseasStudy level: Foundation
UK Black and Global Majority Studentships (HSS)£18,062
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Fulbright-QUB Award in Conflict, Security and Contested Pasts£19,991
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: OverseasStudy level: Postgraduate
Deadline 5 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Santander Scholarship (Teesside)£5,000
Subject: Business, Law, HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Sasakawa Studentship£15,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK Domiciled, OverseasStudy level: Postgraduate
Arts and Humanities Research Council - Doctoral Landscape Awards (Edinburgh)
Subject: Media/Communications, HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
The Leverhulme Trust (Edinburgh)£20,780
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK Domiciled, OverseasStudy level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
MSc by Research: PRICE Vowel Variation in West Yorkshire (HHS-2026-29)
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Deadline 30 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
PhD Studentship: Coal Centre to Call Centre Language Change (HHS-2026-11)
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Deadline 30 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
Living Well with Water Doctoral Focal Awards
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
Wellcome Trust Funding (Lincoln)
Subject: STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences
E. Allison Peers Master's Scholarship£10,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
International Slavery Scholarships£10,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Leverhulme Master's Studentship in Global Urbanism and Heritage
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK Domiciled, OverseasStudy level: Postgraduate
MA in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting Scholarships£5,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: OverseasStudy level: Postgraduate
Manuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies£5,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Owen Templeman Prize for Irish Studies£3,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies£4,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: OverseasStudy level: Postgraduate
Postgate Scholarship for Postgraduate Study in Classics and Ancient History£4,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Rankin Postgraduate Scholarship in Near Eastern Studies£4,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Rankin Scholarship for Postgraduate Study in Egyptology£4,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Ruth Cannell Scholarship Fund£5,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Sarah Barrow Bursary in French and/or German Studies£6,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Translation£5,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: OverseasStudy level: Postgraduate
University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarship in Irish Studies£18,688
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: PostgraduateNationality: Palestine
AHRC Funding (Manchester)
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: PostgraduateRegion: England - North West
Monica Partridge
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Undergraduate
N Horton Smith and Aspire
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Undergraduate
Bulmershe Bursary£1,000
Subject: Art/Design, HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 22 November 2026Official details →
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP)
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA, Sheffield)
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Doctoral Academy Award
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
Southampton Philosophy David Humphris-Norman Scholarship£3,000
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Southampton Philosophy MA Scholarship£9,250
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Doctoral Landscape Award (Collaborative Doctoral Award)£21,805
Subject: Humanities, Social SciencesStudy level: Postgraduate
Deadline 30 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
SGSAH Doctoral Landscape Award (Student-Led Competition)£20,780
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: Postgraduate
Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (AHRC Funded)
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Scholarships
Subject: HumanitiesStudy level: PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
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No — every listing links directly to the official university or provider page, and you apply there. We connect you straight to the source, not through a form with us.
How do I know which ones I actually qualify for?
This page lists what's publicly available for humanities students. The free BursaSearch app checks your circumstances — income, region, fee status and more — against every UK bursary, including national and independent funds beyond this list, tells you exactly which ones you qualify for and why, then tracks your applications and reminds you before each deadline.
Humanities bursaries by university
University of Liverpool15 fundsUniversity of Sheffield4 fundsUniversity of Reading3 fundsUniversity of Southampton3 fundsUniversity of Stirling3 fundsDurham University2 fundsNorthumbria University2 fundsQueen Mary University of London2 fundsUniversity of Edinburgh2 fundsUniversity of Huddersfield2 fundsUniversity of Hull2 fundsUniversity of Manchester2 fundsUniversity of Nottingham2 funds
Also see
Bursaries for Low-Income StudentsBursaries for Care LeaversBursaries for International Students in the UKBursaries for Estranged StudentsBursaries for Disabled StudentsScholarships for Refugees and Asylum SeekersBursaries for Student CarersBursaries for Part-Time StudentsBursaries for Black and Minority Ethnic StudentsScholarships for WomenBursaries for Law StudentsBursaries for Business StudentsBursaries for Art & Design StudentsBursaries for Social Sciences StudentsBursaries for Media & Communications StudentsBursaries for Students in the North WestBursaries for Students in the North EastBursaries for Students in Yorkshire