Bonnart Trust Master's studentships

The Bonnart Trust offers two studentships each year to support part-time master’s students whose work involves them in the major themes of concern to the Trust: diversity, minorities and social justice.

The studentships are only available for those studying relevant master's programmes (see eligibility below).

Applications for 2024/25 entry are now closed. Further updates on the availability of this award for the 2025/26 academic year will be confirmed in May/June 2025.

About the funder

• The purpose of the Bonnart Trust is to 'establish and maintain scholarships at universities in the United Kingdom for research at the postgraduate level into the nature of racial, religious and cultural intolerance with a view to finding a means to combat it.'
• In addition to the master's studentships, the Trust funds the Bonnart Trust PhD Scholarship scheme for research students.
• Bonnart Trust master’s students will join a network of Bonnart scholars. The Trust not only supports its scholars financially, but also through networking, sponsoring and mentoring activities and encourages them to engage with a wide range of audiences inside as well as outside academia. Bonnart master’s students are expected to play a part in these wider activities.

Value of award

• The studentships cover the cost of home fees for both years of a part-time master’s course. Funding in the second year depends on satisfactory progress in the first year.
• Students may also be eligible for additional funding to support research for their dissertation and/or their wider development.
• On completion of their master’s degree, students are required to prepare a short summary of their dissertation which is suitable for publication on the Bonnart Trust website and/or a reflection on their experience as a master’s student and how this links to their career aspirations.

Eligibility

• The Bonnart Trust Master’s Studentship is open to new students studying part-time on one of the following master's programmes:
  • MA Culture, Diaspora, Ethnicity
  • MA Contemporary History and Politics
  • MA/MSc Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • MA Global History: Empires, States and Cultures
  • MA Medical Humanities: Bodies, Cultures and Ideas
  • MA Museum Cultures
  • MA Public History and Heritage
  • MA Psychosocial Studies
  • MA Sociology
  • MSc Sustainable Cities
  • MSc Education and Social Justice
  • MSc Geography
  • MSc Global Politics of Environment and Resources
  • MSc Government, Policy and Politics
  • MSc International Development and Social Justice
  • MSc Social and Political Theory
  • MRes - a major piece of individual research
• Please note: the scheme is not open to students already studying part time for a master's degree. 
• The Bonnart Trust looks to support students who:
  • have an excellent academic record
  • intend to study part time
  • are working in an organisation where the issues that concern the Bonnart Trust are a significant focus of activity, or who aspire to work in such an organisation
  • demonstrate how undertaking a master’s course will enhance their effectiveness in their work
  • show an understanding of the importance that research can play in their field, and a desire to increase that understanding
  • show enthusiasm for contributing to the wider network of Bonnart Trust scholars.

How to apply

• To apply for the studentship, you must have been offered a place on one of the eligible master's programmes (see above) by May 31 2024.
• Complete the Bonnart Trust Master’s Studentship application form by 13 June 2024. 

Application deadline

• Applications for 2024/25 entry are now closed. Further updates on the availability of this award for the 2025/26 academic year will be confirmed in May/June 2025
• Offered place on eligible master's programme: 31 May 2024.
• Bonnart Trust Master's Studentship application deadline: 13 June 2024.