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Postgraduate funding for prospective Creative Arts, Culture and Communication students

We offer a number of bursaries and studentships to master's students who are applying to study a postgraduate degree in Birkbeck's School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication. 

If you have not yet applied for a master's degree, you can submit your degree application and your funding application at the same time (usually by the deadline indicated below). 

Funding for prospective languages students

The following bursaries and studentships are available to prospective postgraduate languages students.

Aaron Sims MA Scholarship

Greta Dexter Exhibition Bursary

Funding for prospective History of Art students

The following bursaries and studentships are available to prospective History of Art postgraduate students.

Wallace Studentships

Funding for prospective literature and creative writing students

The following bursaries and studentships are available to prospective postgraduate literature and creative writing students.

MFA Theatre Directing Awards

  • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship will support an emerging director from a disadvantaged socio-economic background or under-represented background, to undertake our two-year director training programme, the MFA Theatre Directing.
  • The Scholarship of £23,100 runs over two years, to cover course fees and to provide funds towards the costs of study.
  • Applications are open for autumn 2024. The closing date is Thursday 2 May 2024. The Scholarship is open to those who have been resident in the UK for the past three years and who intend to pursue a career in the UK theatre industry on completion of the programme.. To apply please complete the online application form.
  • Please do not make applications directly to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation as they will not be considered.

Sophie Warne Fellowships

  • The Fellowship offers fees or maintenance award of £1750 shared between one or two outstanding students studying the MA Creative Writing.
  • A Cove Park residency and an award of £1750 is also awarded at Exam Board to a high achieving graduating student.
  • Eligibility criteria: 
    • You must be a full-time student or in the second year of your studies.
    • The award is based on the quality of the work and financial need. 
  • How to apply: Complete and submit the online Sophie Warne Fellowships application form.
  • Deadline: 2 September 2024 at 2pm.

Other funding