Scholarships
The financial assistance offered through our Scholarships programme focuses on covering the College's accommodation fees, making joining the Goodenough community more accessible to postgraduate students with limited financial means. We aim to create a diverse, international community of the brightest minds, and to offer places to students who will benefit the most from College life.
Goodenough Scholarships
The diversity of the Goodenough College community is what sets us apart and our Scholarships programme helps to support this. Our Members are drawn from around 95 different countries and varied socio-economic backgrounds, they study subjects ranging from Bioengineering to Opera Performance and bring a host of talent, interests and experience to College life.
Types of Goodenough funding
In 2024-25 the College will be awarding over £740,000 in Scholarships (currently around a quarter of Members receive some financial assistance from the College).
Funded by our dedicated Alumni, long standing partners, fundraising and the College itself, the Goodenough Scholarships programme includes both Residential Scholarships and Sabbatical Fellowships, that contribute to rent, and Community Scholarships that contribute to food, the Member experience and emergency financial assistance.
It can be expensive to live and study in London – find out more about accommodation costs and living costs – but our Residential Scholarships ensure we can support a number of students with limited financial means, enabling them to afford to live in College.
For those Members who find themselves in unexpected financial difficulty during their time at Goodenough, our emergency fund (The Mecklenburgh Fund) can ease the pressure, allowing them to focus on getting the most out of their studies and College life.
Applications for a number of Goodenough administered Scholarships can be made at the same time as submitting your application to live at the College – see the table below for details.
Find out more about some of the Scholars who have benefited from our Scholarships programme.
“The Scholarship will have a long-term impact as I take my newfound knowledge, skills and experiences back to South Sudan and share them with others. Everything I have learnt here is preparing me for the future and will help me to do great things when I get home.”
Partner Scholarships
In addition to the Scholarships administered by the College we are fortunate to be able to link potential Members to a number of Scholarships provided through partnerships with other academic bodies or institutions. The application procedures for these Scholarships vary depending on the organisation involved.
We are the first choice for Scholars from a wide range of international schemes, including: Chevening, Marshall, Fulbright, Commonwealth, Windle Trust, Cara, and Rotary Scholars.
Other partners include Holroyd Howe and the London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC), a nationwide association of former residents and supporters of the College, which provides six Scholarships to help talented Canadian students to live at Goodenough. (Visit the LGAC website for details on how to apply.)
To apply for any partner Scholarship schemes, please check their websites and application procedures.
Sabbatical Fellowships
The College offers accommodation each academic year to a small number of Sabbatical Fellows for periods from three to 12 months. These may be visiting academics at London institutions, post-doctoral Research Fellows or other specialist academic researchers. Accommodation is provided in one-bedroom flats or double en suite rooms, and rents are set according to ability to pay. Those successfully applying for places as Sabbatical Fellows are selected because they add real interest and value to our community during their residence. Some come to the College through our established partnerships with global academic institutions. Others simply approach us direct. While in residency, Sabbatical Fellows are eligible to participate in – and, importantly, asked to contribute as appropriate to – Member activities, including the Dean’s Programme. If you would like to be considered for a Sabbatical Fellowship, please contact us via sabbaticalfellows@goodenough.ac.uk, setting out relevant information such as your area of study, any academic position to which you have been appointed in London, the proposed duration of your stay and details of existing financial support for your period in residence.
How to apply
Applications for a number of Goodenough administered Scholarships can be made at the same time as submitting your application to live at the College. (Before starting your application please read our advice on what to include in your application and on how to apply for our scholarships.) You will hear the outcome of your application for a Scholarship at the same time as your application to live at the College.
See below for details of the Goodenough administered Scholarships available for the 2024-2025 academic year.
If you have any questions please contact our Admissions Officers, Prudence or Angela: Email: admissions@goodenough.ac.uk tel: +44 (0) 20 7520 1575
| Scholarship | Details | Max number of years | Number available | Monetary amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodenough Black Futures Scholarship (funded from Giving Day) | Any Black and mixed-Black heritage students, from a country ranked medium or low in the Human Development Index, studying on a one-year master's course | 1 | 2 | Between £7,035 and £14,070 |
| Goodenough British Student Scholarship | British nationals or someone with the right of abode in the UK applying from the UK on a one-year course | 1 | 1 | £7,000 |
| ESS Scholarship | A one-year master's course | 1 | 1 | £7,000 |
| Goodenough Chevening | A partnership Scholarship with the Chevening Secretariat | 1 | 1 | £14,070 |
| Goodenough Commonwealth Scholarship | A one-year master's course from the Commonwealth | 1 | 2 | £14,070 |
| Goodenough Family Scholarships | Families coming to live at the College, covers from one to four years of study | 4 | 1 | £13,025 |
| Goodenough Giving Day Scholarships | A one-year master's course. Generously supported by donors to Goodenough Giving Day 2023 | 1 | 7 | Between £3,520 and £14,070 |
| Goodenough International | A one-year master's course (not from the Commonwealth) | 1 | 1 | £14,070 |
| Goodenough PhD Scholarships | Enrolled on or due to start a PhD course or enrolled on an MPhil or MRes course with the intention to upgrade to a PhD | 4 | 6 | £7,035 |
| Goodenough Scholarships | For those on a one-year master's | 1 | 7 | £7,035 |
| The Eric and Patricia Tracey Scholarship | A New Zealand student studying a one-year master's course. A preference will be given to someone studying a music performance course. Generously supported by Eric and Patricia Tracey | 1 | 1 | £14,000 |
| Sam Goodenough Scholarship | A one-year master's course from the Commonwealth | 1 | 7 | £3,520 |
| The Canadian Women's Scholarship for Studies in Law or Science | A woman studying a one year master's course in law or science from Canada. Generously supported by an anonymous donor | 1 | 1 | £14,000 |
| Chevening, Commonwealth or Marshall Scholarships | A limited number of those awarded a Chevening, Commonwealth or Marshall Scholarship from a medium or low HDI country | 1 | 24 | £3,150 |
| Chevening, Commonwealth or Marshall Scholarships | A Ukrainian Chevening Scholar generously funded by the Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation | 1 | 1 | £3,000 |
| The Rowland Scholarship | A one-year master's course. Generously supported by Intersticia UK | 1 | 1 | £10,000 |
| Sir Abraham Bailey Scholarships | Awarded to a South African national. Abe Bailey Bursars are encouraged to apply. Generously supported by The Abe Bailey Trust | 1 | 3 | Between £7,035 and £14,070 |
| Harold G Fox Scholarships | A one-year master's course. Generously supported by the Harold G Fox Fund | 1 | 2 | £4,500 |
| Barry Kanesu Scholarship | A one-year master's course for a student from Asia. In memory of Barry Kanesu, Alumnus of Goodenough College | 1 | 1 | £3,882 |
| Rosie Wilson Scholarship | A one-year music performance master's course. In memory of Rosie Wilson, a former staff member at Goodenough College | 1 | 1 | £10,000 |
| Amelia Wise Scholarship | A one-year master's course. In memory of Amelia Wise, friend of Goodenough College | 1 | 1 | £14,000 |
| Holroyd Howe Meal Scholarships | 150 meals to be taken in the Great Hall, generously donated by the College's caterer Holroyd Howe | 1 | 3 | £900 |