SOAS is pleased to be able to announce a new scholarship opportunity for research applicants whose proposed research topic is on Chinese History with a focus on the intensifying encounter – economic or otherwise – between China and the West during the second half of the nineteenth/early twentieth century.

For applicants classified as Overseas for fee purpose, the total value of the scholarship will be 23,625 per year for up to 3 years subject to satisfactory progress.  For applicants classified as Home/EU for fee purposes, the total value of the scholarship will be 15,345 per year for up to 3 years subject to satisfactory progress.

The deadline for applications is 17 June 2013.

Start of the programme: October 2013
For more information on requirements and how to apply see http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/the-swire-scholarship-in-chinese-history.html