Awards and scholarships vary from year to year. In 2013/14 we have the following:
The V&A Global Fashion History Scholarship
The V&A Global Fashion History Scholarship is offered to an Overseas student who intends to undertake research in any cross-cultural aspect of fashion history. The Scholarship covers Overseas fees for the two years of the MA.
The V&A Fashion History Scholarship
The V&A Fashion History Scholarship is offered to a student applying from the UK or EU who intends to undertake research in any aspect of fashion history. The Scholarship covers fees for the two years of the MA.
The Friends of the V&A Scholarship
The Friends of the V&A Scholarship is offered to a student applying from the UK or EU who intends to work in a museum after graduating from the V&A/RCA History of Design MA programme. The Scholarship covers fees for the two years of the MA and also includes a maintenance grant of up to £3,000 per year.
The Oliver Ford Trust Scholarship
The Oliver Ford Trust Scholarship is offered to a student applying from the UK or EU who intends to undertake research into an aspect of the design of the domestic interior. The Scholarship covers fees for the two years of the MA and also includes a maintenance grant of up to £3,000 per year.
The Sylvia Lennie England Award (Renaissance and Early Modern Specialism only)
Students applying to the Renaissance and Early Modern Specialism from the UK or the EU are also eligible for the Sylvia Lennie England Award. The award is a maintenance grant of up to £3000 per year for the two years of the MA.
These awards are given on a competitive basis, judged at interview. Students should indicate their interest in and suitability for the Awards on their application form.
Student Prizes
We also have a number of prizes awarded to students at the end of their first year, for example:
Basil Taylor Memorial Prize
Clive Wainwright Memorial Prize
Gillian Naylor Essay Prize (in memory of Tom Naylor)
History of Design Award
The Montjoie Fund