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Published: 29 Apr 2025 163 views
The Sekforde House Trust (“the Trust”) was founded in memory of Professor Dame Kathleen Lonsdale FRS who received a scholarship at the age of 16 to study at University in London without which she would have been unable to pursue her career as a scientist and her life as a campaigner for peace and (following her own prison sentence served at Holloway) prison reform.
The purpose of the Trust is to promote education.
The Trust is funded, mainly by the rent generated by the Sekforde public house on Sekforde street in Clerkenwell.
The trustees are David Lonsdale (chairman), Mihail Kostov and Ms Susie Hicks all of 34 Sekforde Street London EC1R OHA.
The Trust has been offering scholarships since 2017.
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| Application Deadline | 30 May 2025 |
| Country to study | United Kingdom |
| School to study | Queen Mary University of London |
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Sponsor | Queen Mary University of London |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Five £22,000 Sekforde scholarships.
One £28,000 Sekforde scholarship to the Sekforde scholar primus inter pares.
The scholarships are aimed at students who have a place at either the City University or University College London or Queen Mary University.
UCL was Kathleen Lonsdale’s university, and she was the first woman to obtain a professorship in 1949.
Students applying will be assessed against the following criteria:
Foreign students are most welcome to apply but will be required to attend interview in London in person if selected for interview.
The Trust will pay the reasonable cost of attending for interview and can provide overnight accommodation.
It is not essential to meet all the criteria. But most scholars will do so. The scholarships are available for existing students at all levels as well as students who have places to study. Where a student has a conditional place, he or she may apply but the scholarship, if awarded, will only be paid after the conditions are satisfied.
For more details, visit QMUL Scholarship webapge
