Featured byCity St George's, University of London
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£22,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
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 profits 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.
Benefits
There are a total of six £22,000 scholarships available.
An additional award of £6,000 to one of the six scholars.
Eligibility
- 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:
- Outstanding academic or other ability
- Financial need
- A desire and ability to make the world fairer and more sustainable.
- 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.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 May 2026
The application should be sent via email with the following attachments sent in word:
A personal statement of no more than 700 words. The statement should demonstrate how the Applicant meets one or more of the criteria and provide a real insight into the person making the application.
A curriculum vitae (CV) on one A4 page.
A closed personal reference.
A closed academic reference.
Although not required, Applicants may send an example of their work or provide details of anything published on the internet which may be relevant to the Application.