Graduate Scholarship, Lifetime Fellowship

The Thouron Award,

A graduate exchange program between the United Kingdom and the University of Pennsylvania offers a life-changing opportunity for exceptional students. It provides generous scholarships for postgraduate study abroad, and recipients will be welcomed into a diverse and stimulating community of international scholars and Thouron alumni. Explore how to apply for a graduate scholarship from the U.K. or from Penn.

Featured Alumni

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2026 Scholars Named

British:

  • Kaden PradhanLLM
  • Joshua NurseLLM
  • Josh Shepherd-SmithMaster of Behavioral and Decision Sciences (MBDS)
  • Daisy TurnerMA, English

American:

  • Megha ThomasMA, International Political Economy, LSE
  • Sriya TeerdhalaMSc, Reproductive Science and Women's Health, University of Oxford
  • Andrew SchmidtPh.D, Biological Science at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge
  • Griffin PittMSc, Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
  • Caroline MagdolenMSc, Energy Systems, University of Oxford
  • Jordan LiuMSc, Health Policy, Planning, and Financing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Jean KimM.Phil., Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
  • Charissa HowardMSc, Media and Communications, LSE
  • Tristen BriskyMASt, Pure Mathematics, University of Cambridge

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Application Deadlines for 2027-2028 Academic Year

British
Candidates:

November 1, 2026

American
Candidates:

October 15, 2026

Interview Weekend

British
Candidates:

January 2027London or Virtual

American
Candidates:

Late January 2027Philadelphia or Virtual

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The Thouron Award offers funding for graduate study in the U.K., to graduating seniors, professional students, graduate students or recent graduates of the University of Pennsylvania.

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The Thouron Award offers funding for graduate study at the University of Pennsylvania, to final-year undergraduate students attending, or recent graduates of, any university in the United Kingdom.

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