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

What's New horn

2023 Scholars Named

British:

  • Benjamin HarrisMaster's Degree in Healthcare Management
  • Darren TindallMaster's Degree in Landscape Architecture
  • Alice HobbsMaster's Degree in Computer and Information Technology
  • Osaremen IluobeMaster's Degree in History
  • Grace WarrenMaster's Degree in English
  • Cameron HarrisMaster's Degree in Public Administration
  • Benjamin WilliamsMaster's Degree in Law

American:

  • Elena TisnovskyMaster’s Degree in Intelligence and International Security
  • Oliver SternMaster's Degree in Human Rights
  • Thomas RussellMaster’s Degree in International Security Studies
  • Srinidhi RamakrishnaMaster’s Degree in the Social Science of the Internet
  • Gabriella RabitoMaster's Degree in Politics and International Studies
  • Winston PelosoMaster’s Degree in Mathematics
  • Alisa GhuraMaster's Degree in Environmental Justice

What's Next calendar

Application Deadlines for 2024-2025 Academic Year

British
Candidates:

November 1, 2023

American
Candidates:

October 15, 2023

Interview Weekend

British
Candidates:

January 2024London or Virtual

American
Candidates:

Late January 2024Philadelphia 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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Apply from the U.K.

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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