City St George’s, University of London
London
The Sekforde House Trust Scholarship
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24 April 2026
Applications are invited for the following Sekforde House Trust scholarships for the academic year September 2026 to June 2027.
Available scholarships
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Five £25,000 Sekforde scholarships.
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One £31,000 Sekforde scholarship to the Sekforde scholar primus inter pares.
About the Sekforde House Trust
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.
About the scholarships
We aim to invest in the education and future of exceptional students in the hope and expectation that there will be a return to society.
Scholars will be ambitious men and women who want to live extraordinary lives and make a difference to the (unfair and unsustainable) world in which we live. Scholars are not charitable objects. The trustees are proud of all the students in whom we are investing the Trust’s money.
Opening date for applications and deadline
The opening date is 1st April 2026, and the closing date is 30th May 2026.
Late applications may be allowed where there is an acceptable reason for being late. Those selected for interview will need to be London on 14th June 2026. All interviews are conducted in person.