The Fielder Studentship

The Fielder Studentship was established by the Will of the late Mrs Laura Mary Fielder in 1908, when she left £3,000 to King's College for students with a proficiency in the ancient Greek language. Mrs Fielder felt strongly that an understanding of Greek was necessary for study of Holy Scripture and wished to preserve scholarship in the language. Revised in 2020, this award is now a graduate studentship which offers a grant of £15,000 for a student of either an MPhil in Classics, or an MPhil in Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion, who has proficiency in Ancient Greek and/or Koine Greek. Students applying for some MPhil/MSt History courses, who have the same interest and ability in Greek, will also be considered if no candidate in Classics presents themselves in any given year. The award is intended towards the University Composition Fee, and if the amount exceeds the UCF or the UCF is covered by another funder, any surplus can be transferred to a maintenance stipend. One award is available per year, awarded on the basis of academic merit.