The UCL Global Masters Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from lower income backgrounds to pursue full-time Master’s degree studies at UCL.

About University College London

Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries We are a diverse community with the freedom and courage to challenge, to question and to think differently. Through a progressive approach to teaching and research, our world leading academics, curious students and outstanding staff continually pursue excellence, break boundaries and make an impact on real world problems

Aim and Benefits of UCL Global Masters Scholarship

• There are up to 70 (seventy) scholarships available in 2023/24.
• The value of the bursary is £15,000.
• The scholarship is tenable for one year only unless the full-time programme is 2yrs in length.  In that case the scholarship will be paid 50% in each year.
• The UCL Global Masters Scholarship may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries. The amount of the UCL award may be adjusted depending on the total value of other funds received by the student.
• Scholarship recipients are obliged to inform the UCL Student Funding Office immediately of any other funding they are awarded towards their UCL Master’s degree studies, before or subsequent to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship being awarded.
• The scholarship will first be applied to the recipient’s tuition fees, with any remainder payable to the recipient in three equal instalments, throughout the academic year, towards maintenance.

Requirements for UCL Global Masters Scholarship Qualification

Candidates can be from any country outside the UK but must fulfill all of the following criteria:

• Be eligible to pay the Overseas fee rate;
• Come from a lower income background*;
• AND have submitted an admission application for a full-time Master’s degree at UCL in 2023/24.  Please note: Distance-learning options are not eligible for this fund; students must be coming to the UK to attend UCL in person.

*Guidance on how UCL defines household income can be found on our essential information page.

Interview date, Process and Venue for UCL Global Masters Scholarship

Selection Process

• The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need and upon the recommendation of the Student Funding Office.

Timeline

• The deadline for applications to this scholarship will be at 5pm BST, Thursday 27 April 2023.
• Successful candidates for 2023/24 will be notified by early July 2023.

Application Deadline

April 27, 2023

How to Apply

• Login to Portico with your normal details.
• Click on the ‘View’ button for the ‘Active Application’ that you wish to apply for funding for.
• In the application screen, click on the ‘Funding’ in the menu at the top of the page.
• You are now on the funding page. To find out which funds you are eligible to apply for click ‘Check and apply‘ under ‘Funds Available’.
• Click on the scholarship name of the scheme that you wish to apply for.

NB. For each programme that you wish to apply for funding for, you will need to submit a separate scholarship application form.

For more details, visit UCL website