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UAL Home Postgraduate £7,000 Scholarships

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The UAL Home Postgraduate £7,000 Scholarships provide a £7,000 fee waiver for a full-time or part-time taught master's course at one of UAL's Colleges and Institutes. 200 scholarships are available for 2027/28.

There are two routes: Route 1 (means-based) and Route 2 (merit-based), each with its own eligibility criteria. Applicants who think they qualify for both are advised to complete both forms.

Award Information

Both routes

  • Confirmed Home fee status; EU and other non-UK nationals who qualify for Home fees are eligible.
  • Hold an offer for a full-time or part-time taught master's course (Grad Dip, MArch, MA, MBA, MFA, MRes or MSc) at a UAL College or Institute. UAL Online courses are excluded.
  • Not already hold a UK postgraduate taught or equivalent qualification from study in the UK or anywhere else in the world.

Route 1 (Means): meet at least one of

  • In receipt of a means-tested benefit, including Universal Credit, at the time of application.
  • Previously received student funding from UAL (excluding the UAL Equipment Fund or a previous UAL scholarship) or from your previous university, awarded on financial hardship.
  • Previously in care for more than 13 weeks (spanning your 16th birthday).

Route 2 (Merit)

  • Achieved, or predicted to achieve, an upper second-class honours degree (2:1) or above; recognised equivalents are accepted (check via UK ENIC).
  • Provide a personal statement answering three questions (maximum 350 words each): achievements and experience that show suitability; how you will use the qualification for your future plans; and what you will contribute to university life and how the UAL community will support your career aspirations.
  • £7,000 tuition fee waiver.
  • Applied to the student's fees account in the first year of the course; any surplus on part-time or extended full-time courses goes towards Year 2 fees.
  • If successful under both routes, Route 1 is allocated and the Route 2 award is rescinded.
  • January 2027 start: apply by Friday 30 October 2026 (decision Thursday 3 December 2026).
  • Sept/Oct/Nov 2027 start: apply by Tuesday 18 May 2027 (decision Thursday 1 July 2027).
  • January 2028 start: dates to be confirmed.
  • Applications close 11.59pm UK time. Autumn 2027 applicants should apply for their course before the Round 2 course deadline of Wednesday 17 February 2027.
  1. Apply for your postgraduate course at UAL.
  2. Receive a course offer; an offer is required before applying for the scholarship.
  3. From December 2026, find the application forms on the 'my funding' page of your applicant portal.
  4. Submit before the deadline for your start date.
  5. If successful, accept the award letter on your UAL Portal.

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Documents you will need

  • Route 2: transcript as proof of qualification, or evidence of predicted grade.
  • Route 2: personal statement.

How selection works

Route 1: all applicants who meet the financial criteria and course entry requirements are offered the scholarship. Route 2: awarded on merit by a UAL selection panel based on the application evidence.

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