Partially funded

UCL Global Master's Scholarship

University College London (UCL), United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The UCL Global Master's Scholarship enables international students from lower income backgrounds to study a full-time taught Master's degree at UCL, in person in the UK.

It is awarded on financial need on the recommendation of the Student Funding Office.

Award Information

  • Be from any country outside the UK and eligible to pay the Overseas fee rate.
  • Come from a lower income background.
  • Have submitted a complete admission application, including references, for a full-time Master's degree at UCL for 2026/27.
  • Distance-learning options are not eligible; students must attend UCL in person.
  • Citizens of Cameroon, Sudan, Myanmar and Afghanistan cannot obtain a UK Study Visa from 26 March 2026 under recent UK Government legislation.
  • Up to 85 scholarships in 2026/27, five ring-fenced for students from India and one for a student from Japan (part of the Musubi Global Master's Scholarship).
  • Value: £15,000.
  • Tenable for one year; for a 2-year full-time programme it is paid 50% in each year.
  • Applied first to tuition fees, with any remainder paid to the recipient in three equal instalments during the year towards maintenance.
  • May be held alongside other awards depending on the total value of other funds received.
  • Application deadline: 5pm BST, Thursday 7 May 2026 (2026/27 entry).
  • Shortlisted candidates contacted mid May to provide evidence of financial need.
  • Successful candidates typically informed by late June.
  1. Submit a complete admission application to UCL, including references.
  2. Follow the instructions on the UCL International Master's Awards page to complete the scholarship application before the deadline.
  3. Provide financial evidence if shortlisted.

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Documents you will need

  • Evidence of financial need for shortlisted candidates.

How selection works

Awarded on financial need on the recommendation of the Student Funding Office. Recipients must tell the Student Funding Office immediately about any other funding awarded for their UCL Master's studies.

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