International students who are from lower income backgrounds can now pursue a full-time Master’s degree studies through the UCL Global Master’s Scholarship. The University College London is offering eighty-five (85) scholarships in 2025/26 to students who live outside the United Kingdom.

The UCL Global Master’s Scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need and upon the recommendation of the Student Funding Office.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates of this scholarship 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 a complete admission application (including the submission of references) for a full-time Master’s degree at UCL in 2025/26.  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.

Benefits

• 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 Master’s Scholarship may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries 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 Master’s 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.

Kindly visit the  International Master’s Awards page for information on how to apply.

Application Deadline: Thursday 8 May 2025 by 5pm BST

For more details, kindly visit the official website of the UCL Global Master’s Scholarship