Scholarships and funding

Discover scholarships and opportunities to fund your master's or MPhil/PhD study at the UCL Development Planning Unit available from both our university and external funders.

Below are a number听scholarships and funding opportunities to support your studies on our master's and MPhil/PhD courses. Please pay close attention the eligibility criteria, application processes and deadlines.听You can also find more scholarship and funding opportunities available on听UCL's 'Fund your studies' webpage.

Find funding opportunities for your degree level:听Master's听|听MPhil/PhD

Master's scholarship听and funding opportunities

Please note:听We provide links to external sources for your convenience only and these should not be taken as endoresement of any given funder or aggregator.

Africa

The DPU70 Scholarships听鈥� for Sub-Saharan Africa

Available only for the 2024-25 academic year, the DPU70 Scholarships听aim to support two students from Sub-Saharan Africa to study our master's courses.听The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) has had many long and vital partnerships with colleagues on the African continent. Indeed, those relationships extend to the very origins of the DPU and underpin much of our work. Yet we work in an educational context in which the programmes we offer are financially beyond the reach of many international partners, and disproportionately so with regard to those based in Sub-Saharan Africa. The DPU70 Scholarships are intended to go some small way to helping to support the collaborations that are so fundamental to us all.

The DPU70 Scholarships are powered by听The Bartlett Promise Scholarship, and funded by听The Bartlett Development Planning Unit.听Discover full details and information on how to apply on The DPU70 Scholarships page.

The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master's Scholarships

These scholarships aim to enable students from backgrounds underrepresented in The Bartlett, UCL鈥檚 Faculty of the Built Environment to pursue master's studies at The Bartlett. Discover full details and information on how to apply on The Bartlett Promise Scholarship page.

UCL Global Masters Scholarship

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 皇家华人.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.

GREAT Scholarship - for Nigeria

The UCL-GREAT Scholarships 2024 are jointly funded by UCL and the British Council to provide financial support to citizens of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Nigeria.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL GREAT Scholarship website.

Chevening Scholarships

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master鈥檚 degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no 鈥榯ypical鈥� Chevening Scholar, Chevening听are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on .

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

The is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities to support students from developing Commonwealth countries. For students studying in the 2024-25 academic year, the scheme is available for the听Social Development Practice MSc听at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit.听

Please note:听Applicants听will also need to apply to the Social Development Practice MSc听via the UCL graduate prospectus听by this deadline and applications have now closed.

Snowdon Masters Scholarships听- for students with disabilities

The Snowdon Masters Scholarships is for national and international disabled students applying for a master's programme at any UK institution.听Snowdon Trust breakdown barriers to education and employment facing disabled young people and adults, and where they听cannot immediately break down the barriers they听support, listen, and increase opportunities for disabled individuals. Snowdon Trust听campaigns for disability inclusion and equitable experiences throughout education and employment.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

Asia

Bolashak Scholarships - Kazakhstan

The Bolashak Scholarship are offered by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, enabling high-achieving students from Kazakhstan to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate study at top universities around the world.

Bolashak offer full scholarships to students for bachelors and masters degree programmes. The scheme is administered by the Center for International Programs and awards are made in subject areas prioritised by the Kazakh Government, including Engineering, Science, Medicine, Law and Business. After graduation Bolashak scholars return to Kazakhstan to work in a variety of government and service roles.

UCL offers a contribution worth 10% of the tuition fee to Masters scholars who are awarded a Bolashak Scholarship.

For further information about the Bolashak scholarship programme please see the听.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme听- for Commonwealth countries

Please note:听Applicants听will also need to apply to the Social Development Practice MSc听via the UCL graduate prospectus听by this deadline and applications have now closed.

Chevening Scholarships

Discover full details and information on how to apply on .

Oman Embassy Scholarships - for Oman

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with the Oman Embassy for students of all study levels. UCL offers a scholarship worth 10% of the tuition fee to scholars sponsored by the Oman Embassy under their standard award programmes.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the听.

Royal Thai Government Scholarship - for Thailand

The Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC) offers scholarships for Thai听students at 皇家华人, consisting of tuition fees and a stipend. UCL has an agreement with the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC) to听contribute 10% of the overseas tuition fee for Thai students holding a Royal Thai Government Scholarship for studies at 皇家华人, having qualified for their annual scholarship examination for progress to a UK University.

For further information please visit the听.听Alternatively, contact the听London Office of Educational Affairs听or call听+44 (0)20 7584 4538, fax: +44 (0)20 7823 9896.

Turkish Embassy Scholarships - for Turkey

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with the Turkish Ministry of Education for Turkish students. These awards are available for Master's and Research programmes. UCL offers a scholarship worth 10% of the tuition fee to scholars sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Education under their standard award programmes.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

Snowdon Masters Scholarships听- for students with disabilities

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

UCL India Excellence Scholarship - for India

The UCL India Excellence Scholarship aims to enable and encourage Indian students with an outstanding academic record to pursue full-time Master's degree studies at 皇家华人.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the UCL India Excellence Scholarship page.

UCL Global Masters Scholarship

GREAT Scholarship - for India, Bangladesh and Malaysia

Latin America and the Caribbean

UCL Global Masters Scholarship

ANID Graduate Fellowship (Chile)

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with ANID (National Agency for Research and Development). These awards are available for PhD and Master's programmes. UCL offers a contribution worth 25% of the tuition fee to scholars whose tuition fees are paid by ANID under their standard award programme, with ANID contributing towards the remaining fee and providing a stipend.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme - for Commonwealth countries

The is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities to support students from developing Commonwealth countries. For students studying in the 2024-25 academic year, the scheme is available for the Social Development Practice MSc at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit.听

Please note: Applicants will also need to apply to the Social Development Practice MSc via the UCL graduate prospectus by this deadline and applications have now closed.

Chevening Scholarships

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master鈥檚 degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no 鈥榯ypical鈥� Chevening Scholar, Chevening are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.
Discover full details and information on how to apply on .

COLFUTURO - Colombia

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with the Colombian non-profit foundation, Fundaci贸n para el futuro de Colombia (COLFUTURO). These awards are available for Colombian students undertaking Master's and 3-year PhD programmes. UCL offers a scholarship worth 25% of the tuition fee to scholars sponsored by COLFUTURO under their standard award programme.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the COLFUTURO website.

COLFUTURO-Semillero de Talentos Scholarship - Colombia

Applications for these awards should be made directly to COLFUTURO, following their established procedures. Applicants selected by COLFUTURO, who are also offered a place at 皇家华人, will then automatically qualify for the scholarship. Working in conjunction with COLFUTURO, UCL offers two scholarships worth 100% of the masters programme tuition fee to scholars sponsored by COLFUTURO under their Semillero de Talentos award programme. These awards are available for Colombian students only.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

FIDERH - Mexico

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with Banco de Mexico - Fiderh 听for Mexican students. These awards are available for Master's and Research programmes. UCL offers a scholarship worth 10% of the tuition fee to scholars sponsored by the Banco de Mexico under their standard FIDERH award programmes.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

FUNED - Mexico

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with Fundaci贸n Mexicana para la Educaci贸n, le Tecnolog铆a y la Ciencia (FUNED) for Mexican scholars. These awards are available for Master's programmes. UCL offers a scholarship worth 10% of the tuition fee to scholars sponsored by FUNED under their standard award programme.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

GUATEFUTURO Scholarship - Guatemala

UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with Fundacion Guatefuturo (GUATEFUTURO). These awards are available for Guatemalan students undertaking Master's and 3-year PhD programmes. UCL offers a scholarship worth 10% of the tuition fee to scholars sponsored by GUATEFUTURO under their standard award programme.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

Snowdon Masters Scholarships

The Snowdon Masters Scholarships is for national and international disabled students applying for a master's programme at any UK institution. Snowdon Trust breakdown barriers to education and employment facing disabled young people and adults, and where they cannot immediately break down the barriers they support, listen, and increase opportunities for disabled individuals. Snowdon Trust campaigns for disability inclusion and equitable experiences throughout education and employment.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

Northern America

Fulbright Scholarships

UCL part-funds awards each year in conjunction with the prestigious Fulbright Scholarships. These awards finance young US who can engage with the UK in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding. UCL offers 100% of the tuition fee and a maintence allowance to one postgraduate taught scholar per year who is sponsored by Fulbright under their standard postgraduate award programme.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

Marshall Scholarships

UCL part-funds awards each year in conjunction with the prestigious Marshall Scholarships. These awards finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the UK for either one or two years at the postgraduate taught level. UCL offers 100% of the tuition fee to two scholars sponsored by Marshall under their standard award programme.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the .

Snowdon Masters Scholarships

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

UCL Global Masters Scholarship

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 皇家华人.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.

Oceania

Aurora & UCL Scholarship - Australia

The Aurora Education Foundation is an Indigenous-led organisation that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to realise their full educational and employment potential, whether that is completing Year 12 or achieving a PhD from a leading university. Aurora Scholars are chosen for their potential to be leaders and to contribute to Australia鈥檚 future, whether that is in public life, community work, academia or the professional sector. UCL is partnering with Aurora by providing sponsorship towards tuition fee costs.

For more information on the support available and how to apply, please visit the .

Chevening Scholarships

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master鈥檚 degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no 鈥榯ypical鈥� Chevening Scholar, Chevening are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on .

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme - for Commonwealth countries

The is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities to support students from developing Commonwealth countries. For students studying in the 2024-25 academic year, the scheme is available for the Social Development Practice MSc at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit.听

Please note: Applicants will also need to apply to the Social Development Practice MSc via the UCL graduate prospectus by this deadline and applications have now closed.

Snowdon Masters Scholarships

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

UCL Global Masters Scholarship

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 皇家华人.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.

United Kingdom

The Bartlett Promise UK Master's Scholarships

UCL Masters Bursary

The UCL Masters Bursary aims to enable and encourage those from lower income backgrounds to pursue a full-time or part-time Master's degree studies at 皇家华人.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the UCL Masters Bursary page.

Snowdon Masters Scholarships - for students with disabilities

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

Additional resources for our master's courses

UCL fee partnerships

UCL has partnerships with a variety of external funding providers in which the university offers a contribution towards tuition fees.听Applications for the awards listed below should be made directly to the external funding body (via the links provided), following their established procedures. Applicants must apply directly to UCL for a place on a programme of study at the same time. Applicants selected for the relevant external awards, who are also offered a place at 皇家华人, will then automatically qualify for the fee contribution.

Discover the full list of fee partnerships and听information on how to apply on UCL's Fee partnerships page.

Additional scholarship opportunities for our master's courses

听for British Muslims
for Per煤听nationals
scholarships for Colombian nationals
scholarships for Colombian nationals
听Fee Partnership for Chilean nationals
for Egyptian nationals
for Iraqi nationals
for Indian nationals
for Indonesian citizens
for Nigerian nationals
for Paraguay nationals

Please note:听We provide links to external sources for your convenience only and these should not be taken as endoresement of any given funder or aggregator.

MPhil/PhD Scholarship and funding opportunities

UCL funding for students on postgraduate research courses

Discover the full list of funding opportunities, including a loan scheme for PhD students,听and听information on how to apply on UCL's webpage on听Funding for students on postgraduate research courses. For our specific process for applying to our MPhil/PhD course at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, please see the Development Planning MPhil/PhD webpage.

The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship

The Bartlett Promise aims to enable students from backgrounds underrepresented in The Bartlett, UCL鈥檚 Faculty of the Built Environment to pursue a PhD at The Bartlett.

Applications for The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship open on 1 February 2024 for admission to start your studies in the September 2024.

To apply, you must:

Be a new PhD student
Be UK domiciled with听home fee status听or a forced migrant (as defined by UCL)听in the UK
Have an offer of admission to a听Bartlett PhD programme, including the Development Planning MPhil/PhD at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit,听by 19 May 2024 to start in September 2024/25, and
Must not have completed a PhD at 皇家华人 or anywhere else previously.

YouTube Widget Placeholder

听

Watch Sonia sharing her journey to joining The Bartlett Development Planning Unit and experience of applying to The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship page.听

UCL Research Excellence Scholarship (UCL-RES)听

The UCL-RES scholarship replaces the Graduate Research Scholarships for Cross-disciplinary Training (GXD), continues to offer 40听fully funded awards, and is now live for the 2024-25 academic year.听

In order to apply, you must听hold听or be expected to achieve at least an upper second-class Honours UK undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification, and you must have听submitted a completed听admission application to, or currently be registered on, the Development Planning MPhil/PhD course by Friday 12 January 2024. Visit our听Development Planning MPhil/PhD page for more information on how to apply to the PhD course at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit.

Discover full details and information on how to apply to the UCL RES on听UCL's Research Excellence Scholarship听page. Successful candidates will be notified in March 2024.

Student Finance England Postgraduate Doctoral Loans

A Postgraduate Doctoral Loan can help eligible students from the UK (EU applicants are only eligible if they have settled or pre-settled status in the UK)听with course fees and living costs while they study a postgraduate doctoral course, such as a PhD.

To apply, you must:

Be a UK national or Irish citizen - or have EU settled status
Must "normally" live in England
Must be a full-time doctoral student
Can get up to 拢28,673 - paid directly to the student, with payments divided over the length of the course
Can use funds for course fees and living expenses

Discover full details and information on how to apply on the .

In March 2023, in听its听response to听the consultation on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE), the Government said a听Sharia-compliant听alternative student finance product would not be available as part of the launch of the LLE in England in 2025. In July 2023, the Government said it remains committed to delivering alternative student finance 鈥渁s soon as possible鈥� after 2025. Read more about听Sharia-compliant alternative student finance on the .

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentships

The UCL, Bloomsbury and East London (UBEL) Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) invites applications for ESRC-funded studentships听to be based within departments at the partner institutions within the DTP: University College London, Birkbeck, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and the University of East London.

The UBEL DTP鈥檚 ESRC studentships are fully-funded for three听to four听years (depending on academic pathway) and cover full payment of tuition fees per year, as well as an annual maintenance stipend.

Call specification, FAQs, and a form showing the required content of applications are available on the

For queries on the process at the UBEL DTP, please contact听ubel-dtp@ucl.ac.uk.听

UCL EPSRC DTP Studentships Open Competition

The UCL Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Programme听(DTP) aims to recruit 70 outstanding students to undertake fully-funded four-year PhD (including EngD) studentships at 皇家华人.听听

Students can apply for MPhil/PhD, MRes/PhD, or EngD programmes in any UCL Faculty. Please note:听These studentships听cannot听be used to fund students applying to Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) progammes due to EPSRC Terms and Conditions.

Studentship projects must lie within the听听and听.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on UCL's 'Apply for a UCL EPSRC DTP studentship' page.

UCL-China Scholarships Council Research Scholarships

Departments will be permitted to submit one extra nomination if they have a student wishing to apply for one of the five听open听UCL-China Scholarships Research Scholarships.

Discover full details and information on how to apply on UCL's China Scholarship Council-UCL Joint Research Scholarship听page.

Graduate Research Scholarships for Cross Disciplinary Training (One-Year)

Up to four scholarships annually are available to full-time UCL MPhil/PhD and EngD students from any country wishing to spend an additional year of their MPhil/PhD or EngD in another UCL department acquiring research skills and knowledge from a different discipline, which can be applied in their normal area of research. Training should be of one year's duration to permit sustained exposure to the new discipline.听

Discover full details and information on how to apply on UCL's Research Excellence Scholarships for Cross-disciplinary Training (One-Year) page.听

UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship

UCL's Research Opportunity Scholarship (UCL-ROS) supports BAME postgraduate research degree students.听UCL is running this scholarship听with the听. The UCL听scheme offers full financial support and a skills development programme, both designed to promote academia as a more attractive career option. Please see our听ROS scholars testimonials听to see how this scholarship has helped our community of ROS scholars.

More details, eligibility criteria and how to apply

Key information

Value:听UK / home听rate fees, a maintenance stipend, conference costs and professional development package
Available to:听Prospective and current students
Selection criteria:听Academic merit and financial need
Eligible fee status:听UK / home
Eligible programmes:听Full-time or part-time MPhil/PhD and EngD (excluding distance learning and professional doctorates)
Additional eligibility criteria:听UK-permanent resident from certain BAME ethnic group (see below)听
Deadline:听12听January 2024

Eligibility

Must have submitted a completed听admission application to, or currently be registered on, an eligible** full- or part-time eligible degree programme at 皇家华人 by the scholarship deadline.
Must be a UK-permanent resident听from one of the following BAME ethnic groups:
>Black or Black British - Caribbean
>Black or Black British - African
>Other Black background
>Asian or Asian British -听Bangladeshi
>Asian or Asian British - Pakistani

For more information and to apply, please visit the听UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship website.