Host country: UK University(s): UCL Eligible country(s): All countries Duration: 3-4 years Degree: Undergraduate Gender(s): not specified. Age: not specified Commitment of time: Full time Deadline: 12 January 2024
Documentation requirements
- Research Scholarships cover sheet – download the
- CV – Please ensure your CV is up to date and lists all publications, past/current prizes, awards, and scholarships.
- A lay summary of your research proposal, on a Word or PDF document (max. 200 words not including title). When writing your research proposal/outline please note that the selection panel members are not likely to be specialists in your subject. Please describe clearly – in language which can be understood by academics from any discipline – the aim of your research, the methodology you will use and the potential significance of this study to your discipline. It is extremely important that you pay attention to this summary and write in as clear language as possible as it may significantly affect the outcome of your application. The proposal should be written by you, not your supervisor or any other member of academic department staff.
- Academic transcripts – Please ensure you submit transcripts from all undergraduate and postgraduate program you have attended, and that each academic transcript submitted includes clarification on the grading scale/range of grades possible for that degree.
- 2 References
Reference number 1 should relate to your most recently completed university program/degree (or the one you intend to complete, if applicable) and can be the same referee who submitted a reference as part of your admission application, but this reference must be submitted on the Reference Form 1.
Eligibility
In order to APPLY, you must:
- have submitted a completed admission application to, or currently be registered on, an eligible** full- or part-time eligible degree program at UCL by the scholarship deadline.
- holding or expected to achieve at least an upper second-class Honours UK undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification.
In order to be AWARDED IF SELECTED, you must:
- be in receipt of an offer of admission to, or currently be registered on, a full-time or part-time research degree program at UCL.
Value, benefits, and duration
The UCL-RES scholarship consists of full fees (either Home or Overseas) plus a maintenance stipend during the research portion of the program which increases each year with inflation. For 2023/24, the rate is £20,622 for full-time study (rates are calculated ‘pro rata’ for part-time students). For 2024/25, the rate is to be confirmed.
The scholarship also includes additional research costs of up to £1,200 per year for the stated duration of the research portion of the program.
Awards are made for the normal length of the research portion of the program of study. This is normally 3 years for a full-time MPhil/PhD/EngD degree program (or 5 years for part-time study), subject to sufficient academic progress. Please note the funding does not cover CRS/writing up year(s).
Where students are undertaking integrated four-year doctoral programs, the award will be extended to the 4th year of research.
The funding start date for the start of the academic year. For 2024/25 should be 23 September 2024 (TBC).
Selection
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Candidates meeting or predicted to meet the eligibility criteria are reviewed by the Department to which they have applied. Departments select a ranked shortlist of candidates to present to the central UCL Selection Panel for consideration.
The final decisions are made by the UCL Selection Panel. The Pro-Vice-Provost, Doctoral School chairs the panel which includes members of academic staff in a range of disciplines from across UCL.
Candidates are assessed against the following criteria:
- Academic excellence – as demonstrated by past academic results evidenced by transcripts, awards, and referees’ comments.
- Research Potential – as demonstrated by the candidate’s research experience to date, their enthusiasm for research, the research plan and its originality and potential societal impact.
Financial circumstances are not considered for the purposes of this scholarship.
