UCL East London Scholarship

East London

This scholarship supports the ambitions of east Londoners by funding the fees and living costs of all UCL East Master’s programs and select School of Management programs.

Scholarship Summary
Host country: UK
University: UCL
Eligible country(s): Home (UK and Ireland domicile only)
Degree: postgraduate
Gender(s): not specified.
Age: not specified
Commitment of time: Full time
Deadline: 20 June 2024

Eligibility

  • be ordinarily resident in the UK or Ireland and eligible to pay home fee rate AND,
  • have submitted a complete admission application (including submission of references) for a full-time, part-time or modular/flexible master’s degree at UCL beginning in 2024/25 for one of the specified programs – eligible programs list.pdf, AND
  • have an annual household income of £42,875 or less.
  • been a permanent resident for the last five years (since 2019), or have completed GCSE or A-levels, in the following east London boroughs:
    • Hackney
    • Newham
    • Tower Hamlets
    • Waltham Forest

Selection

The bursary is awarded on the basis of financial need and upon the recommendation of the Student Funding Office. UCL recognizes the following as impactors of financial need: dependent children, disabilities, experience of care, receiving state benefits, forced migration (refugee, asylum seeker, those who have been granted a temporary form of leave as the result of an asylum or human rights application).

Value, benefits, and duration

  • There are 10 scholarships available in 2024/25. For two of the awards, priority will be given to eligible final year UCL undergraduates.
  • The value of the bursary is home tuition fees plus £15,700 maintenance (per year or pro rata for part-time and modular/flexible study modes). Maintenance payments are designed to cover all additional study and living costs. Please check the ‘Additional Costs’ section of the prospectus for your program. This could include fieldtrips, laptop requirements and additional equipment. If you have any concerns about additional costs, please contact the department.
  • 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 East London Scholarship being awarded.

How to apply

Please visit the Masters Funding Awards page for information on how to apply.

The deadline for applications to this scholarship will be at 5pm BST, Thursday 20 June 2024.

Official Link

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