Scholarships and Funding

Scholarships and Bursaries for Undergraduate Students

Important information for all applicants

This page provides information on scholarships and bursaries for UCL undergraduate students. Further details can be found by clicking on the name of the award in the table below. Please note that the majority of these schemes apply to prospective students only.

Current students can access funding information via this page Student Money


Name of Scholarship Value of Award Eligibility Deadline
       
UCL Undergraduate Bursary/National Scholarship Programme (NSP)
  Varies UK/EU students with assessed household income below £42,600
 n/a
UCL Faculty Undergraduate Scholarships for Excellence £3,000
 First and second-year undergraduate students n/a
Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships £1,000 UK Home students entering their first year of UG study in September 2012, undertaking a STEM subject (science, technology, engineering or maths)
 24th August
Santander "1-UCL" Excellence/Endeavour Awards £1,000 donation to a charity of the winners' choice Students currently enrolled at UCL 10th May
Denys Holland Undergraduate Scholarship £9,000 p.a. for a maximum of three years in total Prospective UCL undergraduates in financial hardship 1st August
UCL – Africa Educational Trust Undergraduate
International Outreach Bursaries 		Tuition Fees, maintenance, international economy travel and further benefits Prospective UCL undergraduates, nationals & residents of Africa, schooled in Africa, who lack the financial means to study at UCL Apply for admission by January latest
UCL - United World Colleges Undergraduate International Outreach Bursaries Tuition Fees, maintenance, international economy travel and further benefits Final-year UWC students (except UWC KaMhlaba) liable to pay overseas tuition fees, admitted to UCL for undergraduate studies, who lack the financial means to study at UCL Apply for admission by January latest
UCL Hong Kong Alumni Scholarships
 £10,000 toward fees for a maximum of four years Prospective UCL undergraduates resident in Hong Kong and other regions of the People's Republic of China 1st April
Wellcome Trust Vacation Scholarships Weekly stipend of £190 for the duration of the project work up to 8 weeks Current students from a university in the UK or Ireland in the middle year(s) of their undergraduate degree in science, dentistry or medical degree, on a summer placement on a biomedical research project at UCL Please check via the award link
Amelia Zollner IPPR/UCL Internship Award £5000+ for a 3-month full-time or 6-month part-time IPPR/UCL Internship Final-year UCL students, about to graduate (Bachelors, Masters or Research degree) in any area 10 November 2011
Harold and Olga Fox Undergraduate Scholarships in Biological Sciences
 		Up to £5,000 p.a. for the duration of a 3 or 4 year course
 Prospective full-time undergraduate students
 Please check via the award link
Schools Competition Act Settlement Trust Awards Bursaries and project awards of varying value Students having attended one of the Trust's list of schools Please check via the award link
Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship £6,000 Nucleus implant recipients admitted to or enrolled at UCL Please contact funding organisation
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Various amounts dependent upon scheme and country
 Commonwealth students and academics pursuing graduate study (or for undergraduate study in exceptional circumstances) in other commonwealth countries
Please contact funding organisation
Keith Wightman Scholarship £3,500
 Undergraduate students with excellence in the sport of golf

31st August
UG Awards for Home/UK Students
 variable
 Prospective undergraduate UK students N/A

Leverhulme Trade Charities Bursary

 £3,000 maximum p.a.
Prospective and current UCL undergraduate UK students who are also the son or daughter, spouse, widow or widower of a commercial traveller, chemist, or grocer 		1st March and 1st November
UCL-African Leadership Academy Scholarship
 Tuition Fees, maintenance, international economy travel and further benefits
Prospective UCL undergraduates, nationals & residents of Africa, attending the African Leadership Academy, who lack the financial means to study at UCL

 Apply for admission by January latest

Further Sources of Funding

Some international organisations, such as UNESCO or the European Commission, operate their own scholarship schemes. Details are available through your own government's Ministry of Education or Education Department.

There may also be some scholarships and sponsorships available from British industry. Details are available from the British Council or British High Commission or Embassy in your own country.

These external websites also provide information and search facilities to help students access funding:

HC Scholarship Search

Student Cash Point

Directgov

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