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Build your future in planning for international and urban development
We believe in a just world in which all participants in society are equally able to choose, plan and manage their own lives and communities, and to influence local, national and global development in ways that are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
At The Bartlett Development Planning Unit our mission is to promote socially just and sustainable development in the global south through teaching and research that strengthens the capacity of professionals in government, NGOs and other institutions to design and implement innovative, sustainable and inclusive strategies.
We're part of The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment, ranked #1 in the world for Built Environment studies according to the QS World University Subject Ranking 2023.
Are you ready to take the next step towards a career advancing socially just sustainable development?
Discover our postgraduate degrees, explore scholarship opportunities that could be available to you and register your interest in studying with us today to receive our latest updates and invitations to upcoming open days and taster sessions.
- Our degrees
Building and Urban Design in Development MSc
This degree combines cultural, social, economic, political and spatial analysis to give a holistic response to growing complexities in the design and production of urban form.
Development Administration and Planning MSc
Examine how policy, programme and community-level interventions can be employed to promote social justice and address key development challenges.
Environment and Sustainable Development MSc
Gain the theoretical and practical skills to promote environmental justice in the context of the Global South.
Health in Urban Development MSc
Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the interrelationships between formal and informal urban contexts, health disparities, social justice and development planning in the Global South.
Social Development Practice MSc
This degree takes a critical approach to ‘people-centred’ development, addressing the challenges for promoting well-being and equitable citizenship in the context of social diversity and globalisation.
Urban Development Planning MSc
Learn the analytical and practical tools for socially and spatially just urban development planning and confront the contemporary challenges in cities and urban areas in the Global South.
Urban Economic Development MSc
Develop knowledge and critical thinking about the challenges of achieving equitable, prosperous and sustainable cities, and putting knowledge into practice by engaging in field work in London and a city of the Global South.
Scholarship opportunities
There are a range of different scholarship and funding opportunities available to help fund your studies at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit. Below we have shared some opportunities that are available in your country.
- Chile
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 ANID website.
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 UCL.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.
- Colombia
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 UCL, 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 COLFUTURO website.
COLFUTURO - Colombia
UCL part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with the Colombian non-profit foundation, Fundación 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.
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 UCL.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.
- India
UCL India Excellence Scholarship – Deadline 29 February
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 UCL.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL India Excellence Scholarship website.
GREAT Scholarship – Deadline 7 May
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.
UCL Global Masters Scholarship - Deadline 7 May 2024
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 UCL.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.
Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship 2024 - Deadline May 2024
Jharkhand Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme has been created to encourage tribal students to pursue high education abroad
For further information on the application process, please refer to the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship 2024 website.
Chatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Abroad Scholarship
For further information on the application process, please refer to the Government of Maharashtra website.
- Kazakhstan
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 Center for International Programs website.
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 UCL.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.
- Peru
Beca Bicentenario
Pronabec (Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo) is Peru's national scholarship programme, funding high-achieving Peruvian students to study postgraduate masters and PhD degree courses.This scholarship is aimed at Peruvian professionals with high academic performance and insufficient economic resources, so that they can study a master's degree or a doctorate in the best universities in the world with all expenses covered by the Peruvian State.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the Pronabec website.
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 UCL.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship website.
Please note we provide links to external sources for your convenience only and these should not be taken as endoresement of any given funder or aggregator.
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