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MPhil/PhD Scholarships and funding

UCL Energy Institute MPhil/PhD students are eligible for funding to support their research throughout the course of their MPhil/PhD.

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Whether you are a current student or a prospective student there are a range of funding to support you whilst you are undertaking your MPhil/PhD research available from our Faculty and beyond.
Find opportunities for: Prospective students | Current students 

Funding for prospective students

We occasionally have funded research opportunities and PhD studentships available. These are posted throughout the year on the Funded Research Opportunities page, listed under our department ‘The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources’. To receive an email when opportunities become available in Energy, along with invitations to open days and more, register your interest in starting an MPhil/PhD with us.

These include opportunities funded studentship opportunities through the EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership and the ESRC-funded UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership (UBEL).

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The Bartlett Promise is a long-term project to tackle the lack of diversity in the built environment. This scholarship is open to UK domiciled students with home fee status pursuing a Bartlett PhD programme. 

Find out more about The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship ►

UCL's Research Opportunity Scholarship supports UK resident Black Asian and Minority Ethnic postgraduate research degree students and is open to both prospective and current students.

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UCL’s Research Excellence Scholarship is a new prestigious scholarship which aims to attract outstanding scholars to undertake doctoral research at UCL. Both prospective and current UCL doctoral students from any country can apply.

Find out about the UCL Research Excellence Scholarship ►

You might be eligible for other scholarship and funding opportunities on the basis of your personal circumstances, your country of domicile or your academic achievements. You can explore these on the

UCL postgraduate research funding page ►

Funding for current students

Our faculty, The Bartlett offers funds available to current students through competition annually.

Find out more on The Bartlett's Scholarships and Funding webpage ►

UCL's Research Opportunity Scholarship supports UK resident Black Asian and Minority Ethnic postgraduate research degree students and is open to both prospective and current students.

Find out about the UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship ►

UCL’s Research Excellence Scholarship is a new prestigious scholarship which aims to attract outstanding scholars to undertake doctoral research at UCL. Both prospective and current UCL doctoral students from any country can apply.

Find out about the UCL Research Excellence Scholarship ►

Any questions?

Email our School's PhD Administration team, they are happy to help.

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