Funding your study at the Institute for Global Prosperity

There are a range of different funding and scholarship options available to students wishing to studying at the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity.

Find funding opportunities for your degree level: Postgraduate taught (Master's) | Postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD)  

Key information and eligibility

Value: £5000 towards tuition fees
Available to: Prospective students
Selection criteria: Educational, personal and financial circumstances
Eligible students: UK domiciled with home fee status
Deadline: 11.59pm (BST), 30 June 2024

Eligible candidates must:
1) Be domiciled in the UK with home fee status;
2) Hold an offer of admission to study on one of the below IGP postgraduate programmes*:

• Global Prosperity MSc
• Prosperity, People and Planet MSc
• Prosperity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc

3) And meet the additional criteria below:

• be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background;**

* IGP Scholarship cannot be deferred, those awarded will need to take up their offer of study in the stated academic year in order to receive the scholarship.
** We define Minority Ethnic background as those of a non-white heritage and individuals of mixed-heritage who self-identify as also coming from a Minority Ethnic background.

Two awards are available for the academic year 2024-25.

How to apply
Complete the online application form before the dealine at 11.59pm (BST), 30 June 2024.

Further information
If you have any queries about the IGP Equity Fund, please get in touch with us: igp@ucl.ac.uk

UCL East London Scholarship

The UCL East London Scholarship works to support the ambitions of east Londoners by funding the fees and living costs of eligible Master's programmes at UCL. Applicants to both the Prosperity, People and Planet MSc and Prosperity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc are eligible for this scholarship.

Key dates and further details for 2024/25 eligibility will be updated soon. 

You can view last year's criteria here ►

The Bartlett Promise UK Master's Scholarship

This scholarship aims to enable UK students from backgrounds underrepresented in the UCL Institute for Global Proserity's faculty, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, to pursue master's studies.

Scholarship application window: 1 March to 31 May 2024 | Please note: to be eligible for The Bartlett Promise Master’s Scholarship, candidates must have an offer of admission to a Bartlett master’s course. 

Find out more about The Bartlett Promise UK Master's Scholarship ►

The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship

This scholarship is open to applicants who are nationals and residents of Sub-Saharan African countries who have admission to a master’s programme in our faculty, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment.

Scholarship application window: 15 February to 3 April 2024 | Please note: to be eligible for The Bartlett Promise Sub Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship, candidates must have an offer of a place on a Bartlett master’s course.

Find out more about The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship ►

UCL Masters Bursary

UCL's Masters Bursary aims to enable and encourage those from low-income backgrounds, who have gained a UCL undergraduate degree, to pursue full-time Master's degree studies at UCL.

Deadline: 5pm BST, Thursday 20 June 2024

Find out more about the UCL Masters Bursary ►

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.

Deadline: 5pm BST, Tuesday 7 May 2024

Find out more about the UCL Global Masters Scholarship ►

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

The aim of the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS) is to assist students from developing Commonwealth countries who are of excellent academic calibre but for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to afford to study in the United Kingdom. The scheme allows them to benefit from postgraduate study at a university in the United Kingdom which will help them to contribute toward the development of their home countries.

This award is only available to students applying to our Prosperity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc.

Deadline: 14 December 2023

Find out more about the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme ►

Chevening Scholarship

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree.

Please note the 2024/25 deadline for this scholarship (7 November) has now passed.

Find out more about the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme ► 

The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship

The Bartlett Promise aims to enable students from backgrounds underrepresented in The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment to pursue a PhD at The Bartlett. 

Applications for the 2024/25 academic year will open on 1 February 2024.

Find out more about The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship ►

UCL Research Excellence Scholarship

UCL’s Research Excellence Scholarship (UCL-RES) is our new prestigious scholarship which aims to attract outstanding scholars to undertake doctoral research at UCL. We are offering up to 40 fully funded UCL Research Excellence Scholarships (RES) to exceptional applicants from any country. Both prospective and current UCL doctoral students can apply.

Deadline: Friday, 12 January 2024

Find out more about the UCL Research Excellence Scholarship ►

UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship

UCL's Research Opportunity Scholarship (UCL-ROS) supports BAME postgraduate research degree students. Run with the Windsor Fellowship, this scheme offers full financial support and a skills development programme, both designed to promote academia as a more attractive career option.

Deadline: Friday, 12 January 2024

Find out more about the UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship ►