Scholarships and funding

As a department, we encourage, develop and reward excellence in our students. Find out about funding available to students including loans, scholarships and bursaries.

Please note, most scholarships have deadlines many months before the academic year starts. It is best to plan ahead when you are considering applying to study with us. It is worth checking to see whether your country's government offers sponsorship or loan schemes for your study. 

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding section of the UCL website.

Errol Yarimer Scholarship in Civil and Environmental Engineering 

The Errol Yarimer Scholarship in Civil and Environmental Engineering may be awarded in each session. The Scholarships are awarded by Council on the recommendation of the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering.
 
The Scholarships are awarded to a student domiciled in the UK applying for BEng and MEng undergraduate degree programmes in the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, and are tenable for the duration of a continuous full-time course of study.
 
The value of the Scholarships are £500 per annum in year 1, £300 per annum in year 2, and £200 per annum in year 3. 
 
The Scholarships are competitive and will be awarded to an undergraduate student from a low-income household on the basis of outstanding academic achievement or potential.
 
Candidates must send a letter of application to arrive no later than 31st July, providing a brief explanation of why they are applying and a copy of their financial assessment letter from their Local Education Authority, confirming that they are exempt from payment of tuition fees. The letters must be sent to: 

Liz Jones
Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
University College London
Gower Street
LONDON
WC1E 6BT

A minimum of three A grades at A-level or equivalent is required. Applicants should already have been offered a place at UCL and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so. Accepting UCL as an insurance offer does not satisfy the conditions relating to this scholarship.

The qualifications and backgrounds of candidates are considered by the Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering in accordance with the regulations above. Selection normally takes place in late August after the publication of A-level results.

The Scholarships may be terminated at any time when an unsatisfactory progress report is received from the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering or if the conditions for the award of the scholarship (as stated above) are no longer satisfied. For the purpose of these scholarships, "satisfactory progress" has been determined as maintaining a standard equivalent to an upper second class degree throughout the course of study.

Payment of the Scholarship is normally made in a single instalment payable on 1st October.

The College reserves the right to vary these regulations should it become necessary to do so.

Awards are subject to the provisions of the UCL Academic Manual.

UCL Undergraduate Bursary

Value: Variable 
Available to: Prospective and current students
Selection criteria: Available to all eligible UCL students
Eligible fee status: Home fee status and domiciled in the UK
Eligible programmes: All undergraduate programmes
Application: Students do not need to apply directly for a UCL Undergraduate Bursary. UCL will automatically assess you for a bursary provided you have consented to share your data with us as part of your regional funding authority (e.g. Student Finance England) application.  Students who do not wish to take out loans but wish to be considered for a bursary should follow our guidance on how to get a household income assessment without loans.
Learn more: ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/ucl-undergraduate-bursary

Please visit the Scholarships and Funding section of the UCL website for more funding opportunities.  

In-Course Funding

UCL Masters Bursary

Value: £10,000 for one year.
Available to: Prospective students (200 students), both full-time and part-time.
Selection criteria: Financial need.
Eligible fee status: Home students (UK and Ireland domicile only).
Learn more: ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/ucl-masters-bursary 

UCL Global Masters Scholarship

Value: £15,000 for one year.
Available to: Prospective full-time students (75 students) only.
Selection criteria: Financial need.
Eligible fee status: Overseas students.
Learn more: ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/ucl-global-masters-scholarship

Please visit the Scholarships and Funding section of the UCL website for more funding opportunities. 

Funding opportunities for research degrees 

We offer up to 10 scholarships and bursaries per year. 

• Scholarships cover fees (home or international) and a stipend at the UCL minimum rate for a period of up to four years. 
• Bursaries cover up to 100% of fees for a period of four years. 

In addition, all PhD students have access to up to £4,000 of funding for computers, conferences and training and consumables related to your research environment.  

All PhD applicants can be considered for scholarships and bursaries, regardless of research interests. However, for the 2024-25 intake, for some of the scholarships we are particularly interested in: 

• Advanced design of steel structures OR 
• Digital twin for infrastructure lifecycle management OR 
• Circular economy OR 
• Venture Capital/Private Equity OR 
• Banking/Digital Finance OR 
• Responsible Finance/Alternative Assets  

If your research area does not fall into the above categories, please still apply for the scholarship as the Scholarship Committee will consider applications from all areas. 

Successful applicants will be expected to contribute 30 hours of teaching to the department per year. 

Process 

Please complete the academic reference form and supervisor reference form and attach it to your PhD application. You must apply for your PhD via UCL Select for either Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering or Finance and Technology by the following deadlines. 

• To start your PhD in October: Apply by 30th April. You will be informed of the outcome of your scholarship application by end-May 
• To start your PhD in February: Apply by 30th October. You will be informed of the outcome of your scholarship application by end-November 
• To start your PhD in April: Apply by 30th January. You will be informed of the outcome of your scholarship application by end-February. 

 Please see the above links for the exact end dates for applications. 

Please visit the Scholarships and Funding section of the UCL website for more funding opportunities.