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.

Undergraduate

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.  

Postgraduate taught

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. 

Postgraduate research 

Life Cycle Thinking in Public Policy

UCL Department / Division
Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

Location of position
Bloomsbury, London

Duration of Studentship
3.5 Years

Stipend
Fully funded 4-year PhD studentship covering international fees, with a £21,237 per annum tax free stipend in Year 1, rising with inflation.

Vacancy Information

Note: the studentship covers EU/international fees.

Life cycle thinking (LCT) informs decision-making by highlighting the environmental impacts of goods and services across the life cycle, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal. LCT shapes government policy both as a heuristic for problem identification and analysis, and through the generation of evidence with analytical tools, primarily life cycle assessment (LCA), to support policy design, implementation, and evaluation. LCT has gained an important role in government decision-making, but there is a lack of understanding of its role in the policy process and its effect on the success of policies. The candidate will map the use of LCT in public policy in various jurisdictions (e.g., UK, EU, globally), identify drivers and constraints for the use of LCT in the policy process, and study the success and failure of life-cycle-based policies through case study research. The outcomes of the research can support better policymaking and inform efforts to achieve a circular economy. As part of the PhD, the candidate is expected to directly engage with policymakers, including through a potential secondment at a policy organization.

The supervisory team for this position consists of Dr Stijn van Ewijk, at the Department for Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, and Dr Will McDowall, at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. The candidate will be based at the Department for Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering.

Studentship description
Fully funded 4-year PhD studentship covering international fees, with a £21,237 per annum tax free stipend in Year 1, rising with inflation.

Person specification
We are looking for an outstanding candidate with an interdisciplinary background in engineering/science and social sciences. Affinity with environmental assessment and public policy, either through training or work experience, is preferred.

Eligibility
Applicants should reach out to Dr Stijn van Ewijk directly. Please respond as soon as possible because applications will be evaluated continuously and the position will close once a suitable candidate has been found.

Contact name
Dr Stijn van Ewijk (s.vanewijk@ucl.ac.uk)

Closing date
The position remains open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Interview date
TBC

Studentship start date
1 October 202

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

 Appeals process

• Appeals in relation to studentship applications are only considered on the grounds of a clearly-identified failure of UCL to follow the advertised selection process; appeals on the grounds of challenging the academic judgement of the Panel will not be considered.
• If you wish to appeal, please email cege-research-scholarships@ucl.ac.uk, providing full details of the grounds of your appeal.