Scholarships and funding FAQs

In order to apply for the Centenary Master’s Scholarships, candidates should:

• Be domiciled in an eligible low or lower-middle income country according to the World Bank classification
• Have an official unconditional offer letter to study a full time Master's degree at IOE (letter issued by UCL Admissions)
• Not have studied or lived in the UK before.

Please note that these scholarships are not available for the MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience or for any online courses.

The Centenary Master’s Scholarships are available for students who are domiciled in low or lower-middle income countries according to the World Bank classification. The full list of eligible countries for the 2025-26 is:

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Dem. Rep Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Dem. People's Rep Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

No, only candidates who are permanently domiciled in an eligible country can apply for these scholarships.

No, these scholarships are only offered for full time study in London. They are not available for online or part-time study.

No, these scholarships are only available for students who wish to start their studies in October 2025.

No, you can only apply for these scholarships if you have received an official unconditional offer letter issued by UCL admissions.

The Centenary Master’s Scholarships are only available for students who wish to study at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Please check the other scholarships available at UCL on the UCL Scholarships website.

No, the Centenary Master’s Scholarships are only available for students who wish to study at IOE. If you have received an offer to study in another university, please contact that university directly.

The full list of Master’s degrees is available on our course website. Once you have found a suitable programme, click on the Apply for this course button on the programme page to make your application.

Please note that it can take up to 8 weeks to get an application processed by our admissions department.

All campus-based Master’s degrees offered at IOE are eligible for the Centenary Master’s Scholarships.

Please note that online courses and the MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience programme are not eligible for these scholarships.

You should submit your programme application as soon as possible once applications open in November 2024. You can only apply for the scholarships once you have submitted a programme application and you have received an official unconditional offer to study the programme.

Yes, we are not able to waive programme application fees.

Once you receive your unconditional offer letter, you can complete and submit the online scholarship application.

Applications for the Centenary Master’s Scholarships will open on 15 January 2025.

Yes, the deadline to apply for the Centenary Master’s Scholarships is at 23.55 (BST) on Monday 5 May 2025.

The selection panel for the Centenary Master’s Scholarships is formed by a group of IOE academics, professional services staff and representatives from the International Students House.

We aim to let all candidates who have submitted an application for the scholarship know the results by Friday 13 June 2025.

Yes, all candidates who have submitted an application for the scholarship will receive an email with the results by Friday 13 June 2025.

The Centenary Master’s Scholarship covers international tuition fees and accommodation in a single room (shared bathroom and shared kitchen) at International Students House.

No, the Centenary Master’s Scholarship only covers tuition fees and accommodation in a single room (shared bathroom and shared kitchen) at International Students House.

Candidates who have been awarded the scholarship will have to find other sources of funding to cover any other expenditure. Please see the UCL website for details about other costs of studying at UCL.

No, the scholarship only covers tuition fees and accommodation in a single room (shared bathroom and shared kitchen) at International Students House.

No, the Centenary Master’s Scholarship is not a cash award. Candidates will not receive any funds paid directly to them.

No, you will not be able to accept any other UCL awards if you have been awarded the Centenary Master’s Scholarship.

In order to apply for the Centenary Doctoral Scholarship, candidates should:

• Be domiciled in an eligible low or lower-middle income country according to the World Bank classification
• Have received an official unconditional offer letter to study a full time PhD degree at IOE (letter issued by UCL Admissions)

Please note that the EdD, DEdPsy and online programmes are not eligible for this scholarship.

The Centenary Doctoral Scholarship is available for students who are domiciled in low or lower-middle income countries according to the World Bank classification. The full list of eligible countries for the 2025-26 Centenary Doctoral Scholarship is:

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Dem. Rep Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Dem. People's Rep Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

No, only candidates who are permanently domiciled in an eligible country can apply for this scholarship.

No, this scholarship is only offered for full time study in London. It is not available for online or part-time study.

No, this scholarship is only available for students who wish to start their studies in October 2025.

No, you can only apply for this scholarship if you have received an official unconditional offer letter issued by the UCL admissions department.

The Centenary Doctoral Scholarship is only available for students who wish to study at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.

Please check other scholarships available at UCL on the UCL Scholarships website.

No, the Centenary Doctoral Scholarship is only available for students who wish to study at IOE. If you have received an offer to study in another university, please contact that university directly.

The full list of PhD degrees is available on our course website. Once you have found a suitable programme, click on the Apply for this course button on the programme page to make your application.

Please note that it can take up to 8 weeks to get your application processed by our admissions department. Please note that the EdD, DEdPsy and online programmes are not eligible for this scholarship.

Campus-based PhD programmes offered by IOE are eligible for the Centenary Doctoral Scholarship. Please note that the EdD, DEdPsy and online programmes are not eligible for this scholarship.

You should submit your programme application as soon as possible once applications open in November 2025.

You can only apply for the scholarship once you have submitted a programme application and you have received an official unconditional offer to study the programme.

Yes, we are not able to waive programme application fees.

Once you receive your unconditional offer letter, you can complete and submit the online scholarship application.

Applications for the Centenary Doctoral Scholarship will open on 15 January 2025.

Yes, the deadline to apply for the Centenary Doctoral Scholarship is at 23.55 (BST) on Monday 5 May 2025.

The selection panel for the Centenary Doctoral Scholarship is formed by a group of IOE academics, professional services staff and representatives from the International Students House.

We aim to let all candidates who have submitted an application for the scholarship know the results by Friday 13 June 2025.

Yes, all candidates who have submitted an application for the scholarship will receive an email with the results by Friday 13 June 2025.

The Centenary Doctoral Scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation in a single room (shared bathroom and shared kitchen) at International Students House and an annual stipend of £8300 paid by monthly instalments once the student has arrived in London.

No, the scholarship only covers accommodation in a single room (shared bathroom and shared kitchen) at International Students House.

No, candidates will only receive the annual stipend of £8300 paid by monthly instalments once they have arrived in London.

No, you are not able to hold two different UCL scholarships. If you are awarded two different UCL scholarships, you will need to choose one of the scholarships.

In order to apply for the Clarke Scholarships, candidates should:

• Be practicing school teachers
• Be nationals and residents in South Africa
• Have an unconditional offer to study a campus based Masters’ degree at IOE.

Please note that these scholarships are not available for the MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience or for online or part-time courses.

The Clarke Scholarships are only available for candidates from South Africa.

The Clarke Scholarships are possible due to a donation from the family of IOE’s previous Director Sir Fred Clarke. The donation is restricted to provide scholarships for teachers from South Africa.

No, only candidates who are permanently domiciled in South Africa can apply for these scholarships.

No, these scholarships are only offered for full time study in London. They are not available for online or part-time study.

No, these scholarships are only available for students who wish to start their studies in October 2025.

No, you can only apply for these scholarships if you have received an official unconditional offer letter issued by UCL admissions.

No, the Clarke Scholarships are only available for students who wish to study at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.

Please check other scholarships available at UCL in the UCL Scholarships website.

No, the Clarke Scholarships are only available for students who wish to study at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. If you have received an offer to study in another university, please contact that university directly.

The full list of Master’s degrees is available on our course website. Once you have found a suitable programme, click on the Apply for this course button on the programme page to make your application.

Please note that it can take up to 8 weeks to get an application processed by our admissions department. Please note that online courses and the MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience programme are not eligible for these scholarships.

All campus-based Master’s degrees offered by IOE are eligible for the Clarke Scholarships. Please note that online courses and the MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience programme are not eligible for these scholarships.

You should submit your programme application as soon as possible once applications open in November 2024.

You can only apply for the Clarke Scholarships once you have submitted a programme application and you have received an official unconditional offer to study the programme.

Yes, we are not able to waive programme application fees.

Once you receive your unconditional offer letter, you can complete and submit the online scholarship application.

Applications for the Clarke Scholarships will open on 15 January 2025.

Yes, the deadline to apply for the Clarke Scholarships is 23.55 (BST) on Monday 5 May 2025.

The selection panel for the Clarke Scholarships is formed by a group of IOE academics and professional services colleagues.

We aim to let all candidates who have submitted an application for the scholarship know the results by Friday 13 June 2025.

Yes, all candidates who have submitted an application for the scholarship will receive an email with the results by Friday 13 June 2025.

The Clarke Scholarship covers return flights to London, tuition fees and an annual stipend of £21,286 paid in monthly instalments (approx. £1773 per month) once the student has arrived in London.

Candidates who are awarded the Clarke Scholarship will receive a stipend of approx. £1773 per month. This stipend should be used to pay for accommodation and subsistence in London. Candidates are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation.

We will be able to start paying the stipend once you have arrived in the UK and have opened a UK bank account.

No, the scholarship only covers return flights to London, tuition fees and a stipend for the candidate.

No, you will not be able to accept any other UCL awards if you have been awarded the Clarke Scholarship.