UCL Institute of Ophthalmology International Excellence Scholarships

The International Excellence Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship programme aimed at talented international students who want to tackle pressing global health challenges.

Scholarship details

This scholarship is for exceptionally talented international students to pursue one of the following MSc programmes at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology:

Number of scholarships

Total: 2 (each worth GBP £5,000)

Scholarship inclusions

The scholarship will be paid in the form of a tuition fee discount. Final decisions on the eligibility of applicants and allocation of scholarships will be made by the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. This award can only be applied to the full-time programmes at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology listed above. This scholarship cannot be combined with any other fee reduction or University bursary.

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for the scholarship, you must:

Be self-funded
Be eligible to pay international student fees
Be provisionally admitted to one of the above four full-time MSc programmes at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Meet all the conditions of the offer

How to apply

To be considered for this scholarship, an applicant must submit the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Excellence Scholarship Motivation Letter by 30 June 2024. Only successful candidates will be contacted via email.

Selection procedure

Applicants should write a motivation letter (use no more than 250 words to tell us your motivation for applying to the scholarship).
Applicants should email this motivation letter by 30 June 2024 to ioo.admissions@ucl.ac.uk
Selection is on the basis of a motivation letter and the relevance of the selected Master’s programme to a student’s future career
Successful candidates will be informed of the results by email.

Download Motivation Form to Apply