Scholarships
UCL GBSH are pleased to offer scholarship funding for our most talented applicants. Find out which scholarship and funding opportunities you are eligible for.
The Global Business School for Health and UCL are committed to providing our talented students the ability to access targeted scholarship funds to ensure they can meet their potential. Our scholarships place a particular focus on supporting diversity in the healthcare leadership space having regional specific scholarships and those that support women and individuals from low and middle-income countries.
Self-funded candidates are considered for all scholarship schemes where they meet the eligibility criteria, entry requirements and application deadlines.
Undergraduate (GBSH-specific)
Undergraduate International Excellence Scholarship - £5,000
Undergraduate Health Impact Scholarship - £10,000
Undergraduate UK Excellence Scholarship - £5,000
Postgraduate (GBSH-specific)
MSc: Global Healthcare Leaders Scholarship - Up to £5,000
MSc and MBA Health: Women Healthcare Leaders Scholarship - Up to £5,000
MBA Health: Excellence Scholarships - £30,000
MBA Health: Bupa Scholarship - £65,280
MBA Health and EMBA Health: Modality Scholarship - Up to £30,000
EMBA Health: Excellence Scholarships - £15,000
EMBA Health: Future Impact Leaders Scholarship - Up to £15,000
Postgraduate (UCL-wide)
UCL East London Scholarship - Tuition fees and £15,700 maintenance
UCL India Excellence Scholarship - £5,000
UCL Global Masters Scholarship - £15,000
UCL Master's Bursary - £10,000
Undergraduate: International Excellence Scholarship
Applications closed for September 2025 entry
Value: £5,000 for one year only
Available to: Prospective students
Selection criteria: Based on academic merit
Eligibility: Overseas
Academic year: 2025/26
Level: Undergraduate degree
Deadline: 5pm BST, 4 June 2025
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be an offer holder of the BSc/MSci Business and Health for 2025 entry and have made a firm acceptance of their place.
- You will need to be an overseas student paying overseas fees.
- Applicants will need to demonstrate excellence in their studies - for example three A* grades in their A levels (or international equivalent). They should also be able to demonstrate extracurricular activities that show strong engagement as a student, both within their previous school and community.
- You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the GBSH admissions team that articulates your desire to follow a career with the field of healthcare.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
Please include your UCAS applicant number in the email.
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
Undergraduate: Health Impact Scholarship
Applications closed for September 2025 entry
Value: £10,000 for one year only
Available to: Prospective students
Selection criteria: Based on both academic merit and financial need
Eligibility: Overseas
Academic year: 2025/26
Level: Undergraduate degree
Deadline: 5pm BST, 4 June 2025
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be an offer holder of the BSc/MSci Business and Health for 2025 entry and have made a firm acceptance of their place.
- A strong overall application with excellence in all of the criteria.
- You will need to be an overseas student paying overseas fees.
- Applicants must be nationals of countries who receive official development assistance from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Rep.; Chad; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo, Dem. Rep.; Congo, Rep.; Costa Rica; Côte d’Ivoire; Cuba; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea, Dem. People's Rep.; Kosovo; Kyrgyz Rep.; Laos; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; North Macedonia; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Rwanda; Saint Helena; Samoa; São Tomé and Príncipe; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and Grenadines; Sudan; Suriname; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Wallis and Futuna; West Bank and Gaza Strip; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
- You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the GBSH admissions team that articulates your desire to follow a career with the field of healthcare.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
Please include your UCAS applicant number in the email.
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be an offer holder of the BSc/MSci Business and Health for 2025 entry and have made a firm acceptance of their place.
- You must be a resident of the UK
- Applicants will need to demonstrate excellence in their studies - for example three A* grades in their A levels. They should also be able to demonstrate extracurricular activities that show strong engagement as a student, both within their previous school and community.
- You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the GBSH admissions team that articulates your leadership potential in healthcare.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
Please include your UCAS applicant number in the email.
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
The Global Healthcare Leaders Scholarship is for students who have applied to our MSc programmes who show exceptional leadership potential in their fields, and who want to make a difference in healthcare.
Eligibility requirements
- Applicable to students studying one of our MSc programmes - MSc Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management, MSc Global Healthcare Management with routes or MSc Digital Health and Entrepreneurship
- A strong overall application with excellence in all of the criteria
- You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the GBSH admissions team that articulates how you will make a difference in healthcare.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
The GBSH Women Healthcare Leaders Scholarships are for female students who demonstrate leadership potential. We want to prepare you to move into a senior management or C-suite role given that the glass ceiling is still very much in place in health and healthcare professions. Research confirms that women are the primary consumers of healthcare as well as the workforce, but they remain underrepresented in leadership roles.
The recipients of these scholarships will also be provided with leadership coaching and high-impact leadership training as part of their scholarship.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be female, and have applied for either the MBA Health or one of the GBSH MSc programmes (MSc Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management, MSc Global Healthcare Management with routes or MSc Digital Health and Entrepreneurship) for 2025-26 entry to be considered for this funding.
- A strong overall application with excellence in all of the criteria.
- You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the GBSH admissions team that articulates your leadership potential in healthcare.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
The GBSH Excellence Scholarships are for exceptional students who want to pursue an MBA Health. We are looking for applicants who plan to take the knowledge gained from the MBA and make a real difference in the field of healthcare management on completion of the programme.
Eligibility requirements
- You must have been accepted on to the MBA Health programme for 2025-26.
- A strong overall application for the MBA Health with excellence in all of the criteria.
- You will need to submit a 500 word essay to the MBA admissions team that articulates how you plan to make a difference in health management upon completion of your degree
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
The UCL Bupa Scholarship is awarded to one exceptional student who wants to pursue an MBA Health. We are looking for applicants who plan to take the knowledge gained from the MBA and make a real difference in the field of healthcare management on completion of the programme.
Eligibility requirements
- You must have been accepted on to the MBA Health programme for 2025-26
- You must be a resident of the UK
- You must come from a household in financial need (you will need to complete a financial information supporting form found below)
- You must submit a 500 word essay to the MBA admissions team that articulates how you plan to make a difference in health management upon completion of your degree
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship:
- Complete the Financial Need Assessment Form (The scholarship team will be notified when this form has been submitted).
- Email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk:
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful after all applications have been reviewed.
MBA Health and EMBA Health: Modality Scholarship
Applications closed for September 2025 entry
Value: Up to £30,000
Available to: Prospective students (exclusively for GMC (General Medical Council) registered GPs or GPs in training)
Selection criteria: Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, Overseas
Academic year: 2025/26
Level: MBA and Executive MBA
Deadline: 29 June 2025
This scholarship is for one exceptional student undertaking the MBA Health or Executive MBA Health programme. For this scholarship, applicants must plan to take the knowledge gained from the MBA and make a real difference in the field of healthcare management on completion of the programme.
Eligibility requirements
- You must have been accepted on to the UCL MBA Health or UCL EMBA Health programme for 2025-26.
- You must be a GMC registered medical practitioner and, at the time the award is made and for as long as the award is held, you must either:
a) have completed vocational training as a General Practitioner, obtained the MRCGP (Member of the Royal College of GPs) or equivalent and are eligible for the NHS GP Performers List; or
b) are in the process of completing a recognised, UK GP training scheme; or,
c) are in the process of completing the GP International Induction Programme, following a successful application to the Portfolio Pathway (formerly the Certificate of Eligibility for GP Registration). - You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the MBA / EMBA admissions team that articulates how you plan to make a difference in health management upon completion of your degree.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
The GBSH Excellence Scholarships are for exceptional students who want to pursue an EMBA Health. We are looking for applicants who plan to take the knowledge gained from the EMBA and make a real difference in the field of healthcare management on completion of the programme.
Eligibility requirements
- You must have been accepted on to the EMBA Health programme for 2025-26.
- A strong overall application for the EMBA Health with excellence in all of the criteria.
- You will need to submit a 500 word essay to the MBA admissions team that articulates how you plan to make a difference in health management upon completion of your degree
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.
This scholarship is for exceptional students undertaking the Executive MBA Health programme. For this scholarship, applicants must plan to take the knowledge gained from the EMBA and make a real difference in the field of healthcare management on completion of the programme.
Eligibility requirements
- You must have been accepted on to the EMBA Health programme for 2025-26.
- A strong overall application for the EMBA Health with excellence in all of the criteria.
- You will need to submit a 500-word essay to the EMBA admissions team that articulates how you plan to make a difference in health management upon completion of your degree.
How to apply
To apply for the scholarship, email the following documents to gbshscholarships@ucl.ac.uk
- CV
- 500 word essay
You will be notified if your application is successful by the GBSH admission teams and the awarded funds will be applied as a tuition discount at time of enrolment.