UCL Institute of Archaeology International Masters Student Award

The scholarship will enable one international fee paying student to undertake a year of study on one of the advertised MA or MSc degrees in Archaeology or Archaeological Sciences at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. It will provide support of up to £26,000 for the duration of their degree and funds can be used to support fees and/or maintenance costs at the recipient’s discretion.

The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence and promise and a demonstrated commitment to either world archaeology (in any region or period) or the application of scientific analysis to archaeological materials (dating archaeological materials, studies of artefact technology and provenancing, environmental approaches that provide information on past landscapes, climate, flora and fauna, as well as on diet and health, mathematical methods for data treatment (including computer-based methods), remote sensing and geophysical survey, digital mapping, and the practices of conservation sciences).

The following taught postgraduate degree programmes at the Institute of Archaeology are eligible:

• MA in Archaeology
• MA in Archaeology and Heritage of Asia
• MA in Archaeology of the Mediterranean, Egypt and Middle East
• MSc in Archaeological Science: Technology and Materials
• MSc in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Archaeology
• MSc in Environmental Archaeology
• MSc in Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology

We are one of the leading academic departments of archaeology in the UK and globally. We are the largest department in our field in the UK, with an international research community, and a very broad range of coverage. We offer a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of archaeology, and related areas of museum studies and heritage. With 60+ research-active staff pursuing high-quality research across five continents, we are at the international forefront of teaching in all aspects of archaeology and heritage studies.

Eligibility 

• Be an overseas fee paying student
• Hold an offer, or have submitted a complete admissions application (with both references), for one of the eligible MA or MSc programmes at the Institute of Archaeology for the 2026-27 academic year
• The scholarship can be awarded to a full-time student only
• The scholarship will be awarded based on evidence of academic promise (taking into account the applicant’s scholarship statement and CV along with references and transcripts submitted in the UCL admissions application form)

A separate scholarship application form should be submitted to Lisa Daniel no later than 2nd March. Any queries, please email Lisa Daniel, Graduate Admissions Administrator. The scholarship application form can be downloaded here.