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Scholarships & Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.
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Undergraduate Students

Find out what options are available to help pay for fees and living costs while you study for your undergraduate degree.

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Postgraduate taught students

Funding for Master's study can be limited, so most students piece together different funding sources to cover their costs. Find out about the available options.

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Postgraduate research students

There are loans and financial awards available to help pay for fees and living costs while your studying for your research degree.

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Aziz Foundation Scholarships

We are delighted to partner with the Aziz Foundation to provide scholarships for British Muslim students pursuing a Master’s degree at UCL Social & Historical Sciences.

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Scholarships Finder

Use the search function to see which UCL scholarships you might be eligible to apply for.

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Meet our Scholarship Students

Meet our UCL Social & Historical Sciences scholarship students. Find out about their journeys to UCL and their experiences applying to scholarships.

Current UCL students

  • Cost of Living Hub: Advice and support for students affected by the rising cost of living. 

Prospective PhD Students

  • Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships: The Wolfson Foundation offers postgraduate research awards to students pursuing research in history, literature, and languages. The funding available covers a stipend, fees and a research allowance. Scholarships are awared based on academic merit. For the 2024/25 academic year, there will be 3 awards offered for the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences).
  • UKRI Funding: As the host institution for ESRC, AHRC and NERC Doctoral Training Partnerships, UCL has opportunities for funded PhD places across departments within the Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences. Use the links below to find out what is available to prospective UCL students.

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Use the links below to find out what's available currently for students to apply for.

External Funding

You can also check with the following funding partners and organisations to see if any funding is available for your research:

Staff funding

View opportunities on the Joint Faculty Intranet pages. Login is required to access this site.