Ruth Glass Scholarships

Applications for the Ruth Glass Scholarship are now open for UK home students applying to study Urban Lab's Global Urbanism MASc.

Ruth Glass Scholarship for Global Urbanism MASc

This scholarship is for UK home students applying to the Global Urbanism MASc at UCL East. It covers:

• One year of tuition fees (full-time study)
• 52-week living stipend

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Applications for the current cycle of the Ruth Glass Scholarship are now open.

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About the Global Urbanism MASc

The Global Urbanism MASc is designed for those passionate about cities and urban life. This programme gives urbanists a way to engage with 21st-century cities and their urban challenges.

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The programme addresses key urban challenges, including:

• Public health,
• Climate emergency,
• Access to housing,
• Social inequalities,
• Economic demands,
• Quality of life differences

As part of the programme, students will take part in a two-week immersive residential module in Johannesburg. This module is offered in partnership with the University of the Witwatersrand.

Eligibility criteria

To apply for the Ruth Glass Scholarship, you must:

• Not have already completed a postgraduate degree.
• Have applied to the Global Urbanism MASc programme by 1 June 2025.
• Qualify for UK home fee status. (Guidance on eligibility for home fee status)
• Submit your scholarship application by 23:59 BST on 1 June 2025.

“The Ruth Glass scholarship has given me the opportunity to meet with academics and practitioners at the forefront of housing justice. This experience has been invaluable. It has given me the time to begin to develop a critical lens through which to imagine more equal cities in a dynamic and supportive learning environment.

- Lily Flashman, Ruth Glass Scholarship recipient 2023/24.

About Ruth Glass

The scholarship honours sociologist Ruth Glass. She advanced urban studies in the UK. At UCL, she founded the Centre for Urban Studies in 1958. Her work, London: Aspects of Change (1964), critically examined the city's transformation. Glass addressed issues such as:

• High-density housing
• Immigration and racial discrimination
• Metropolitan governance
• Transport access
• Gentrification (a term Glass coined)

These themes remain central to UCL Urban Lab’s research and teaching since its founding in 2005.

Discover more about Ruth Glass, her life, and her influence.