UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need.

The UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from low income backgrounds to pursue full-time Undergraduate degree studies at UCL.

Candidates can be from any country outside the UK but must fulfill all of the following criteria:

be eligible to pay the overseas fee rate

come from a low income background

AND have submitted an admission application for a full-time Undergraduate degree at UCL

UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship

The UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from low income backgrounds to pursue full-time Undergraduate degree studies at UCL.

Key information

Value: 10 awards of full tuition fees and maintenance allowance, and 23 awards of full tuition fees

Available to: Prospective students

Selection criteria: Financial need

Eligible fee status: Overseas

Eligible programmes: All Undergraduate degrees

Deadline: 5pm BST, Monday 28 April 2025

Eligibility

Candidates can be from any country outside the UK but must fulfill all of the following criteria:

be eligible to pay the overseas tuition fee rate

come from a low income background

AND have submitted an admission application for a full-time Undergraduate degree at UCL in 2025/26.

For details on how UCL defines household income, please refer to our essential information page. While UCL generally considers "low income" as £42,875 or less, this is intended as a guide. We will still consider your scholarship application if your household income exceeds this amount.

Value, benefits, and duration

Scholarships Available for 2025/26

Up to 33 scholarships will be offered in 2025/26, including:

10 scholarships covering full tuition fees, a maintenance allowance and a fixed allowance for additional costs (e.g. Immigration Health Surcharge and visa fees). The exact amounts for the maintenance and fixed allowances will be confirmed at a later date.

23 scholarships covering full tuition fees only.

3 scholarships covering full tuition fees specifically for students from India.