The University College London in the UK offers the UCL Humanitarian Scholarship annually to international applicants from any country outside the UK.
The 2025 UCL Humanitarian Scholarship covers tuition fees and a maintenance payment to cover accommodation and living costs (approximately £20,000) for the normal course duration.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: United Kingdom (UK)
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | £20,000 Living Stipends | Accommodation | Travel Costs
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: May 8, 2025
Scholarship Details
UCL Humanitarian Scholarships enable students who suffer serious risk and/or are displaced due to armed conflict to pursue full-time Masters degree studies at UCL.
Applications for this scholarship are open to international applicants who can be from any country outside the UK.
The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need and upon the recommendation of the UCL Humanitarian Scholarship panel.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be international students
- Be at serious risk as a direct result of armed conflict
- Ne displaced inside or have been forced to leave their home country within the last three years because of armed conflict and have sought international protection outside of the UK
- Ne eligible to pay the Overseas fee rate.
- Come from a lower income background
- Not be holding a qualification at the level of course, or higher, to which they are applying
- Hold an offer of a place on their chosen full-time Master’s at UCL by the scholarship panel meeting start of June 2025. (Please note distance learning and part-time Master’s are not eligible for this award).
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- Full tuition fees
- A maintenance payment to cover accommodation and living costs (approx. £20,000) for the normal course duration.
- There is also an allowance to cover the Immigration Health Surcharge, visa fees and one return flight.
How to Apply
To apply for this scholarship::
- Visit the scholarship application page.
- Visit the International Master’s Awards page for information on how to apply for the scholarship.
- Note: Applicants need to have submitted an admission application to UCL (including the submission of references) before you can apply for the scholarship.
- The deadline for applications to this scholarship will be at 5pm BST, Thursday 8 May 2025.
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