The UCL Global Master's Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from lower income backgrounds to pursue full-time Master's degree studies at UCL. Key information Value: £15,000 (for one year)Available to: Prospective studentsSelection criteria: Financial needEligible fee status: OverseasEligible programmes: All postgraduate taughtDeadline: 5pm BST, Thursday 8 May 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 fee rate; come from a lower income background*; AND have submitted a complete admission application (including the submission of references) for a full-time Master's degree at UCL in 2025/26.  Please note: Distance-learning options are not eligible for this fund; students must be coming to the UK to attend UCL in person. *Guidance on how UCL defines household income can be found on our essential information page.  Value, benefits, and duration There are up to 85 (eighty-five) scholarships available in 2025/256 with five aimed specifically at students from India. The value of the bursary is £15,000. The scholarship is tenable for one year only unless the full-time programme is 2yrs in length.  In that case the scholarship will be paid 50% in each year. The UCL Global Masters Scholarship may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries depending on the total value of other funds received by the student. Scholarship recipients are obliged to inform the UCL Student Funding Office immediately of any other funding they are awarded towards their UCL Master’s degree studies, before or subsequent to the UCL Global Masters Scholarship being awarded. The scholarship will first be applied to the recipient’s tuition fees, with any remainder payable to the recipient in three equal instalments, throughout the academic year, towards maintenance. Selection The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need and upon the recommendation of the Student Funding Office. How to apply Please visit the International Master's Awards page for information on how to apply.  The deadline for applications to this scholarship will be at 5pm BST, Thursday 8 May 2025. Results Shortlisted candidates will be contacted mid June to provide evidence of financial need. When this has been assessed, successful candidates will be informed at the beginning of July.  Key information Essential information for all funding scheme applicantsMeet our Global Masters Scholarship recipients