The Bartlett Promise Scholarship

What the Bartlett Promise Scholarship gives you

You get a full scholarship to study at UCL's Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment in London. All your tuition fees are paid, plus a yearly cash allowance for living and study costs, for the standard length of your course. You also get mentoring (regular one-to-one guidance from an experienced adviser), personal support and careers advice throughout your studies. There are four separate tracks, and the yearly allowance depends on which one you take:

• Undergraduate (UK): about EUR 18,300 per year (GBP 15,864). Up to 10 awards.
• Master's (UK): about EUR 19,700 per year (GBP 17,096). Up to 10 awards, plus up to 3 extra Aziz Foundation awards.
• Sub-Saharan Africa Master's: about EUR 20,500 per year (GBP 17,796). It also covers your return flight, UK student visa, English and health tests, and the NHS health surcharge. Up to 3 awards.
• PhD (UK): about EUR 26,300 per year (GBP 22,780), plus about EUR 1,150 (GBP 1,000) a year for research costs, for up to 4 years full time. Up to 3 awards.

UCL runs the scheme to bring students from a wider range of backgrounds into architecture, planning and the other building professions.

Who can apply

All four tracks are for courses at the Bartlett Faculty: architecture, urban planning, construction project management, sustainable built environment and related subjects. Beyond that, the requirements differ by track.

For the three UK tracks (undergraduate, master's, PhD):

• Where you live: You are based in the UK with "home fee" status, or you are a refugee or asylum seeker with the right to stay for your whole course.
• Offer: You hold an offer of a place on the relevant Bartlett course.
• No repeat degree: You have not already finished a degree at that level. No previous bachelor's for the undergraduate track, no previous master's or PhD for the master's, no previous PhD for the PhD track.
• At least one disadvantage factor: You meet one or more of these: financial need (household income under GBP 42,875 for the undergraduate track), a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community, a disability, being a care leaver, having care responsibilities, or being the first in your family to go to university.
• Aziz Foundation extra awards (master's only): You identify as a British Muslim and/or work to support British Muslim communities.

For the Sub-Saharan Africa Master's:

• Nationality and home: You are a national and resident of one of the eligible Sub-Saharan African countries, and you do not hold British or dual British citizenship.
• Financial need: You must be in financial need. This is required, not optional.
• No repeat funding: You have not held master's funding outside the eligible country list before.

How to apply

First secure an offer of a place on your Bartlett course. Then submit the online scholarship form for your track by its deadline. If you are shortlisted, you have a one-to-one interview by Zoom or phone with the Windsor Fellowship before a panel decides. All tracks for 2026/27 are currently closed. The next rounds open from October 2026, and the undergraduate cycle for 2027/28 runs from 4 June to 2 July 2027.

How realistic are your chances?

Each track offers only a handful of places (three to ten), so competition is real. But the eligibility is narrow: you must study a Bartlett subject, fit a specific background group, and already hold an offer. That keeps the applicant pool much smaller than for an open scholarship. If you clearly fit the requirements for your track and can evidence your circumstances, your prospects are solid. Getting your course offer early is essential, since you cannot apply without one.