UCL Master's Bursary

What you get

You get about 11,600 EUR (£10,000) for one year of study towards a Master's degree at University College London (UCL). The money pays your tuition fees first. Any leftover amount is paid to you in three equal instalments across the year to help with living costs. If you study part-time or on a two-year full-time programme, the bursary is split evenly across the two years. For 2026/27 there are up to 200 bursaries. UCL offers this to help students from lower-income households afford a Master's.

Who can apply

• Study level: You have applied for a full-time or part-time standalone Master's degree at UCL starting in 2026/27, with a complete admission application including references.
• Field of study: Any taught Master's programme at UCL.
• Where you live: You normally live in the UK or Ireland and qualify for the Home fee rate. Ukrainian students with Home fee status under the Ukraine Scheme also qualify.
• Household income: Your yearly household income is 42,875 GBP (about 49,700 EUR) or less.
• When you started: You began your first (undergraduate) degree in 2012/13 or later.
• First time only: You have not received this Master's Bursary before.
• Which degrees do not count: The Master's part of an integrated undergraduate degree (such as MEng or MPharm) does not count. You must take all 180 credits fresh and not carry over credits from earlier study. Flexible study mode and 1+3 programmes (MRes plus MPhil/PhD) are excluded.

The award is decided purely on financial need. If you already hold a Master's or PhD, you can still be considered, but that earlier degree is weighed up in the assessment.

How to apply

First submit your full admission application to a UCL Master's for 2026/27. Then complete the separate bursary application through UCL's Master's Funding Awards portal. The deadline is 5pm BST on Thursday 25 June 2026. Results come out in late July or early August.

How realistic are your chances?

With up to 200 bursaries and a clear income cut-off, this is more open than a single high-profile award, but it is only for lower-income students already applying to UCL. If your household income is genuinely at or below the threshold and you can document it, you fit exactly the group this is meant for, so your prospects are solid. Selection turns on financial need rather than grades, so a clear, well-evidenced case matters most.