Scholarships at University College London

The Division of Medicine is offering three bursaries worth £5,000 to study a range of master's degrees in 2025. You must hold an offer to study one of the participating courses before you can apply.

Eligibility

• All bursaries are open to UK and overseas students.

• All bursaries are awarded by a combination of academic merit and financial need.

• They are not available for postgraduate diplomas, postgraduate certificates or short courses.

• You must hold an offer to study one of the participating degrees to apply for a bursary.

Biomedical Sciences Programme Bursary

One bursary of £5,000 for students on the following programmes:

• MSc Advanced Biomedical Imaging

• MSc / MRes Clinical Drug Development

• MSc / MRes Drug Design

• MSc Genetics and Multiomics in Medicine

• MSc / MRes Human Tissue Repair

• MSc Precision Medicine 

• MSc Respiratory Clinical Science

Nutrition Programmes Bursary

One bursary of £5,000 for students on the following programmes:

• MSc Clinical & Public Health Nutrition

• MSc Eating Disorders & Clinical Nutrition

• MSc Obesity & Clinical Nutrition

Lead Departmental Student Representative Bursary

One bursary of £5,000 for students on the following programmes:

• MSc Advanced Biomedical Imaging

• MSc / MRes Clinical Drug Development

• MSc Clinical & Public Health Nutrition

• MSc / MRes Drug Design

• MSc Eating Disorders & Clinical Nutrition

• MSc Genetics and Multiomics in Medicine

• MSc / MRes Human Tissue Repair

• MSc Obesity & Clinical Nutrition

• MSc Precision Medicine 

• MSc Respiratory Clinical Science

Preventing and redressing the impact of inequalities is a core philosophy of the UCL Master of Public Health (MPH). To reflect this, we are offering two scholarships annually which will support applicants who have demonstrated financial need, who have lived experience of inequality, and who show great promise for population health impact. The IMPACT scholarship up to the value of £20,500 will contribute towards the recipient’s full-time fees to study on the MPH programme. People wishing to study part-time or modular flexible are also welcome to apply and the scholarship up to the value of £20,500 will contribute towards the recipient’s fees and will be applied pro rata. 

Key information

• Value: £20,500

• Available to: Prospective students to UCL online Master of Public Health, who have experienced inequality

• Selection criteria: Online application with personal statement

• Eligible fee status: Home and overseas

• Eligible programme: UCL online Master of Public Health (MPH)

• Deadline: 30 June 2025, 11.59pm BST

Eligibility

Candidates must fulfil all of the following criteria:

• Has lived experience of inequality. This may include, but is not limited to, experience of inequality due to income, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, carer responsibilities, adverse childhood experiences, social exclusion, or disability.

• Meets the admissions criteria for UCL online Master of Public Health (MPH).

• AND have submitted an admissions application for the MPH programme at UCL, starting in 2025/26.

Value, benefits, and duration

• There are up to two bursaries available in 2025/26.

• The value of the bursary is £20,500. 

• The bursary is tenable for students who wish to study full time, part time of via modular-flexible.

• The bursary will first be applied to the recipient’s tuition fees.

We offer a scholarship to the student with strongest academic performance on each UPC pathway.

Key information

• Value: Two awards of £5,000 (per year) towards undergraduate tuition fees.

• Available to: UPC students progressing onto a UCL undergraduate degree.

• Selection criteria: Academic performance throughout the UPC.

• Eligible programmes: All undergraduate degrees.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you will be:

• enrolled on UCL's Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates for Humanities (UPCH) or Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates for Science & Engineering (UPCSE) programme.

• admitted for undergraduate studies at UCL.

Value: benefits and duration

The scholarships include £5,000 for each year of the undergraduate programme. This money is applied to the tuition fee.

The annual renewal of the scholarship requires adequate progress. You’ll need to receive an upper second-class honours (2:1) or above throughout your course.