UCL Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarships in UK

  •  PhD
  •  16-May-2025
  •   United Kingdom
  • $$  Full tuition fees plus an annual allowance of £21,237

The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship is now open for applications for the 2025/26 academic year. This scholarship supports UK-domiciled students and forced migrants from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a PhD at The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. It covers full tuition fees and provides an annual allowance of £21,237, along with academic and career support.

To be eligible for PhD Scholarship, applicants must be UK-domiciled with home fee status or a forced migrant, and must hold an offer to study a PhD programme at The Bartlett, UCL for the 2025/26 academic year. Additionally, candidates must not have previously completed a PhD. They must also meet at least one of several widening participation criteria, such as being from a low-income background, a BAME background, having a disability, being a care leaver, or being the first in their family to attend university.

University College London (UCL) is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary universities, renowned for its academic excellence, innovative research, and global impact. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of all religions and the first to admit women on equal terms with men. Today, it offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines and is consistently ranked among the top universities globally.

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UCL Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarships in UK Founded in 1826, University College London is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of London (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, University College London (UCL) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University College London (UCL) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 193 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Eligible Countries: United Kingdom

  • Acceptable Course or Subjects: The scholarship will be awarded in any MPhil/PhD programme offered by The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL

  • Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:

    • Be UK domiciled with home fee status or a forced migrant (refugee, asylum seeker, or temporary leave status due to asylum/human rights application)

    • Have an offer of admission to a Bartlett PhD programme for the 2025/26 academic year

    • Must not have completed a PhD at UCL or any other institution

    • Additionally, applicants must meet at least one of the following:

      • Be in financial need (household income under £42,875)

      • Be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background

      • Be from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community

      • Have a disability

      • Be a care leaver

      • Have care responsibilities

      • Be first generation in family to attend university at undergraduate or postgraduate level

Offered Benefits

  • Full tuition fees for the duration of the MPhil/PhD programme

  • Annual living and study expenses allowance of £21,237

  • Ongoing academic and career development support throughout the programme

Application Process

  1. Choose a Bartlett MPhil/PhD programme: Select a programme of interest from one of The Bartlett’s nine schools.

  2. Check entry criteria: Review the programme’s specific requirements and gather all necessary documents.

  3. Apply for admission: Submit your application for your chosen PhD programme via UCL’s application portal.

  4. Secure an offer: Wait for your offer letter from The Bartlett.

  5. Apply for the scholarship: Once you receive your offer, apply online for The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship between 1 February 2025 and 16 May 2025, 23:45 BST.

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