University College London is offering global excellence scholarships for outstanding graduate students joining UCL. Scholarships are open for international students. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, achievement and potential. The scholarships consist of £5,000 and are tenable for one year only. Students must have received an offer of a place from the department by the final deadline of 11 April 2014 to be considered.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided to learn any of the courses offered by the University College London.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing graduate degree level at University College London.
Scholarship Provider: University College London, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: Students enrolling on joint programmes (programmes run by UCL and another university) are not eligible. Candidates must have applied for admission to UCL for degree study at graduate level to be considered for an award. Each Academic Department must make their nominations for the awards by 28 March 2014 and so it is recommended that they apply for admission as early as possible.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Dem. Republic of the Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire), Jamaica, Japan, Johnston Island, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea North (Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea), Korea South (Republic of Korea), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos (Lao People’s Dem. Republic), Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, China, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Fed. States of ), Middle Africa, Moldova, Republic of, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine (Occupied Palestinian Territory), Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Saint Vincent & Grenadines., Samoa, Samoa (American Samoa), San Marino, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania (United Rep. of), Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (United States Virgin Islands), Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for these excellence scholarships.
Scholarship Description: UCL Global Excellence Scholarships aim to reward academic excellence among new UCL students. There are a total of eight scholarships per session for the academically most outstanding graduate students joining UCL. Students enrolling on joint programmes (programmes run by UCL and another university) are not eligible.
Number of award(s): There are a total of eight excellence scholarships per session for the academically most outstanding graduate students joining UCL. One graduate award is reserved for a student resident in each of the following regions: The UK, Europe (excluding the UK, but including Russia), Africa, Indian sub-continent and the Middle East, China, North- and Central South-East Asia, Australasia, North America and Central and South America including the Caribbean.
Duration of award(s): These excellence scholarships are offered for one year only.
What does it cover? Scholarships consist of £5,000 and are tenable for one year only. Scholarship funds may be applied to fees or paid out in three installments payable at the start of each term.
Selection Criteria: Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, achievement and potential. Financial circumstances of the candidates are not taken into account. The region category for which you will be considered will be determined from your answer to the question on the admission application form which asks for your country of ordinary residence.
Notification: A panel of UCL academics will select the recipients of the eight regional awards from nominations put forward by the Faculties, and will also identify reserve candidates. Selection results will be announced to Faculties and successful candidates in June.
How to Apply: Students do not need to apply for the scholarship. Candidates must have applied for admission to UCL for degree study at graduate level to be considered for an award. Each Academic Department must make their nominations for the awards by 28 March 2014 and so it is recommended that you apply for admission as early as possible.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Students must have received an offer of a place from the department by the final deadline of 11 April 2014 to be considered.
