UAL International Postgraduate £5,000 Scholarships

This scholarship provides a £5,000 tuition fee waiver for a full-time or part-time taught master’s course at one of UAL’s 6 Colleges. Up to 165 UAL International Postgraduate £5,000 Scholarships are available. Applications open in late April.

Eligibility

Criteria 1: You must hold an offer to study a full-time or part-time taught master’s course at one of UAL’s 6 Colleges starting in 2021/22.

• Your course must offer either a Grad Dip, M ARCH, MA, MBA, MFA, MRes or MSc qualification.
• You are not eligible to apply if you already hold a UK postgraduate taught qualification (or one at an equivalent level) from studies undertaken in the UK or abroad.

Criteria 2: You need to qualify for the Overseas category of tuition fee status. Read more about Postgraduate Tuition Fees.

Criteria 3: You have achieved, or are predicted to achieve, an upper second-class honours degree or above at undergraduate level. Recognised equivalent qualifications are also accepted. Please refer to NARIC to check your degree.

• You will need to provide your transcripts as proof of your qualification.
• If you have not yet received your results, you will need to provide evidence of your predicted grade as part of your application. When you receive your results, you will need to provide further evidence that you have achieved your predicted grade to be granted the award.

Criteria 4: You must provide a personal statement as part of your scholarship application which responds to the following questions (maximum 350 words per question):

• Describe your background and your academic experience.
• Describe how receiving a postgraduate scholarship would make a difference to you.
• Tell us how you intend to use the qualification you will be gaining to support your future plans.
• Confirm any other sources of funding you have, or have applied for, to meet the cost of your studies in the UK.

Criteria 5: You are able to support your application with a satisfactory personal reference from an academic or professional referee. Your reference must be provided in English.

Apply

Once you've received an offer to study at UAL, the ‘my funding’ page on your applicant portal will be updated to include application forms for scholarships you may be eligible for.

If you submit a scholarship application, we will email you after the deadline has passed to let you know if you have been successful.

Application deadlines

• For courses starting in September/October 2021: Friday 18 June 2021
• For courses starting in January 2022: Friday 15 October 2021

Receiving payment

Scholarships are awarded by a UAL selection panel, who make their decision based on the evidence provided in your application.

For postgraduate degrees taught over multiple years, the £5,000 award may be divided and applied equally throughout the course.

If you have successful applications for more than one UAL award or scholarship, you must choose which of them you would like to receive, as you are only able to hold one at a time.

UAL International Postgraduate £40,000 Scholarship and accommodation award

This scholarship covers the cost of tuition fees, accommodation at one of UAL’s halls of residence and may also contribute towards living costs. Up to 4 UAL International Postgraduate £40,000 Scholarships are available. Applications open in late April.

Eligibility

Criteria 1: You must hold an offer to study a full-time taught master’s course at one of UAL’s 6 Colleges starting in 2021/22.

• Your course must offer either a Grad Dip, M ARCH, MA, MFA, MRes or MSc qualification.
• You are not eligible to apply if you already hold a UK postgraduate taught qualification (or one at an equivalent level) from studies undertaken in the UK or abroad.

Criteria 2: You must be ordinarily resident in one of the low-income economy countries detailed in our list of qualifying countries (see below).

• Evidence such as a copy of your immigration documents, ID card or formal proof of your address must be included as part of your application.

Or

You are an asylum seeker in the UK at the point at which you make your scholarship application.

Criteria 3: Your annual household income must be £50,000 or less (or the equivalent exchange value in a qualifying country’s currency) at the point of application. For an up-to-date currency conversion, visit Oanda Trade Currency Exchange.

Criteria 4: You must provide a personal statement as part of your scholarship application which responds to the following questions (maximum 350 words per question):

• Describe how receiving a postgraduate scholarship would make a difference to you.
• Tell us how you intend to use the qualification you will be gaining to support your future plans.
• Describe how you would address challenges in your home country.
• Tell us how you would uphold the values of social justice and environmental stewardship.