University College London invites applications for Overseas Research Scholarships to attract high-quality international students to undertake research in 2020.
Approximately 35 UCL-ORS awards are available annually.
Worth of Award
- The scholarships consist of fee funding to cover the difference between Overseas and UK/EU tuition fees.
- UCL-ORS recipients who do not have any other fee funding will receive additional UCL funding to cover the UK/EU tuition fees for the duration of the ORS award.
- The award does not cover the Additional Fee Element (AFE) of your programme (if applicable), unless you are also awarded a UCL GRS award.
- Awards are tenable for years 1, 2, and 3 of a full-time MPhil/PhD/EngD degree programme (or years 1 to 5 of a part-time programme), subject to annual review and renewal.
- Where students are undertaking an integrated four-year doctoral programme the award will be extended to their final year of study.
- If granted, funding begins at the start of the next academic session.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- in receipt of an offer of admission to, or currently registered at, UCL on a full- or part-time research degree programme and;
- – holding or expecting to achieve at least an upper second-class Honours UK undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification.
- liable to pay tuition fees at the overseas rate (Overseas fees status).
- Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and research potential. Financial circumstances are not taken into account.
How to Apply
In order to apply for a GRS, you must complete the following steps:
Step 1 – Apply for admission to UCL
- The following instructions apply to prospective students – current students already enrolled on their research degrees can proceed directly to Step 2.
- You must submit a complete application for admission onto a research degree programme by the specified deadline.
- You do not need to have secured an offer of a place at UCL in order to apply for the scholarship, but you must have submitted your admission application.
Step 2 – Submit your scholarship application documents to your department
The mandatory documents are as follows:
- Research Scholarship cover sheet (download the Research Scholarship cover sheet) *Using Firefox or Internet Explorer is recommended
- CV – Please make sure your CV is up to date and lists all publications, past/current prizes, awards and scholarships.
- A lay summary of your research proposal, on a Word or PDF document (max. 200 words). The proposal should be written by you, not your supervisor or any other member of academic department staff.
- Academic transcripts – Please ensure that each academic transcript submitted includes clarification on the grading scale/range of grades possible for that degree.
- 2 References – Reference number 1 should relate to your most recently completed university programme/degree (or the one you intend to complete, if applicable) and can be the same referee who submitted a reference as part of your admission application. Please use this Reference Form for reference number 1
- Reference number 2 should relate to your current or intended research programme/project, for which you are seeking funding. This reference MUST be provided by your research supervisor at UCL. If you are a prospective student and your supervisor has not yet been allocated, please contact your department to confirm who your UCL supervisor will be. Please use this Reference Form for reference number 2.
Deadline: You must apply for admission and submit the additional information to your department no later than Friday, January 10, 2020. Please be aware that some academic departments set their own deadlines which may be earlier than this date, so make sure you check with them directly.