UCL The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship 2025

This scholarship is open to applicants who are nationals and residents of a Bartlett approved list of Sub-Saharan African countries who have admission to a Bartlett master’s course.

• Table of Content
• About University College London
• The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship
• Requirements for The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship

Full overseas tuition fees, an annual allowance of £16,008 to cover living and study expenses for the normal duration of the programme at UCL. In addition: a flight to/from the UK, UK Study Visa costs, English language assessment costs, health test costs and the NHS Immigration Health Supplement charge. All Promise scholars will also receive on-going academic and career support during their study.

Requirements for The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship Qualification

The Bartlett Promise aims to enable students from backgrounds which are underrepresented in The Bartlett, to pursue postgraduate studies at The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. For The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan African scholarship, candidates must:

• Be a national of one of The Bartlett’s approved list1 of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and resident in an eligible SSA country
• Must not hold a British or dual British citizenship
• Must not have received at any time in the past or be in receipt of any funding for a master’s or equivalent qualification, at any university which is outside The Bartlett’s approved list of SSA counties at the time of applying up to 1 October 2026
• Have an offer of admission to a Bartlett master’s course for study in 2025-26 which is either unconditional or conditional only on English language assessment by 28 March 2025
• Be in financial need as assessed by UCL2

In addition to these candidates should ideally also meet at least one of the additional criteria:

• Is a forced migrant3
• Is the first generation in the family to attend university at undergraduate level
• Is the first generation in family to attend university at postgraduate level

Interview date, Process and Venue for The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship

Selection criteria

They will consider your educational, personal and financial circumstances. You will need to demonstrate these in your application. Assessment of applications will be made in relation to the eligibility criteria.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UCL scholarship webpage