Every year, UCLFAA funds four scholarships across UCL for Master’s students from the US. From the 2025/26 academic year, this includes a fully funded Environment and Sustainable Development MSc Scholarship. These scholarships are designed to assist recipients with their tuition fees and/or living expenses, as determined by the department.

Key Information

• Award: Three scholarships of $20,000 each (available as tuition fees and/or maintenance costs) and one fully funded Environment and Sustainable Development MSc Scholarship, valued at $71,000.
• Duration: 1 year, full-time (starting September annually).
• Applications open: January annually.
• Deadline to apply: Each department establishes its individual deadline, typically falling in June, sometimes as early as February. Shortlisted applications will be shared with UCLFAA, but the award of the scholarship remains at the Department’s discretion.

UCLFAA Environment and Sustainable Development MSc Scholarship

Applicants who have applied for the Environment and Sustainable Development MSc at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit and are ordinarily domiciled in the United States of America may be eligible to apply for this scholarship. This MSc equips students with the skills and knowledge to address global socio-environmental challenges, bridging theory and practice in the context of climate change and sustainability.

Applications will be considered on the basis of academic and/or professional excellence, interest in key concerns covered by the ESD programme (such as environmental and climate justice, participatory democracy, feminist perspectives, and inclusive sustainable development), and financial need.

The value of the scholarship is up to $71,000, and will be paid to cover tuition fees and maintenance costs for full-time study over one year.

For enquiries about this scholarship, please email dpu@ucl.ac.uk

UCLFAA IIPP MPA Scholarship

The UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) leads the world in rethinking the role of the public sector in co-creating value and driving change. IIPP’s work is informed by our research pillars, focusing on rethinking public value, shaping innovation, transforming institutions, and redirecting finance.

IIPP’s one-year MPA programme teaches the competencies and critical skills needed for purpose-driven organisations in the public, private and civic sectors. As part of the programme, you will be equipped to help reshape organisations to be mission-led, experimental, and driven by public purpose; and understand the explorative and risk-taking processes that structural change, innovation, and socio-economic transformation require.

The award is worth a total of $20,000 to support tuition fees or maintenance costs for full-time study over a year.

For enquiries about this scholarship, please email iipp.studentenquiries@ucl.ac.uk

UCLFAA MSc Machine Learning

Applicants who have applied for MSc Computational Statistics and Machine Learning, MSc Data Science and Machine Learning, or MSc Machine Learning, and are ordinarily domiciled in the United States of America may be eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Applications will be considered on the basis of excellent academic achievement and financial need.

The value of the scholarship is up to the equivalent of $20,000, and will be paid as monthly instalments to the bank account of the successful candidate.

For enquiries about this scholarship, please email csc.mscscholarship@ucl.ac.uk.

UCLFAA MSc in Dementia Scholarship

The UCLFAA MSc in Dementia Scholarship is available to US-domiciled students applying to the Dementia: from Neuroscience to Clinical Practice MSc, at the Institue of Neurology at UCL.

The $20,000 award will support tuition or maintenance costs for one student studying full-time over a year. UCL assesses the scholarship based on academic merit and financial need, considering information from the scholarship application form and the student’s university application.

For enquiries about this scholarship, please email Chris Routh (c.routh@ucl.ac.uk).