Every year, UCLFAA funds three scholarships across UCL for Master’s students from the US. These scholarships are designed to assist the recipients with their tuition fees and/or living expenses, as determined by the department.

Key Information

• Award: Each scholarship is equivalent to $20,000, available as tuition fees and/or maintenance costs. 
• 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 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.

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 available to US domiciled students applying to the Neuroscience or Mental Health pathways of the MSc Dementia: Causes, Treatments and Research at UCL.

The award is worth a total of $20,000 to support tuition fees or maintenance costs for full-time study over a year. The UCLFAA MSc in Dementia Scholarship will be awarded based on academic merit and financial need, according to the information supplied within this scholarship application form and your university application. 

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