UCL Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship 2026

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
• University College London Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University College London Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for University College London Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University College London Masters Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

University College London Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University College London Masters Scholarship

• Full overseas tuition fees, an annual allowance of £17,796 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 University College London Masters 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 list 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 01 October 2027
• have an offer of admission to a Bartlett Master’s course for study in 2026-27 which is either unconditional or conditional only on English language
• be in financial need as assessed by UCL²

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

• be a forced migrant
• be the first generation in the family to attend university at undergraduate level
• be the first generation in family to attend university at postgraduate level

In addition to these, for The Bartlett Promise Prescott scholarship candidates must:

• Have an offer of admission to study on the Infrastructure Investment and Finance MSc course starting in the 2026-27 academic year.

• Identify as a female.

   

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Republic of Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal Sierra Leone, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

• Assessed household income of less than £42,875

• Refugee, asylum seeker or those who have been granted a temporary form of leave as the result of an asylum or human rights application (e.g. limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian protection, UASC leave).

Interview date, Process and Venue for University College London Masters Scholarship

• University College London will consider your educational, personal and financial circumstances.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Please see the FAQs for details on how to apply. You must first secure a place on a Bartlett Master’s course. Once you have an offer of a place, you can apply to The Bartlett Promise for a scholarship.

For more information, kindly visit UCL scholarship webpage.