African Graduate Scholarship

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Description

The scholarships exist to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who would not be able to study at UCL without financial assistance.  The Scholarship is a one-off award for the academic year September-September to study at the UCL Institute for Global Health on the MSc in Global Health and Development programme.
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
- The candidate must be an African national and a permanent resident of an African nation at the time of application. The candidate must have made an application and been accepted with an unconditional offer to UCL to study the MSc in Global Health and Development full time.
- The scheme offers a substantial scholarship towards UCL tuition fees, accommodation and some living costs. The candidate must also be able to provide evidence that he/she has secured other sources of funding for travelling to and from the UK.

Key information

• Value: £10,000 (one year only)
• Available to: Prospective students
  
• Selection criteria: Academic excellence and financial need
  
• Eligible fee status: Overseas (Residents of Egypt, France, India and Kenya)
  
• Eligible programmes: Postgraduate taught

Eligibility

Candidates must be passport holders and residents of Egypt, France, India and Kenya (Science and Technology).

Candidates from Egypt, France and India must have made an application to study any full-time Master's degree in any faculty at UCL in 2025/26 in order to apply for the scholarship.

Candidates from Kenya can apply for the GREAT Science and Technology Scholarship. You must have made an application to study a Masters degree in one of the following faculties only: Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences, Maths and Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences.

Please note you must hold an offer of a place on your chosen Masters at UCL by the scholarship closing date of Thursday 8th May 2025.

Distance learning and mod flex courses are not eligible. 

Value, benefits, and duration

• There are 4 scholarships available in 2025/26. 1 for Egypt, 1 for France, 1 for India and 1 for Kenya (Science and Technology)
  
• The value of the scholarship is £10,000
  
• The scholarship will be applied to the recipient’s tuition fees
  
• Award recipients are obliged to inform the UCL Student Funding Office immediately of any other funding they are awarded towards their
• UCL Master’s degree studies, before or subsequent to the UCL – GREAT scholarship. The GREAT Scholarship must be used to pay your tuition fees.

Selection

The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need

How to apply

Please visit the International Master's Awards page for information on how to apply to this scholarship. 

Website URL

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/great-scholarship