Online applications are invited for the UCL India Excellence Scholarship. Check the details and apply here!

About

The UCL India Excellence Scholarship aims to enable and encourage Indian students with an outstanding academic record to pursue full-time Master’s degree studies at University College London(UCL).

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UCL India Excellence Scholarship

Key information

  • Value: £5,000 (for one year)
  • Available to: Prospective postgraduate taught students
  • Selection criteria: Bachelor’s degree GPA and NIRF ranking of current/previous institution of study
  • Eligible fee status: Overseas
  • Eligible programs: All postgraduate taught (excluding distance learning programs)
  • Deadline: 5 pm BST, Thursday 29 February 2024

Eligibility

Candidates must fulfil all of the following criteria:

  • be eligible to pay the Overseas fee rate;
  • be permanently domiciled in India;
  • have a bachelor’s degree, or be enrolled in the final year of a bachelor’s degree, from an institution listed in the Top 100 of the Government of India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF );
  • have a GPA in their bachelor’s degree that is equivalent to a UK first-class degree;
  • AND have submitted a complete admission application (including references) for a full-time Master’s degree at UCL in 2024/25 by Thursday 29 February 2024.  
  • Distance-learning options are not eligible for this fund; students must be coming to the UK to attend UCL in person.

Value, benefits, and duration

  • Up to 33 (thirty-three) scholarships are available in 2024/25. 
  • The value of the bursary is  ₹ 5 Lakhs. 
  • The scholarship is tenable for one year unless the full-time program is 2yrs in length. In that case, the scholarship will be paid 50% of each year.
  • The UCL India Excellence Scholarship may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries. The amount of the UCL award may be adjusted depending on the total value of other funds received by the student.
  • Scholarship 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 after the UCL India Excellence Scholarship is awarded.
  • The scholarship will first be applied to the recipient’s tuition fees, with any remainder payable to the recipient in three equal installments, throughout the academic year, towards maintenance.

Selection

  • The scholarship is awarded based on academic achievement.
  • Applicants will be shortlisted according to the final or current GPA from their bachelor’s degree, and the NIRF ranking of their institution.
  • Final selection will be made concerning information supplied in the application for a full-time Master’s degree at UCL in 2024/25.

How to Apply?

  • You must submit a complete admission application to UCL (including the submission of references) to be considered for the scholarship.
  • Applicants will be considered automatically based on their application for admission to their program of study.
  • There is no separate application form for this scholarship.
  • The application deadline will be at 5 pm BST, Thursday 29 February 2024.

Results

Successful candidates for 2024/25 will be notified in mid-May 2024.

Click here to go through the official notification of the UCL India Excellence Scholarship.

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