Research Excellence Scholarship at University College London 2023

UCL’s Research Excellence Scholarship (UCL-RES) is our new prestigious scholarship which aims to attract outstanding scholars to undertake doctoral research at UCL.

We are offering up to 40 fully funded UCL Research Excellence Scholarships (RES) to exceptional applicants from any country. Both prospective and current UCL doctoral students can apply.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 14, 2024
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity College London
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Full fees (either Home or Overseas)
• Maintenance stipend (£20,622)
• Additional research costs of up to £1,200 per year.

Requirements

• Applicants must have submitted an admission application to, or currently be registered on, an eligible** full- or part-time eligible degree programme at UCL by the scholarship deadline.
• Candidates should be holding or expected to achieve at least an upper second-class Honours UK undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification.
• Applicants must be in receipt of an offer of admission to, or currently be registered on, a full-time or part-time research degree programme at UCL.

Interview Dates and Process

Candidates meeting or predicted to meet the eligibility criteria are reviewed by the Department to which they have applied. Departments select a ranked shortlist of candidates to present to the central UCL Selection Panel for consideration.

• Academic excellence - as demonstrated by past academic results evidenced by transcripts, awards, and referees’ comments  
• Research Potential - as demonstrated by the candidate’s research experience to date, their enthusiasm for research, the research plan and its originality and potential societal impact.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Step 1 - apply for admission to UCL

The first step is to apply for admission. You must submit a complete application for admission onto an eligible research degree programme by the specified deadline. You do not need to have secured an offer of a place at UCL in order to apply for the scholarship, but you must have submitted your admission application.

The subsequent steps will be detailed here once we have confirmed the application process. We recommend regularly checking this web page for updates on how to apply.

You must apply for admission and submit the additional information to your department no later than Friday, 12 January 2024. Please be aware that some academic departments set their own deadlines which may be earlier than this date, so make sure you check with them directly.