UCL 2025 Aspire Award Undergraduate Scholarship

Applications are now open for the UCL Aspire Award Undergraduate Scholarship 2025. The Computer Science Aspire Award reduces financial barriers and create opportunities for students from Black or mixed Black ethnic backgrounds who are currently underrepresented in our department. We are making a commitment to three fully funded scholarships.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 18, 2025
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity College London
• Course to studyArtificial Intelligence , Computer Science , Mathematical Computation , Robotics

Benefits

Full tuition fees plus an annual allowance to cover living and study expenses (£20,000), for the normal duration of the programme at UCL. All Aspire scholars will also receive on-going academic and career support during their study.

Requirements

Eligible candidates must meet all the mandatory criteria:

• Based in the UK with home fee status or be a forced migrant (as defined by UCL)
• Be from a Black or mixed Black Ethnic background
• Have not completed undergraduate study either at UCL or elsewhere previously
• Have accepted an offer of admission to study Computer Science BSc undergraduate, Computer Science MEng, Mathematical Computation MEng or Robotics and Artificial Intelligence MEng programmes for the 2025 intake.

Eligible candidates must also meet at least one of the additional criteria detailed below. 

• Be in financial need as assessed by UCL (household income of less than £42,875) 
• Receive (or were eligible for) free school meals
• Have a disability (underrepresented group in Higher Education)
• Be a care leaver (underrepresented group in Higher Education)
• attend (or have attended) a low-performing school for either GCSE or A-level
• Live in a disadvantaged neighbourhood (we use POLAR classification and/or Index of Multiple of Deprivation (IMD) data to identify levels of financial, social, economic or educational deprivation, as defined by home postcode)

Interview Dates and Process

We will consider your educational, personal and financial circumstances. You will need to demonstrate these in your application. Assessment of applications will be made in relation to the eligibility criteria

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details, visit UCL Scholarship webpage