University of the Arts Mercers’ Arts Award 2025

The Mercers’ Arts Award is a £10,000 scholarship funded by The Mercers’ Company to support postgraduate Fine Art and Illustration students at UAL. It aims to bridge the gap between academic study and professional practice by helping with essential costs like studio space, tools, and living expenses.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 13, 2025
• Value£10,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of the Arts london
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity of the Arts london
• Course to studyFine Art , Textiles
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

£10,000 scholarship for each of two students

Requirements

To be eligible for the Mercers’ Arts Awards students must be:

1. Currently enrolled on any of the full-time 15-month postgraduate courses below starting in September 2025 and finishing in November or December 2026:

• MA Fine Art course at Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
• MA Textiles course at Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
• MA Illustration course at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL
• MA Fine Art: Computational Arts/Drawing/Painting/Photography/Printmaking/

Sculpture course at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL

 

Selection Process

Step 1:

After you submit your application, it will initially be assessed by the Student Funding Service at University of the Arts London, where it will be ranked according to financial need. This process will be based on the financial information you supplied in your application.

N.B. further evidence may be requested at a later date in order to complete the assessment.

Step 2:

Following the ranking process, the student in most financial need will be selected to receive the scholarship.

Step 3:

Before notifying the student, SFS will confirm with the relevant Course Leader that there is no reason that the selected student should not be given the Scholarship (for example poor attendance or performance)

Step 4:

The students will be notified that they have been selected and payment will be released in December 2025

Application Deadline

October 13, 2025

How To Apply

Applications for this scholarship must be made by filling in an online application form via the funding tab in the UAL Student Portal.

In addition to the online application form, you will need to upload the following supplementary materials uploaded to the student portal:

1. Evidence of your household income (uploaded to the student portal)

Examples:

1. Student’s bank statements for the last 3 months and
2. Parent’s or Partner’s most recent pay slips for the last 3 months or
3. Parent’s or Partner’s annual tax statements and
4. External scholarship award for the current academic year notification and
5. Investments, bonds, and savings for parents/partner and/or student

N.B. If you are a dependant then your household income includes the income of your parent(s) / guardian(s). If you are an independent student, your household income includes the income of your partner. Translated and original copies should be provided if the original copy is not in English language.

1. Evidence of medical condition (if applicable)

Examples:

1. Doctors’ / Hospital letters

N.B. These should be from a qualified medical practitioner, signed, dated within the last 3 months. Translated and original copies should be provided if the original copy is not in English language.

1. Evidence of financial hardship* (if applicable)

Examples:

1. Overdrafts
2. Expenditure
3. Overdue rent letters
4. Bailiffs / debt collection letters

N.B. Translated and original copies should be provided if the original copy is not in English language.

NB: If you have any technical issues when uploading your supporting documents to the student portal, please upload your documents via UAL online enquiry form 

*Financial hardship refers to unexpected events or unforeseen changes that have negative impacts on cash flow or finances. For example: changes in income or expenditure, changes in employment status (such as losing a job or having hours reduced). This does not include last month’s rent or bills.

For more details, visi UAL Scholarship webpage