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UCL Global Masters Scholarship

The UCL Global Masters Scholarship supports talented international students from developing countries who would otherwise struggle to fund a master's at UCL. Sri Lanka is on the eligible-country list, and around 30 scholarships of £15,000 each are awarded annually across all UCL master's programmes. The award is paid as a stipend (towards fees or living costs), and is combined with financial-need assessment — making it one of the more genuinely accessible UCL funding routes for Sri Lankan postgraduate applicants.

2026/27 round opens December 2025 — main deadline late April 2026

University College London

University-funded

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Value

£15,000 (one-off)

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Duration

1-Year Master's

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Eligibility

Sri Lanka + Other Eligible Countries

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Who awards it

University College London — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

£15,000 Stipend Towards Masters Costs. This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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From an Eligible Country

You must be from a country on UCL's eligible-country list (Sri Lanka is included). Eligibility is based on permanent home country, not citizenship.

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Hold a UCL Master's Offer

You must have applied to (or hold an offer for) an eligible full-time master's programme at UCL for September entry. Most taught and research master's are eligible; some self-funded MBA-style courses are excluded.

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Strong Academic Record

Equivalent of a UK upper second-class (2:1) honours degree — typically a first-class or strong second-upper from a Sri Lankan university.

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Demonstrated Financial Need

The application includes a financial-need section. Sri Lankan applicants are assessed against income brackets and family circumstances — household income should be in the lower-to-mid range for UCL's international applicant pool.

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Apply to a UCL master's programme

Submit your master's application via the UCL online portal. You must have a UCL application reference number before you can apply for the scholarship.

Complete the scholarship form by late April

From December 2025, log into the UCL Scholarship Application Portal and complete the Global Masters Scholarship section — personal statement, financial-need declaration, and academic justification. Main deadline is typically late April 2026 for September entry.

Departmental + central review

Your department reviews your academic suitability. Central UCL Scholarships then reviews financial need and ranks candidates against other eligible-country applicants.

Award notification by June

Outcomes are issued by email in late May or June. Scholarship funds are disbursed in two instalments after registration in September.

Why UCL?

UCL is consistently ranked in the world top 10, with the largest postgraduate cohort of any UK university. Sri Lankan postgraduates at UCL have access to an active student society and alumni network in both London and Colombo.

#9

QS World Ranking 2026

~30

Global Masters Scholarships / Year

£15k

Per Scholarship

Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.

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