The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship is now open for applications for the 2025/26 academic year. This scholarship supports UK-domiciled students and forced migrants from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a PhD at The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. It covers full tuition fees and provides an annual allowance of £21,237, along with academic and career support.

To be eligible for PhD Scholarship, applicants must be UK-domiciled with home fee status or a forced migrant, and must hold an offer to study a PhD programme at The Bartlett, UCL for the 2025/26 academic year. Additionally, candidates must not have previously completed a PhD. They must also meet at least one of several widening participation criteria, such as being from a low-income background, a BAME background, having a disability, being a care leaver, or being the first in their family to attend university.

University College London (UCL) is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary universities, renowned for its academic excellence, innovative research, and global impact. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of all religions and the first to admit women on equal terms with men. Today, it offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines and is consistently ranked among the top universities globally.

Application Deadline: 16 May 2025

Brief Description

• University or Organization: University College London (UCL)

• Department: The Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment

• Course Level: MPhil/PhD

• Award: Full tuition fees plus an annual allowance of £21,237

• Access Mode: Online

• Number of Awards: Up to four scholarships

• Nationality: UK domiciled or forced migrant

• The award can be taken in: United Kingdom

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: United Kingdom

• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The scholarship will be awarded in any MPhil/PhD programme offered by The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL

• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:

  • Be UK domiciled with home fee status or a forced migrant (refugee, asylum seeker, or temporary leave status due to asylum/human rights application)

  • Have an offer of admission to a Bartlett PhD programme for the 2025/26 academic year

  • Must not have completed a PhD at UCL or any other institution

  • Additionally, applicants must meet at least one of the following:

    • Be in financial need (household income under £42,875)

    • Be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background

    • Be from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community

    • Have a disability

    • Be a care leaver

    • Have care responsibilities

    • Be first generation in family to attend university at undergraduate or postgraduate level

How to Apply

1. Choose a Bartlett MPhil/PhD programme: Select a programme of interest from one of The Bartlett’s nine schools.

2. Check entry criteria: Review the programme’s specific requirements and gather all necessary documents.

3. Apply for admission: Submit your application for your chosen PhD programme via UCL’s application portal.

4. Secure an offer: Wait for your offer letter from The Bartlett.

5. Apply for the scholarship: Once you receive your offer, apply online for The Bartlett Promise PhD Scholarship between 1 February 2025 and 16 May 2025, 23:45 BST.

Benefits

• Full tuition fees for the duration of the MPhil/PhD programme

• Annual living and study expenses allowance of £21,237

• Ongoing academic and career development support throughout the programme

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