UAL International Postgraduate Scholarship is open to to international students who want to pursue postgraduate programs in the 2025/2026 Academic year
About UAL International Postgraduate Scholarship 2025
This scholarship covers the cost of tuition fees and accommodation at one of UAL’s halls of residence and may also contribute towards living costs.
If your application is successful, you will be sent an award letter via email, and if you want to accept the scholarship, you will be required to accept it on your UAL Portal.
Your tuition fees and accommodation costs will be raised directly to your fees and accommodation account. Any course and living costs will be paid directly to your bank account on a termly basis.
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Brief Description
Scholarship Sponsor(s): University of Art London
Host Institution(s): University of Art London
Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
Scholarship Worth: £50,000
Number of Awards: N/A
Study Level: Postgraduate
Nationality: International Students
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the UAL International Postgraduate Scholarship 2025, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Criteria 1:You must hold an offer to study a full-time taught master’s course at one of UAL’s colleges and institutes starting in 2025.
- Your course must offer either a Grad Dip, M ARCH, MA, MFA, MBA, MRes, or MSc qualification.
- Your course must be delivered full-time in person in London. Online and low-residency courses are not eligible.
- You are not eligible to apply if you already hold a UK postgraduate taught qualification (or one at an equivalent level) from studies undertaken in the UK or abroad.
Criteria 2:You need to be ordinarily resident in one of the low-income economy countries detailed in our list of qualifying countries (see below). The list excludes the following developed countries: Canada, China, Japan, UK, USA, and the European Union/EEA member states. If your country is not on the list, you may be eligible for other funding options, including the UAL International Postgraduate £7,000 Scholarship.
- Evidence such as a copy of your immigration documents, ID card, or formal proof of your address must be included as part of your application.
Or
You are an asylum seeker in the UK at the point at which you make your scholarship application. If you need help with accessing this application, please contact Student Funding.
Criteria 3: Your annual household income must be £25,000 or less (or the equivalent exchange value in a qualifying country’s currency) at the point of application. For an up-to-date currency conversion, visit Oanda Trade Currency Exchange.
Scholarship Benefits
- Tuition Fee
- Accommodation
- Monthly stipend
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Qualifying countries
Afghanistan | Ghana | Pakistan |
Albania | Grenada | Palau |
Algeria | Guatemala | Palestine, State of |
Angola | Guinea | Panama |
Antigua and Barbuda | Guinea-Bissau | Papua New Guinea |
Argentina | Guyana | Paraguay |
Armenia | Haiti | Peru |
Australia | Honduras | Philippines |
Azerbaijan | India | Qatar |
Bahamas | Indonesia | Russia |
Bahrain | Iran | Rwanda |
Bangladesh | Iraq | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Barbados | Israel | Saint Lucia |
Belarus | Jamaica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Belize | Jordan | Samoa |
Benin | Kazakhstan | Sao Tome and Principe |
Bhutan | Kenya | Saudi Arabia |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Kiribati | Senegal |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kuwait | Serbia |
Botswana | Korea (Republic of) | Seychelles |
Brazil | Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | Sierra Leone |
Brunei | Kyrgyzstan | Singapore |
Burkina Faso | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Solomon Islands |
Burundi | Lebanon | Somalia |
Cabo Verde | Lesotho | South Africa |
Cambodia | Liberia | South Sudan |
Cameroon | Libya | Sri Lanka |
Central African Republic | Madagascar | Sudan |
Chad | Malawi | Suriname |
Chile | Malaysia | Syrian Arab Republic |
Colombia | Maldives | Tajikistan |
Comoros | Mali | Tanzania (United Republic of) |
Congo | Mauritania | Thailand |
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | Mauritius | Timor-Leste |
Costa Rica | Mexico | Togo |
Côte d’Ivoire | Micronesia | Trinidad and Tobago |
Cuba | Moldova (Republic of) | Tunisia |
Djibouti | Mongolia | Turkey |
Dominica | Montenegro | Turkmenistan |
Dominican Republic | Morocco | Tuvalu |
Ecuador | Mozambique | Uganda |
Egypt | Myanmar | Ukraine |
El Salvador | Namibia | United Arab Emirates |
Equatorial Guinea | Nauru | Uruguay |
Eritrea | Nepal | Uzbekistan |
Eswatini (Kingdom of) | New Zealand | Vanuatu |
Ethiopia | Nicaragua | Venezuela |
Fiji | Niger | Viet Nam |
Gabon | Nigeria | Yemen |
Gambia | North Macedonia | Zambia |
Georgia | Oman | Zimbabwe |
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How to Apply for UAL International Postgraduate Scholarship 2025
Once you’ve received an offer to study at UAL, the ‘my finance and funding’ tab on your applicant portal will be updated from February onwards to include application forms for scholarships you may be eligible for.
Course Start Date | Application Deadline | Decision |
September/October 2025 | Sunday 22 June 2025 | 31 July 2025 |
Supporting Documents
You must provide a personal statement as part of your scholarship application that responds to the following questions (maximum 350 words per question):
- Describe how receiving a postgraduate scholarship would make a difference to you.
- Tell us how you intend to use the qualification you will be gaining to support your future plans.
- Describe how you would address challenges in your home country.
- Tell us how you would uphold the values of social justice and environmental stewardship.