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Funded PhD Scholarship at UCL in the UK 2027

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Applicant criteria

  • NationalityNo specific nationality required
  • AgeNo specific age required
  • GenderBoth

Opportunity criteria

  • Job locationUnited Kingdom
  • Deadline2027-01-08

Opportunity description

University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom has announced the opening of applications for its Research Excellence Scholarship for the 2027–2028 academic year. The program offers up to 40 fully funded PhD scholarships to academically outstanding international students wishing to conduct doctoral research in London.

The scholarship covers full tuition fees and provides an annual living stipend, which was £23,805 for the 2026–2027 academic year, along with research expenses funding of up to £1,200 per year. The university has not yet announced the living stipend amount for the 2027–2028 academic year.

Available Fields of Study

The scholarship is available for eligible research programs at UCL across four main academic areas:

  1. Medicine, Health, and Life Sciences: Medical and healthcare research, biological sciences, and related disciplines.

  2. Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics: Physics, engineering, mathematics, and other scientific and technical disciplines.

  3. Social Sciences: Research fields related to society, public policy, economics, and other social science disciplines.

  4. Arts and Humanities: Research related to literature, languages, history, philosophy, and other humanities disciplines.

Benefits

  • Full tuition fee coverage for both UK and international students.

  • An annual living stipend of £23,805 for the 2026–2027 academic year, with the amount adjusted annually in line with inflation.

  • Additional funding of up to £1,200 per year for research expenses.

  • Funding typically covers three years for full-time PhD students or five years for part-time students.

  • The possibility of extending funding into a fourth year for eligible integrated research programs.

  • The opportunity to study and conduct research at a UK university with a multidisciplinary research environment.

  • Applicants may apply without having received a final admission offer, provided they submit a complete admission application.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  1. Be a new student intending to begin doctoral studies at UCL on or after October 1, 2027.

  2. Submit a complete admission application for an eligible MPhil/PhD or EngD program before the scholarship application deadline.

  3. Hold, or expect to obtain, a bachelor's degree with at least Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) under the UK grading system, or an equivalent qualification.

  4. Have a strong academic record and demonstrate outstanding research potential.

  5. Submit a research proposal aligned with the interests of the chosen department and available supervisors.

  6. Meet the admission requirements of the selected doctoral program.

  7. Obtain an admission offer from the university before the scholarship is officially awarded, although an offer is not necessarily required when submitting the scholarship application.

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Funded PhD Scholarship at UCL in the UK 2027

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