We will consider your educational, personal and financial circumstances. You will need to demonstrate these in your application. Assessment of applications will be made in relation to the eligibility criteria.
Candidates must:
UK domiciled with home fee status or be a forced migrant as defined by UCL - Refugee, asylum seeker or those who have been granted a temporary form of leave as the result of an asylum or human rights application (e.g. limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian protection, UASC leave) in the UK.) in the UK.
have accepted an offer of admission to an undergraduate course for to start in 2025-26
must not have completed an undergraduate degree at UCL or anywhere else previously
In addition to these mandatory criteria, candidates must meet at least one of the additional criteria:
be in financial need as assessed by UCL (With an assessed household income of less than £42,875)
be from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background (We define Black, Asian or minority ethnic background as those of a non-white heritage and individuals of mixed-heritage who self-identify as coming from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background)
be from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community (Underrepresented groups in Higher Education)
have a disability (Underrepresented groups in Higher Education)
be a care leaver (Underrepresented groups in Higher Education)
Received (or were eligible for) free school meals
Attend (or have attended) a low performing school for either GCSE or A levels (We use POLAR classification and/or Index of Multiple of Deprivation (IMD) data to identify levels of level of financial, social, economic and educational deprivation as defined by home postcode.)
Live in a disadvantaged area(This means your school falls into the lower 50% of schools in England and Wales for average GCSE achievement and/or average A-level score point.)
be first generation in family to attend university at undergraduate level
