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UCL GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 5pm BST, Monday 28 April 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from low-income backgrounds to pursue full-time undergraduate degree studies at UCL.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates can be from any country outside the UK but must fulfill all of the following criteria:

be eligible to pay the overseas tuition fee rate;

come from a low income background*;

AND have submitted an admission application for a full-time Undergraduate degree at UCL in 2025/26. 

Important Requirement:

If scholarship applicants wish to change their programme at any point, including after receiving confirmation of a successful scholarship application, they must notify the Student Funding Office (SFO) before making any changes to ensure their scholarship remains valid.

Additionally, scholarship recipients are required to promptly inform the SFO of any additional funding they receive for their undergraduate studies, whether before or after being awarded the scholarship.

BENEFIT:

Scholarships Available for 2025/26

Up to 33 scholarships will be offered in 2025/26, including:

10 scholarships covering full tuition fees, a maintenance allowance and a fixed allowance for additional costs (e.g. Immigration Health Surcharge and visa fees). The exact amounts for the maintenance and fixed allowances will be confirmed at a later date.

23 scholarships covering full tuition fees only.

3 scholarships covering full tuition fees specifically for students from India.

The scholarship is valid for the standard duration of the undergraduate programme.

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NEW GRANTS OF UP TO $15,000 FOR AFRICA-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHERS

Application Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025 at 23:59 GMT

LOCATION: England

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young children in Africa? The Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge and Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), with funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, are offering grants of up to $15,000 to support African Early Childhood Development (ECD) researchers in Central, East, West and Southern Africa. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Africa-based African researchers with a PhD, working in a relevant research-oriented institution or unit, such as a university, research think tank, or research unit in government department/ministry are eligible to lead applications for these grants. Applications must focus on context-specific, policy-relevant and actionable research addressing key ECD challenges. 

Focus countries are Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique. In addition, funds will be available for successful applications from Central, East, West and Southern Africa. Collaborative projects between institutions or countries are encouraged. 

A total of 20 to 25 grants will support high-impact, policy-relevant research focused on topics that involve education and its interplay with one or more of: health, nutrition, caregiving, play, or environmental protection for children aged 0 to 8 years. Funding will cover research activities, including costs related to data collection (as relevant), analysis, and dissemination. 

Webinar with more information: 23 January 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (GMT) 

BENEFIT:

Grant amount: Up to $15,000 

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